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Percent of Students Reporting Higher Levels of Social Competency, as Determined by the Developmental Assets Scale, All Available Years: by Grade, Gender, and County

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota5th78.1%63.9%71.0%74.2%61.2%67.7%69.4%57.2%63.2%
8th66.6%58.9%62.8%65.6%61.1%63.4%61.2%55.5%58.4%
9th63.2%56.4%59.9%62.0%59.1%60.6%57.9%52.9%55.5%
11th61.8%53.6%57.7%59.2%54.5%56.9%56.8%52.6%54.8%
All Grades67.1%58.2%62.7%65.3%59.1%62.2%61.4%54.7%58.1%
Aitkin County5th78.8%54.4%66.1%75.5%67.1%70.4%67.7%55.7%61.8%
8th67.2%44.0%54.4%63.6%39.1%51.1%64.1%57.1%60.5%
9th47.8%37.7%43.0%46.7%46.7%46.7%59.5%47.1%53.5%
11th42.1%25.0%34.3%60.4%53.7%56.9%**49.0%
All Grades58.2%41.1%49.6%60.7%55.9%58.1%62.3%53.0%57.7%
Anoka County5th82.4%68.4%75.4%75.4%68.9%72.1%66.5%57.7%62.0%
8th66.1%58.8%62.5%64.2%59.4%61.9%57.9%56.6%57.3%
9th63.4%58.6%61.2%63.8%60.3%62.1%56.6%52.4%54.7%
11th58.1%57.0%57.6%62.5%57.1%59.8%55.9%52.9%54.5%
All Grades67.7%60.8%64.3%64.5%59.9%62.3%59.7%55.4%57.6%
Becker County5th68.2%40.0%54.8%76.7%50.0%63.7%72.5%63.5%67.9%
8th62.6%54.2%58.5%55.7%57.6%56.7%67.1%51.3%60.2%
9th70.7%58.0%63.8%66.4%57.6%62.2%58.6%45.3%52.1%
11th65.4%46.5%55.5%57.0%51.8%54.4%45.5%52.8%49.1%
All Grades66.7%51.8%59.0%64.2%54.3%59.3%60.5%52.1%56.5%
Beltrami County5th66.9%57.1%62.2%63.3%46.8%54.7%54.9%51.1%52.8%
8th61.1%53.1%57.1%57.5%45.4%51.6%50.5%49.5%50.0%
9th51.0%48.0%49.5%55.9%47.5%51.5%51.4%39.9%46.0%
11th64.9%48.1%56.7%54.8%55.3%55.1%55.0%47.5%51.7%
All Grades60.7%51.5%56.2%58.2%48.4%53.2%52.8%47.2%50.1%
Benton County5th******65.8%52.6%58.9%
8th68.3%50.5%60.7%***53.6%51.1%52.5%
9th72.5%54.2%63.1%***55.4%56.2%55.8%
11th68.1%48.0%58.7%***56.8%57.4%57.1%
All Grades69.8%51.3%61.1%***57.7%54.1%56.0%
Big Stone County5th**57.7%******
8th**34.0%*****85.0%
9th43.3%42.4%42.9%******
11th54.5%50.0%51.9%******
All Grades47.1%44.3%45.7%***52.6%60.0%55.6%
Blue Earth County5th77.0%65.7%71.5%76.8%63.0%69.9%71.1%59.1%65.1%
8th74.3%72.0%73.2%71.6%67.0%69.3%70.3%71.9%71.1%
9th61.1%60.1%60.6%64.0%62.5%63.3%62.7%67.4%65.1%
11th65.9%59.4%63.0%66.1%56.0%60.8%54.7%52.1%53.4%
All Grades69.8%64.7%67.3%69.7%62.2%65.9%65.4%62.9%64.2%
Brown County5th67.5%63.4%65.3%68.7%56.7%62.4%50.5%57.3%53.8%
8th60.2%50.0%55.0%59.4%63.7%61.7%46.1%50.5%48.6%
9th51.0%40.7%46.0%56.8%41.8%48.9%47.2%46.0%46.6%
11th55.8%47.5%51.5%50.0%46.5%48.3%53.6%49.4%51.6%
All Grades58.2%50.4%54.2%58.5%52.1%55.2%49.4%50.7%50.1%
Carlton County5th72.2%57.4%64.9%80.8%56.4%67.1%65.6%44.8%55.4%
8th62.0%54.1%58.2%59.8%52.3%56.0%57.0%43.9%49.4%
9th54.7%52.7%53.7%63.9%61.3%62.5%51.6%46.0%48.8%
11th55.9%49.4%52.6%59.3%50.0%54.7%50.7%47.0%48.7%
All Grades61.3%53.5%57.5%65.2%55.2%60.1%56.4%45.4%50.6%
Carver County5th88.7%69.9%79.6%80.1%71.5%75.8%71.3%59.9%65.6%
8th73.6%62.9%68.2%69.9%64.4%67.3%65.1%53.4%59.1%
9th71.1%59.2%65.6%65.8%59.9%62.9%55.5%54.6%55.1%
11th61.6%55.1%58.5%62.1%52.3%56.9%57.1%48.8%53.4%
All Grades73.6%61.7%67.8%69.5%62.4%66.0%62.7%54.3%58.6%
Cass County5th65.7%58.6%61.9%60.7%44.9%51.9%69.9%36.0%52.3%
8th46.1%54.6%50.5%54.1%51.2%52.6%36.4%46.0%41.3%
9th37.1%44.7%41.0%36.1%45.0%40.7%47.2%35.5%41.3%
11th46.2%48.6%47.4%37.2%40.2%38.8%39.1%45.6%42.3%
All Grades49.4%52.3%50.9%47.8%45.7%46.7%48.1%40.5%44.3%
Chippewa County5th**66.7%***76.9%50.8%64.3%
8th******57.4%53.5%55.3%
9th******62.2%44.6%53.4%
11th******55.6%35.6%45.6%
All Grades**66.7%***63.7%47.0%55.2%
Chisago County5th81.1%71.3%76.0%***68.2%66.2%67.3%
8th64.1%58.4%61.5%***54.1%52.6%53.4%
9th66.8%52.7%59.7%***55.6%55.9%55.7%
11th58.0%52.0%55.1%***54.6%52.4%53.4%
All Grades65.4%56.8%61.3%***56.5%54.9%55.7%
Clay County5th79.5%63.5%72.2%77.4%63.7%69.8%73.5%61.6%67.3%
8th68.1%55.9%62.0%72.3%63.6%68.1%69.1%61.2%64.9%
9th61.6%64.6%63.1%61.4%62.6%62.0%55.9%56.7%56.2%
11th63.8%58.8%61.4%64.3%58.8%61.4%63.0%57.6%60.6%
All Grades68.5%60.5%64.6%69.0%62.3%65.5%64.8%59.4%62.2%
Clearwater County5th73.7%53.1%64.3%53.3%34.0%43.2%***
8th56.3%53.7%55.1%50.0%52.6%51.3%***
9th51.4%39.2%44.3%45.2%37.5%40.6%***
11th35.5%40.0%37.7%46.9%30.6%38.2%***
All Grades55.2%46.1%50.6%49.1%38.3%43.2%***
Cook County5th********47.8%
8th**45.2%*****45.5%
9th**47.7%*****48.3%
11th**52.0%*****41.9%
All Grades55.4%47.4%51.3%***47.3%44.3%45.7%
Cottonwood County5th55.0%30.8%43.0%71.1%41.5%55.7%53.4%54.1%53.8%
8th58.1%44.6%50.5%60.5%42.0%50.5%57.7%41.8%49.7%
9th60.5%39.6%49.5%52.1%39.6%45.8%40.9%36.1%38.3%
11th62.2%57.9%59.6%52.3%42.9%47.3%50.7%44.4%47.4%
All Grades58.9%44.5%51.0%58.4%41.5%49.6%50.9%43.8%47.1%
Crow Wing County5th80.7%61.4%71.9%***70.3%51.6%59.2%
8th59.3%47.6%53.7%***68.3%49.2%58.7%
9th63.0%50.0%56.9%***63.6%55.5%59.5%
11th56.1%56.9%56.5%***56.5%53.6%55.1%
All Grades65.1%53.6%59.6%***62.3%53.7%57.9%
Dakota County5th82.4%68.8%75.6%73.5%62.8%68.0%69.6%55.7%62.5%
8th69.8%62.4%66.1%70.7%65.1%67.9%63.6%59.1%61.4%
9th67.1%62.4%64.8%65.0%64.5%64.7%60.2%54.7%57.5%
11th63.4%58.2%60.8%61.4%58.5%59.9%59.5%55.9%57.7%
All Grades70.6%62.9%66.7%67.5%62.9%65.2%63.0%56.4%59.7%
Dodge County5th79.2%63.1%71.1%84.3%54.1%68.5%74.6%55.5%65.6%
8th61.6%49.1%56.0%69.3%67.3%68.3%62.6%44.8%54.2%
9th61.3%47.2%54.5%77.4%66.1%72.0%68.4%57.7%63.0%
11th58.7%39.1%49.5%66.3%61.6%64.3%57.5%62.8%60.3%
All Grades65.1%50.3%58.1%74.4%62.3%68.6%66.1%55.0%60.6%
Douglas County5th75.2%60.5%68.4%78.9%68.5%73.7%80.5%66.7%73.4%
8th78.1%62.2%70.3%73.5%59.6%66.7%71.8%65.5%68.7%
9th64.4%56.8%60.4%71.0%64.2%67.6%55.4%62.1%58.4%
11th61.2%50.0%56.4%64.3%51.7%57.7%53.9%57.9%56.1%
All Grades69.7%57.5%63.9%72.2%61.1%66.6%66.5%63.6%65.0%
Faribault County5th66.7%52.7%58.8%50.0%47.9%48.9%62.5%47.8%55.3%
8th61.2%49.1%54.9%60.9%58.9%59.8%56.5%43.3%48.7%
9th51.5%54.8%53.1%48.9%41.7%44.8%45.0%40.4%43.0%
11th38.0%39.7%38.9%45.5%43.9%44.6%45.7%42.3%43.9%
All Grades53.6%48.9%51.1%51.1%48.0%49.4%52.0%43.4%47.6%
Fillmore County5th66.7%57.6%61.9%78.0%51.4%63.6%69.4%67.6%68.5%
8th73.0%39.1%56.6%57.8%49.3%53.4%41.7%54.8%47.8%
9th54.5%38.2%46.4%63.9%47.7%56.2%***
11th43.5%44.4%44.0%65.6%43.5%54.8%**34.6%
All Grades61.1%44.7%52.6%66.0%48.1%57.0%49.5%53.3%51.4%
Freeborn County5th80.4%61.5%71.6%75.7%55.9%65.7%58.2%57.8%58.0%
8th68.3%77.2%72.5%62.4%70.1%66.1%59.2%49.5%54.1%
9th57.4%61.1%59.0%54.6%49.1%51.7%48.8%47.7%48.3%
11th59.7%35.5%46.4%55.8%55.6%55.7%51.2%58.9%54.7%
All Grades67.5%57.8%62.9%62.9%57.8%60.3%54.0%52.9%53.5%
Goodhue County5th75.0%61.1%67.6%70.4%55.6%63.5%63.7%56.1%60.0%
8th69.0%60.6%65.3%56.1%52.9%54.5%53.8%51.6%52.8%
9th67.2%48.5%57.7%50.0%45.5%47.7%**34.1%
11th66.9%47.2%56.4%63.9%57.1%61.3%57.1%52.5%55.0%
All Grades69.7%54.9%62.2%60.8%52.5%56.9%57.3%51.1%54.4%
Grant County5th**63.2%55.9%43.9%49.3%61.1%28.1%45.6%
8th**39.7%68.9%56.3%63.6%**61.4%
9th50.0%40.7%45.9%64.5%47.1%55.4%56.7%50.0%53.2%
11th64.5%48.1%56.9%28.6%48.6%41.1%59.5%41.4%51.5%
All Grades54.1%48.2%51.3%58.0%48.6%53.1%60.8%44.5%52.6%
Hennepin County5th82.6%70.0%76.4%76.7%67.1%72.0%74.8%63.3%68.9%
8th71.4%67.5%69.4%68.5%67.1%67.8%68.5%62.6%65.7%
9th68.7%64.5%66.7%67.9%65.5%66.7%64.5%62.6%63.6%
11th68.1%60.6%64.4%59.8%58.6%59.2%60.4%56.9%58.8%
All Grades72.3%65.6%69.0%68.7%65.1%66.9%67.1%61.6%64.5%
Houston County5th78.9%53.2%67.4%65.4%53.9%59.7%75.8%57.1%65.9%
8th57.3%51.9%54.7%55.8%52.0%54.0%64.4%54.0%60.1%
9th62.1%44.7%53.9%59.3%44.7%51.1%49.1%59.3%53.6%
11th63.3%48.3%55.0%42.5%37.1%40.1%53.8%48.1%51.4%
All Grades65.0%49.1%57.1%55.7%47.2%51.5%58.7%54.7%56.9%
Hubbard County5th58.7%39.3%50.0%65.1%48.5%57.8%60.5%38.4%50.3%
8th62.1%48.4%56.3%62.2%38.1%51.1%62.5%42.9%54.3%
9th45.9%31.5%39.8%46.0%37.7%42.3%56.6%43.1%50.7%
11th41.5%47.1%44.4%57.7%40.0%48.9%49.2%38.6%44.7%
All Grades52.8%42.2%48.0%57.5%41.1%50.0%57.9%40.8%50.5%
Isanti County5th82.6%57.3%69.7%69.4%56.8%63.0%58.4%43.9%51.3%
8th59.5%53.4%56.6%59.9%48.0%54.0%55.2%41.9%48.9%
9th50.0%56.4%53.2%45.3%46.2%45.7%47.5%36.8%42.4%
11th64.1%59.8%62.2%43.3%34.7%39.1%46.4%41.1%44.1%
All Grades63.5%56.2%60.0%54.8%47.0%50.9%52.1%41.0%46.8%
Itasca County5th67.9%57.7%61.9%68.7%52.3%60.5%64.4%52.0%57.9%
8th60.5%48.7%54.6%52.0%50.0%51.0%47.5%40.5%44.1%
9th57.9%41.7%49.8%53.4%47.3%50.5%45.1%38.9%42.4%
11th54.7%45.4%50.6%54.3%45.2%49.1%51.6%51.1%51.4%
All Grades59.7%48.1%53.8%57.6%48.9%53.1%51.4%45.3%48.4%
Jackson County5th80.0%55.6%66.0%65.2%50.0%58.1%70.6%46.2%60.0%
8th69.8%65.9%68.1%60.0%42.1%50.0%47.5%70.4%56.7%
9th53.3%44.8%48.5%36.4%53.5%44.8%53.8%43.1%47.4%
11th51.9%33.3%42.6%50.0%31.0%42.0%**43.8%
All Grades63.0%48.8%55.6%51.7%45.8%48.9%56.3%46.9%51.2%
Kanabec County5th76.3%42.2%61.1%80.4%56.1%66.7%75.0%34.1%57.0%
8th48.8%38.8%43.8%53.4%50.8%52.3%55.6%51.6%53.4%
9th57.1%29.3%44.5%53.5%56.4%55.0%33.8%27.5%30.6%
11th42.9%40.0%41.2%54.2%43.1%48.1%42.3%45.7%43.9%
All Grades57.7%37.8%48.0%58.7%51.6%55.1%50.7%39.4%45.1%
Kandiyohi County5th81.0%63.7%72.6%81.1%56.8%67.0%79.6%52.5%66.4%
8th61.9%48.7%54.9%62.1%63.4%62.7%48.3%44.6%46.4%
9th63.0%54.0%58.5%66.7%62.4%64.5%52.8%47.0%49.8%
11th60.8%50.9%55.1%56.6%57.7%57.2%54.0%40.8%47.9%
All Grades67.0%54.1%60.3%67.0%60.0%63.3%58.6%46.4%52.5%
Kittson County5th**53.7%44.4%37.5%41.2%***
8th**55.8%61.9%65.0%63.4%**55.2%
9th48.4%46.2%47.4%38.9%43.8%41.2%**52.2%
11th**50.0%57.1%50.0%54.3%**55.6%
All Grades58.5%43.7%51.4%51.8%50.0%51.0%54.7%48.6%52.2%
Koochiching County5th66.7%60.6%63.3%***79.3%53.8%67.3%
8th52.4%41.9%47.9%*****63.4%
9th34.4%40.0%37.1%***33.3%44.0%38.5%
11th**38.8%*****20.8%
All Grades47.2%47.1%47.1%***55.6%46.3%51.2%
Lac Qui Parle County5th79.5%80.6%80.0%80.0%51.3%67.4%73.7%59.5%66.7%
8th61.1%59.4%60.3%54.4%46.8%51.0%55.6%34.1%45.3%
9th58.1%34.1%44.0%67.6%50.0%58.9%70.4%56.1%61.8%
11th50.0%50.0%50.0%68.8%51.4%59.7%53.5%50.0%52.0%
All Grades63.4%55.0%59.3%67.0%49.7%58.9%62.1%49.7%55.9%
Lake County5th79.4%66.7%73.4%***76.9%53.3%64.3%
8th63.9%60.5%62.2%***54.0%42.9%48.9%
9th46.9%58.6%51.3%***33.3%57.1%47.1%
11th**48.1%***58.8%37.9%49.2%
All Grades59.1%58.8%59.0%***54.1%48.7%51.4%
Lake of the Woods County5th**64.0%*****58.3%
8th**48.0%*****43.8%
9th********60.0%
11th**53.3%*****36.7%
All Grades57.4%53.8%55.6%***51.8%47.7%49.6%
Le Sueur County5th67.9%63.1%65.2%69.6%54.4%62.0%69.0%57.4%62.4%
8th59.3%47.4%54.5%63.4%56.6%59.6%58.8%53.5%55.8%
9th62.8%42.5%52.7%53.3%57.6%55.5%57.0%51.9%54.6%
11th53.3%32.1%41.7%51.3%51.1%51.2%44.4%44.6%44.5%
All Grades60.7%45.8%53.2%59.3%55.3%57.3%57.6%51.8%54.5%
Lincoln County5th**62.1%*****41.2%
8th**40.0%*****47.2%
9th**59.5%*****44.7%
11th**39.5%*****59.5%
All Grades46.5%52.9%49.6%***54.3%42.7%48.3%
Lyon County5th81.5%57.6%69.5%77.0%71.7%74.4%60.4%54.1%57.3%
8th56.9%57.3%57.1%62.6%61.0%61.8%67.0%55.8%61.7%
9th65.5%46.3%55.7%68.8%59.9%64.3%62.8%62.7%62.8%
11th70.5%62.0%66.3%55.1%64.8%59.8%60.0%57.1%58.5%
All Grades68.3%54.9%61.3%66.0%63.6%64.8%62.6%57.4%60.0%
McLeod County5th********70.0%
8th**53.6%*****59.4%
9th*********
11th**41.7%*****54.2%
All Grades65.3%61.5%63.6%***61.5%57.7%59.6%
Mahnomen County5th**49.2%41.9%34.2%37.7%53.6%44.0%49.1%
8th***36.0%28.6%31.7%**29.2%
9th34.5%52.4%45.1%36.7%57.1%47.7%15.2%35.0%26.0%
11th**29.5%72.2%40.0%52.1%**35.1%
All Grades45.1%40.6%42.6%44.2%39.9%41.7%29.7%38.2%34.1%
Marshall County5th69.7%39.5%53.5%78.3%57.5%65.1%**48.6%
8th67.6%38.9%52.9%58.1%58.1%58.1%***
9th67.3%59.0%63.6%55.0%32.3%45.1%**56.7%
11th70.7%36.7%52.2%60.7%36.8%47.0%***
All Grades68.8%43.2%55.8%61.5%47.4%53.6%56.1%55.0%55.6%
Martin County5th76.9%58.4%67.7%***63.9%50.0%56.8%
8th60.3%44.3%53.2%***68.1%59.3%64.1%
9th58.3%56.5%57.3%***52.9%36.0%46.7%
11th57.9%37.3%48.3%***47.1%50.0%48.8%
All Grades63.0%50.6%56.9%***58.2%49.4%54.0%
Meeker County5th71.4%53.1%61.9%73.6%50.9%62.4%**61.7%
8th71.5%60.6%66.0%66.7%62.8%64.8%60.0%46.7%53.3%
9th55.0%46.1%50.2%50.5%50.4%50.5%**50.9%
11th56.7%46.4%51.2%56.3%54.8%55.6%**46.5%
All Grades64.9%52.4%58.4%62.4%54.7%58.6%54.9%51.5%53.2%
Mille Lacs County5th59.0%58.3%58.7%72.1%55.1%63.1%62.8%51.2%57.2%
8th65.1%47.4%55.9%60.9%64.5%62.9%59.1%59.9%59.5%
9th57.3%47.1%52.2%59.2%41.7%51.2%51.0%44.3%48.0%
11th57.6%44.0%51.1%55.5%45.3%50.5%47.6%54.7%51.1%
All Grades60.0%48.1%54.0%62.3%53.2%57.6%55.7%53.5%54.6%
Morrison County5th73.9%63.1%68.8%71.0%60.4%64.9%67.1%53.9%60.8%
8th62.6%48.8%55.8%64.2%65.0%64.5%57.8%44.6%51.3%
9th60.5%55.9%58.2%59.2%54.9%57.0%50.0%42.3%46.3%
11th57.8%46.8%52.4%50.0%53.5%51.6%59.5%41.7%51.3%
All Grades63.5%53.4%58.5%60.5%58.3%59.4%58.2%45.7%52.2%
Mower County5th67.3%63.1%65.1%75.9%45.6%61.2%67.9%52.6%60.8%
8th56.7%44.8%50.9%55.4%46.1%50.5%53.9%41.5%48.1%
9th58.8%61.0%59.8%53.7%49.7%51.6%43.2%40.2%41.9%
11th61.5%54.5%57.6%46.9%57.4%52.5%45.6%39.7%42.5%
All Grades61.2%55.9%58.5%59.0%49.3%54.0%54.6%44.3%49.8%
Murray County5th**65.5%76.5%67.9%72.6%88.0%61.1%72.1%
8th61.5%59.4%60.6%68.3%51.7%61.4%70.3%50.0%61.2%
9th64.7%45.7%55.1%57.1%45.2%50.6%71.9%48.4%60.3%
11th55.3%37.9%47.8%67.6%44.7%56.0%62.2%42.9%53.8%
All Grades62.0%51.2%56.9%67.3%51.1%59.5%71.8%51.2%61.7%
Nicollet County5th67.1%49.2%58.8%******
8th70.2%57.1%64.2%******
9th74.5%65.1%69.5%***54.5%37.5%46.7%
11th67.3%63.6%65.4%***56.0%52.7%54.6%
All Grades69.7%58.7%64.2%***55.6%43.7%50.2%
Nobles County5th73.0%50.6%62.5%65.7%51.1%58.7%68.8%46.1%58.6%
8th50.5%50.9%50.7%55.9%59.8%57.6%44.4%44.6%44.5%
9th53.4%37.4%45.7%53.4%55.3%54.5%40.7%50.5%45.3%
11th57.3%40.0%49.1%53.1%52.0%52.6%46.0%51.0%48.4%
All Grades57.8%44.6%51.5%57.5%54.7%56.1%49.2%48.2%48.7%
Norman County5th72.7%36.8%52.5%72.4%36.8%58.3%**48.0%
8th71.1%56.7%64.7%68.2%50.0%58.2%45.7%53.1%49.3%
9th60.5%42.9%52.1%54.8%48.4%51.6%***
11th76.7%65.5%71.2%64.3%43.5%54.9%**70.4%
All Grades70.0%47.7%58.8%65.2%46.5%56.0%49.2%54.5%52.2%
Olmsted County5th79.3%63.9%71.5%71.4%59.1%65.2%66.2%56.3%61.2%
8th65.1%60.7%62.8%62.6%58.6%60.6%61.6%54.2%57.9%
9th64.9%52.7%58.8%65.3%58.0%61.9%63.6%53.7%58.9%
11th60.4%51.2%55.1%63.7%56.6%60.2%60.0%56.6%58.3%
All Grades66.4%57.1%61.5%66.1%58.2%62.2%63.1%55.2%59.1%
Otter Tail County5th74.4%62.0%67.8%73.0%55.0%64.5%70.6%52.7%61.6%
8th68.2%55.8%62.1%63.9%64.0%63.9%57.7%53.9%56.0%
9th65.2%49.6%57.5%57.3%53.6%55.5%56.8%46.0%51.7%
11th66.8%55.8%61.1%51.7%48.3%50.0%52.3%52.2%52.2%
All Grades68.3%55.5%61.8%61.7%55.7%58.6%59.6%51.3%55.5%
Pennington County5th******73.8%53.7%63.3%
8th66.3%53.4%60.1%***56.4%61.2%58.6%
9th62.1%52.2%57.1%***54.4%40.9%47.2%
11th61.9%41.3%51.1%***63.2%35.7%51.5%
All Grades64.1%49.7%57.1%***61.7%49.2%55.6%
Pine County5th53.6%42.9%48.2%60.9%45.2%53.2%63.2%47.7%55.6%
8th50.5%47.9%49.1%53.2%43.8%48.6%56.9%41.8%48.8%
9th45.8%40.0%43.1%53.2%41.4%47.2%43.2%43.4%43.3%
11th41.7%34.2%37.9%41.0%40.4%40.7%44.3%45.6%44.9%
All Grades47.1%41.2%44.1%51.9%42.5%47.1%52.4%44.4%48.4%
Pipestone County5th**74.0%***65.6%30.0%48.4%
8th**61.8%***68.6%63.3%66.2%
9th54.3%43.8%49.3%***46.2%53.8%50.0%
11th50.0%33.3%42.6%*****57.8%
All Grades63.1%49.2%55.8%***62.3%49.1%55.8%
Polk County5th***70.4%57.8%63.9%66.2%60.4%63.4%
8th61.1%50.9%56.3%66.0%56.0%61.1%57.4%46.7%52.0%
9th55.5%46.1%51.1%58.1%47.0%52.3%57.7%52.0%54.9%
11th55.0%50.0%52.3%53.6%45.5%50.0%54.1%48.7%51.7%
All Grades61.1%50.8%56.1%62.2%52.0%57.2%58.8%52.0%55.5%
Pope County5th84.4%51.3%66.2%84.8%58.8%71.6%***
8th62.5%59.0%60.6%79.3%58.5%67.1%69.7%62.1%66.1%
9th73.3%71.1%72.0%60.0%41.4%50.0%54.8%50.0%52.3%
11th60.0%57.6%58.8%75.0%44.4%56.7%71.4%75.0%73.3%
All Grades69.8%60.3%64.6%75.7%51.4%62.2%65.2%62.1%63.6%
Ramsey County5th76.8%63.5%70.2%71.9%60.9%66.5%64.5%55.5%60.1%
8th64.4%59.2%61.9%62.2%59.9%61.1%56.6%52.3%54.6%
9th61.4%56.8%59.2%58.4%61.9%60.0%54.2%50.0%52.1%
11th60.9%55.9%58.5%59.7%55.6%57.7%57.3%54.2%55.8%
All Grades65.7%58.8%62.3%63.4%59.7%61.6%58.6%53.1%56.0%
Red Lake County5th**58.8%63.0%38.1%52.1%**68.2%
8th**36.4%45.8%50.0%47.7%**60.4%
9th29.6%34.4%32.2%47.6%52.2%50.0%71.4%28.0%50.9%
11th**43.8%52.2%31.6%42.9%**60.5%
All Grades43.7%41.4%42.6%52.6%43.4%48.3%71.0%47.3%59.6%
Redwood County5th78.8%54.9%67.0%78.3%68.8%72.7%60.7%50.7%55.3%
8th68.1%54.5%60.8%63.8%51.5%57.8%61.4%44.0%51.5%
9th51.9%40.6%45.5%60.3%60.3%60.3%54.4%44.1%49.3%
11th44.9%36.1%40.0%56.9%40.0%47.7%60.9%41.1%50.0%
All Grades61.0%45.8%52.8%62.6%53.4%57.9%59.0%45.1%51.5%
Renville County5th79.4%50.0%63.2%81.8%68.6%73.7%57.1%51.5%54.4%
8th58.1%60.0%58.8%54.1%58.7%56.5%64.9%64.3%64.6%
9th75.0%64.7%70.0%63.6%50.0%57.6%63.2%51.4%57.3%
11th**54.5%60.6%50.0%56.6%**63.8%
All Grades69.4%53.6%62.1%61.8%56.6%59.3%62.8%55.9%59.6%
Rice County5th78.7%69.5%74.1%78.6%65.5%72.0%69.7%59.0%64.0%
8th68.3%65.9%67.1%66.8%67.6%67.2%69.9%67.7%68.9%
9th60.9%61.1%61.0%73.5%71.5%72.5%61.8%57.8%59.7%
11th66.0%57.4%61.8%69.3%67.1%68.2%63.3%48.6%56.6%
All Grades68.3%63.6%65.9%72.1%67.8%70.0%66.0%58.5%62.3%
Rock County5th71.4%58.1%65.2%***66.7%59.5%62.8%
8th64.3%55.8%60.0%***75.6%34.3%57.5%
9th71.1%58.8%65.3%***62.5%35.6%46.8%
11th55.9%56.4%56.2%***51.6%34.4%42.9%
All Grades65.8%57.1%61.5%***65.3%41.6%53.0%
Roseau County5th58.7%41.3%50.0%74.2%45.5%58.3%71.7%47.2%61.0%
8th54.2%57.0%55.9%64.5%53.8%59.0%58.0%42.1%50.8%
9th54.2%48.8%51.5%60.0%43.6%51.4%52.9%55.6%54.3%
11th51.4%35.0%42.8%58.7%50.7%53.8%47.2%39.7%43.2%
All Grades54.7%45.6%49.8%64.3%48.1%55.5%56.8%46.6%51.9%
St. Louis County5th71.7%56.0%64.1%73.4%60.3%66.9%67.5%51.5%59.1%
8th65.5%53.5%59.6%59.2%56.1%57.7%54.3%48.6%51.6%
9th63.5%55.9%59.9%54.9%54.9%54.9%53.1%47.8%50.6%
11th62.6%48.2%55.8%52.2%48.8%50.4%53.3%45.1%49.0%
All Grades65.9%53.7%60.0%60.2%55.3%57.8%57.1%48.5%52.9%
Scott County5th82.7%73.7%78.1%80.8%68.2%74.6%75.6%62.3%68.9%
8th67.5%60.7%64.1%68.3%62.0%65.1%63.5%59.7%61.7%
9th64.1%56.8%60.4%62.4%58.8%60.6%61.6%51.6%56.5%
11th61.4%53.4%57.4%62.3%55.9%59.2%60.2%54.4%57.3%
All Grades68.4%60.7%64.6%68.7%61.5%65.1%65.1%57.0%61.1%
Sherburne County5th80.9%64.9%72.9%73.0%55.3%64.3%67.6%55.8%61.7%
8th69.0%59.9%64.2%62.8%57.7%60.2%58.2%47.6%53.3%
9th68.1%50.8%59.8%58.3%53.5%55.9%54.0%47.1%50.7%
11th62.7%50.8%56.4%57.0%47.8%52.5%57.7%53.9%55.8%
All Grades70.2%56.6%63.3%63.0%54.0%58.4%59.4%51.0%55.3%
Sibley County5th78.8%45.2%60.5%62.5%53.6%58.0%64.0%55.4%59.4%
8th59.6%45.8%53.3%53.1%43.3%48.1%50.0%44.0%47.3%
9th57.4%52.6%54.7%64.9%36.5%51.4%47.6%41.7%44.7%
11th50.9%38.3%45.1%43.3%38.1%41.2%47.3%31.5%39.4%
All Grades61.3%46.4%53.7%55.7%43.3%49.8%51.8%43.2%47.5%
Stearns County5th76.0%55.9%65.7%74.5%59.2%67.0%72.5%61.9%67.3%
8th65.6%56.0%60.9%67.3%59.1%63.3%60.6%61.5%61.0%
9th63.1%60.6%61.8%63.0%58.8%60.9%59.4%48.8%54.5%
11th59.0%48.7%54.0%60.1%55.6%57.9%60.7%49.6%55.3%
All Grades65.4%55.4%60.5%66.7%58.3%62.6%63.3%56.1%59.8%
Steele County5th69.0%52.4%60.7%71.3%57.5%64.4%67.3%52.6%61.1%
8th57.6%51.1%54.5%67.8%67.2%67.5%52.8%45.3%49.2%
9th66.7%55.0%61.0%54.7%62.0%58.6%54.8%47.6%51.3%
11th56.5%54.7%55.7%58.0%62.5%60.2%47.7%59.9%53.4%
All Grades60.8%53.5%57.3%63.1%62.2%62.6%53.5%50.2%51.9%
Stevens County5th58.6%73.0%66.7%80.0%42.9%60.0%***
8th78.7%60.9%69.9%61.8%58.5%60.0%***
9th52.9%54.0%53.6%46.9%65.9%57.5%**50.0%
11th**63.2%60.5%43.8%53.3%***
All Grades65.9%61.1%63.3%61.9%53.7%57.6%57.1%43.3%50.0%
Swift County5th77.8%75.0%76.6%******
8th63.9%54.3%59.2%******
9th46.4%34.6%40.7%******
11th64.0%39.5%49.2%******
All Grades64.0%50.4%57.1%******
Todd County5th70.7%56.7%63.0%64.8%53.9%58.9%61.7%55.6%58.8%
8th50.0%47.9%49.0%46.1%50.5%48.3%54.0%43.2%48.4%
9th48.7%36.5%43.4%43.7%55.8%50.0%42.6%51.0%46.7%
11th56.4%61.5%58.5%53.8%48.5%51.1%48.1%50.0%49.1%
All Grades55.3%50.4%53.0%51.9%52.2%52.0%52.9%49.3%51.1%
Traverse County5th**74.1%*****39.4%
8th**56.4%*****30.3%
9th**73.9%*****42.3%
11th**61.5%******
All Grades63.0%67.2%65.2%***34.6%34.0%34.3%
Wabasha County5th73.8%49.5%60.9%70.4%63.2%67.0%77.9%52.8%64.7%
8th63.1%48.8%56.6%63.6%57.7%60.5%63.6%53.8%59.0%
9th62.1%47.3%55.1%57.5%56.4%57.0%50.4%52.0%51.2%
11th62.7%47.0%55.3%54.9%45.7%50.6%52.2%42.4%47.6%
All Grades64.8%48.0%56.7%61.8%56.3%59.1%61.8%50.9%56.5%
Wadena County5th72.5%41.2%55.2%59.8%42.9%51.2%58.8%34.9%48.6%
8th66.3%50.6%59.1%63.3%37.8%49.7%50.6%42.2%46.5%
9th57.6%62.9%59.9%52.6%46.8%50.0%44.6%37.9%41.2%
11th50.0%49.2%49.6%56.4%37.1%47.9%53.1%32.8%42.7%
All Grades61.7%50.5%56.3%58.1%40.9%49.8%52.4%37.3%45.1%
Waseca County5th76.5%73.4%75.2%58.9%55.6%57.4%**59.7%
8th70.7%63.0%67.3%55.5%51.9%53.9%59.8%50.5%55.4%
9th61.0%61.5%61.3%59.0%45.7%52.2%49.4%35.1%41.8%
11th55.6%46.8%51.3%62.2%48.8%55.6%41.7%47.5%44.1%
All Grades66.2%60.6%63.5%58.7%50.1%54.6%52.7%44.7%49.0%
Washington County5th80.8%67.2%73.6%79.1%65.4%72.4%72.8%61.6%67.2%
8th71.1%61.1%66.2%72.4%66.3%69.3%64.8%59.0%62.0%
9th64.3%55.7%60.0%65.5%62.9%64.2%62.1%59.5%60.9%
11th66.5%56.4%61.4%65.1%59.7%62.5%58.2%53.6%55.9%
All Grades70.3%60.0%65.1%70.5%63.7%67.2%64.6%58.5%61.6%
Watonwan County5th***67.4%40.0%54.2%71.4%56.1%64.4%
8th42.6%47.1%44.4%45.1%41.2%42.9%43.5%43.6%43.5%
9th57.1%42.4%50.7%40.3%34.2%37.1%40.8%46.3%43.7%
11th47.1%45.0%45.9%37.0%42.0%39.4%36.1%33.3%34.5%
All Grades48.8%43.6%46.3%46.0%39.0%42.4%48.9%44.5%46.7%
Wilkin County5th66.7%48.0%57.7%71.0%73.1%71.9%**62.2%
8th44.7%44.8%44.8%62.5%45.7%53.7%40.0%65.4%52.9%
9th63.3%50.0%58.0%56.8%70.2%64.3%**51.0%
11th61.9%44.4%53.8%50.0%65.2%55.6%**56.8%
All Grades59.0%46.7%53.6%59.3%63.4%61.3%52.2%58.6%55.5%
Winona County5th71.3%62.0%66.7%71.0%60.6%66.0%62.1%43.4%52.0%
8th52.1%45.8%48.9%58.9%58.3%58.6%52.6%53.8%53.2%
9th62.9%51.1%56.8%59.1%51.9%55.5%55.0%40.6%47.6%
11th56.9%56.8%56.9%43.6%53.8%48.7%61.7%44.0%53.6%
All Grades60.2%53.1%56.6%58.0%55.8%56.9%57.5%46.8%52.0%
Wright County5th79.4%66.7%73.1%83.9%70.6%76.7%80.0%65.1%72.3%
8th73.2%61.3%67.5%74.0%62.2%68.2%70.3%55.1%62.8%
9th71.0%59.9%65.4%68.9%61.6%65.2%62.8%50.3%56.7%
11th62.2%53.6%57.8%63.6%48.2%55.9%61.7%50.1%56.3%
All Grades71.4%60.2%65.9%72.6%61.2%66.7%68.6%55.4%62.1%
Yellow Medicine County5th**61.5%61.7%31.1%46.7%63.6%46.8%55.9%
8th42.9%44.0%43.4%72.4%72.1%72.2%47.9%52.5%50.0%
9th37.8%47.7%43.2%55.3%62.2%59.0%69.8%48.7%60.9%
11th59.2%54.8%57.1%62.5%59.4%60.9%**60.7%
All Grades49.6%50.8%50.2%62.3%55.8%58.8%60.3%52.4%56.6%

About the Indicator:

The Developmental Assets framework was devised by the Search Institute* to identify skills and behaviors that contribute to positive adolescent development. Survey questions were generated and grouped to compose a series of scales to assess such development. For the Minnesota Student Survey (MSS), questions were added to facilitate analysis of the following scales: Social Competency, Positive Identity, and Empowerment (please visit SUMN.org for additional fact sheets).

The Social Competency Scale comprises 8 subsets of a question included on the Minnesota Student Survey, as follows:

In general, how does each of the following statements describe you?

  • I say no to things that are dangerous or unhealthy
  • I build friendships with other people
  • I express my feelings in proper ways
  • I plan ahead and make good choices
  • I stay away from bad influences
  • I resolve conflicts without anyone getting hurt
  • I accept people who are different from me
  • I am sensitive to the needs and feelings of others

The response options to these statements were, “Not at all or rarely,” “Somewhat or sometimes,” “Very or often,” and “Extremely or almost always.” These responses were assigned a numerical score of 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Students with a total score of 24 or more (an average of 3 or higher for the 8 questions) are considered by this scale to have higher levels of social competency.

A new method of analysis was introduced in 2019, to create consistency across agencies. Prior year data has been changed. For more information about the change, or for help in comparing your community's data, please email info@sumn.org.

*Items used and adapted with permission from Search Institute (2004). The Developmental Assets Profile. Minneapolis: Author. Copyright © 2004 by Search Institute (www.search-institute.org). All rights reserved.

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.