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Residents Serving 42,287 residents of Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington and Lino Lakes: 15,895 households -50% (7,996) are households with children Staff *488 teachers (34.3% bachelor's degree; 65.1% master's degree; .6% doctorate); average teacher salary— $52,552 *470 support staff *19 administrators Students *Students per grade level as of Oct. 1, 2008: (K) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) CALC 408 441 455 450 503 495 (Grades K -5= 2,752) 539 518 549 (Grades 6 -8= 1,606) 577 590 571 559 113 (Grades 9 -12= 2,410) Total 6,768 *Activity participation (duplicated): high school- 3,037; middle school 7,515 *Early Childhood -412 *English language learners -110 /(limited English proficient, 2 %) *Special Education -966 (13 % *) *Kids Club 696 students /559 families *Community Services - 16,392 *Projected graduates for 2010 -536 *Post high school plans -89.3% of graduates go on to college: 22.4% to a 2 -year college, 66.9% to a 4 -year college *Attendance rate-96.31% *Graduation rate— (95 % *) *Expulsion rate — .00029 % (2 students) *Free /reduced lunch -13.9% (870 students) 783,092 lunches and 64,530 breakfasts served per year Students score above average MCA (state required Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment test)— Series II, Spring 2008 All Minnesota school districts administer the MCA -II each year to measure student performance against state standards in reading, math and science and to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind. The assessments are administered in reading to grades 3 -8 and 10, and in math to grades 3 -8 and 11. The science test is given in grades 5, 8, and once in high school. Results are used to determine if schools and districts have made adequate yearly progress. Centennial students performed better than the state aver- age in every grade with a district composite score of 80 per- cent proficient in reading and 76 percent proficient in math. Centennial students continue to perform well and surpassed achievement levels of eight surrounding districts. Centennial MCA -II science scores increased from 48.77% in 2008 to 58.06% in 2009, above the state average of 45.7 %. 'State required Graduation - Required Assessments for Diploma test (GRAD) 9th Grade Written Composition, April 2009— Centen- nial 9th graders scored at 94% proficiency (passing) on this assessment. The state average was 90 %. 10th Grade Reading GRAD, January, 2009— Centennial students scored at 86.26% proficiency on this test. The state average was 77.59 %. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Results, which document participation, proficiency, and attendance, indicate that English Language Learners (ELL), special education, and free /reduced priced lunch students performed below target, and did not meet AYP. Specifically, special education students and students who qualified for free /reduced priced lunch at Golden Lake Elementary and Centennial Middle School were identified as performing below target, as were limited English proficient and Hispanic students at the middle school. Centennial Area Learning Center students participating in the MCA II Math Exam were also identified as performing below target as measured by the AYP calculations.