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BUFFALO, MN · Public school

NORTHWINDS ELEMENTARY

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools · Grades KG–05 · Regular School

2024–25 · Published assessment results

Math & English language arts

MCA and MTAS · All tested grades · MCA and MTAS accountability

Math

2024–25 · MCA and MTAS

61.8%

State benchmark 45.9% · MN · same source assessment, year and cohort

Published tested count in the accountability proficiency result; excludes students who are not eligible for that measure: 204

Published report-card participation rate; participation population can differ from proficiency accountability population: 96.7%

126 meeting the stated threshold out of 204 reported scores or assessments.

English language arts

2024–25 · MCA and MTAS

53.2%

State benchmark 50.3% · MN · same source assessment, year and cohort

Published tested count in the accountability proficiency result; excludes students who are not eligible for that measure: 205

Published report-card participation rate; participation population can differ from proficiency accountability population: 97.2%

109 meeting the stated threshold out of 205 reported scores or assessments.

No calculated rank for this combined-grade result: schools can have different tested-grade and course mixes.

How this result is defined

Percent meeting or exceeding standards on MCA or MTAS. Public Minnesota Report Card allAccount test, accountabilityFlg=Y, All Students, all tested grades. Uses publisher combined proficiency without rebuilding level counts. Reading is the state subject label. Same-request state benchmark uses the same filters; school grade mix differs. State fiscalYear 2025 verified. 2026 public query explicitly returns data-not-available, so 2025 retained. Privacy-masked or absent school rows are not turned into 0%.

Minnesota Department of Education · 2024–25

States use different tests and proficiency standards. Do not rank these percentages across states. All-grade results also mix grades. These reported outcomes describe the source cohort; they are not an overall school-quality score or proof of attendance eligibility.

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