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

201320162019
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota5th62.4%59.5%60.9%61.5%60.7%61.1%47.2%48.0%47.6%
8th48.9%59.8%54.3%49.7%61.3%55.5%39.7%52.3%45.8%
9th45.7%58.6%52.1%44.1%58.6%51.3%34.6%50.0%42.1%
11th43.7%55.7%49.7%40.4%53.8%47.0%33.5%49.1%41.1%
All Grades49.8%58.5%54.1%49.0%58.8%53.9%38.9%49.9%44.3%
Aitkin County5th61.5%52.6%56.9%67.3%62.5%64.4%49.1%60.0%54.7%
8th49.2%50.7%50.0%42.9%54.2%48.9%39.5%53.7%46.4%
9th48.5%52.5%50.4%30.0%45.5%36.5%45.9%38.7%42.6%
11th31.6%43.8%37.1%39.6%61.1%51.0%**41.2%
All Grades47.5%50.2%48.8%45.1%57.4%51.6%44.1%51.6%47.8%
Anoka County5th65.4%61.7%63.5%64.3%65.1%64.7%45.5%50.1%47.9%
8th45.9%58.4%52.2%48.2%61.2%54.3%38.3%55.1%46.3%
9th44.4%60.8%52.1%45.5%60.5%52.8%34.5%47.2%40.4%
11th38.9%55.9%47.1%40.0%52.7%46.4%30.3%48.6%38.9%
All Grades48.6%59.4%53.9%46.5%58.9%52.6%38.1%50.7%44.2%
Becker County5th59.1%42.5%51.2%63.0%59.3%61.2%45.0%52.4%48.8%
8th52.0%62.9%57.5%48.8%60.0%54.3%48.3%56.0%51.7%
9th51.2%53.8%52.6%50.0%63.9%56.7%41.5%42.0%41.8%
11th47.1%50.9%49.1%35.5%50.0%42.9%34.5%45.4%39.9%
All Grades51.2%54.2%52.8%49.7%58.5%54.0%42.6%48.4%45.4%
Beltrami County5th52.9%52.7%52.8%51.9%54.8%53.4%35.8%43.8%40.1%
8th44.0%55.7%50.0%44.0%52.3%48.0%34.3%50.5%42.2%
9th38.9%51.0%45.0%38.8%51.0%45.2%34.5%45.9%39.9%
11th48.5%58.4%53.3%48.0%52.5%50.3%29.9%44.9%36.4%
All Grades45.7%54.3%50.0%45.7%52.7%49.3%33.9%46.3%39.9%
Benton County5th******47.4%37.6%42.3%
8th45.2%45.7%45.4%***26.7%48.2%36.3%
9th48.6%59.7%54.3%***35.6%52.8%44.1%
11th51.3%54.0%52.6%***43.2%48.0%45.5%
All Grades48.3%54.1%51.1%***37.3%46.3%41.7%
Big Stone County5th**46.2%******
8th**35.2%*****40.0%
9th33.3%42.4%38.1%******
11th45.5%61.4%54.5%******
All Grades37.1%50.4%44.1%*****42.2%
Blue Earth County5th61.6%62.6%62.1%64.5%61.7%63.1%47.6%51.4%49.6%
8th60.9%73.8%67.3%51.6%68.6%60.1%49.0%65.8%57.0%
9th48.4%59.2%53.9%46.9%62.0%54.4%42.7%59.9%51.5%
11th45.1%54.0%49.1%49.1%57.8%53.6%37.3%54.3%46.0%
All Grades54.4%63.1%58.7%53.2%62.6%58.0%44.6%57.8%51.2%
Brown County5th62.4%67.4%65.0%44.0%60.2%52.3%35.1%46.5%40.5%
8th42.1%59.5%50.9%51.0%66.1%58.9%23.7%51.5%39.4%
9th38.0%43.6%40.7%40.5%55.7%48.5%19.7%43.5%31.2%
11th37.9%54.5%46.4%40.2%47.1%43.6%38.0%39.3%38.6%
All Grades44.4%56.3%50.4%44.0%57.7%51.1%29.1%45.3%37.1%
Carlton County5th58.1%43.8%50.7%64.6%52.3%57.6%36.6%39.9%38.2%
8th47.3%56.2%51.6%39.7%52.8%46.3%30.1%41.5%36.8%
9th40.4%54.8%47.3%42.0%62.8%52.7%30.9%40.6%35.7%
11th39.9%50.6%45.3%42.6%52.0%47.1%30.6%45.6%38.7%
All Grades46.4%51.3%48.8%46.3%55.1%50.8%32.3%41.9%37.3%
Carver County5th68.7%63.0%66.0%70.2%70.1%70.1%49.0%45.2%47.1%
8th41.8%71.5%56.8%50.2%65.9%57.7%44.8%53.0%49.0%
9th51.5%57.8%54.4%55.3%61.1%58.1%34.0%52.1%42.1%
11th37.9%57.1%47.4%43.1%52.3%48.0%33.8%48.4%40.4%
All Grades50.2%62.4%56.1%54.5%62.8%58.6%40.9%50.0%45.4%
Cass County5th51.5%49.2%50.2%62.8%49.0%55.1%44.9%43.6%44.2%
8th31.0%61.2%47.0%49.6%57.7%53.8%32.8%49.2%41.0%
9th33.0%53.9%43.5%34.2%54.3%44.6%33.6%43.6%38.7%
11th43.9%62.9%53.7%30.8%56.0%43.8%22.9%48.5%35.5%
All Grades39.9%56.0%48.4%45.6%53.8%49.9%34.3%46.1%40.3%
Chippewa County5th**70.0%***61.9%46.7%54.5%
8th******41.7%56.2%49.6%
9th******35.6%52.0%43.9%
11th******33.3%34.9%34.1%
All Grades**70.0%***43.6%49.0%46.3%
Chisago County5th57.7%56.6%57.1%***52.1%55.1%53.5%
8th43.1%52.2%47.2%***35.4%48.8%41.7%
9th43.0%61.2%52.1%***32.6%52.2%41.4%
11th47.5%55.4%51.3%***36.8%45.3%41.4%
All Grades46.1%56.4%51.1%***37.1%49.5%43.0%
Clay County5th65.8%66.8%66.3%59.5%57.9%58.6%50.7%50.2%50.4%
8th55.2%61.1%58.2%58.1%63.5%60.7%45.1%59.3%52.6%
9th47.7%63.7%55.7%42.4%65.4%54.8%38.4%55.0%46.0%
11th44.2%63.9%53.4%41.5%56.3%49.4%39.9%56.5%47.3%
All Grades53.7%63.7%58.5%50.9%60.8%56.1%43.3%55.0%49.0%
Clearwater County5th62.9%50.0%56.5%46.7%39.2%42.7%***
8th36.7%50.0%42.7%41.5%55.3%48.1%***
9th40.5%39.2%39.8%25.6%43.8%36.4%***
11th40.0%63.3%51.7%43.8%36.1%39.7%***
All Grades44.4%49.0%46.7%39.1%43.4%41.4%***
Cook County5th********39.1%
8th**48.4%*****31.4%
9th**56.8%*****46.4%
11th**50.0%*****40.0%
All Grades45.5%58.6%52.2%***35.7%41.7%38.8%
Cottonwood County5th41.0%50.0%45.6%52.5%45.0%48.8%44.1%50.0%47.3%
8th44.2%52.7%49.0%43.2%66.0%55.3%34.2%41.8%38.0%
9th50.0%46.9%48.4%43.8%48.9%46.3%20.6%43.8%33.6%
11th51.4%59.6%56.4%47.7%46.9%47.3%20.8%35.8%28.8%
All Grades46.6%52.7%50.0%46.6%52.2%49.4%29.7%42.6%36.5%
Crow Wing County5th60.7%63.8%62.1%***42.3%40.4%41.2%
8th35.8%57.0%46.3%***50.8%64.6%57.7%
9th48.8%44.7%46.9%***40.1%55.1%47.7%
11th51.5%55.6%53.6%***30.0%52.4%41.0%
All Grades48.6%55.2%51.8%***37.9%53.0%45.6%
Dakota County5th64.9%64.4%64.6%60.5%61.6%61.1%47.8%45.6%46.7%
8th50.9%62.1%56.5%53.3%63.0%58.2%39.7%52.6%46.1%
9th48.9%63.7%56.2%46.0%60.8%53.3%33.5%49.7%41.4%
11th43.5%59.3%51.4%39.5%53.0%46.3%31.6%46.8%39.2%
All Grades51.8%62.3%57.1%49.6%59.8%54.7%37.9%48.9%43.4%
Dodge County5th69.5%59.3%64.3%68.4%51.4%59.5%44.9%44.5%44.7%
8th45.7%52.6%48.8%53.5%65.4%59.3%45.7%52.4%48.9%
9th44.5%53.6%48.9%54.8%63.2%58.8%35.7%56.1%45.9%
11th40.8%45.7%43.1%48.0%62.5%54.1%34.5%53.7%44.6%
All Grades50.0%53.3%51.6%56.0%60.5%58.2%40.9%51.4%46.1%
Douglas County5th52.0%55.4%53.5%69.5%68.5%69.0%58.6%57.7%58.1%
8th62.7%68.0%65.2%52.8%55.7%54.2%61.0%63.4%62.2%
9th42.1%58.3%50.5%49.7%64.9%57.2%46.1%61.6%53.1%
11th46.6%53.8%49.8%50.8%60.6%55.9%37.4%61.7%50.5%
All Grades51.2%59.3%55.0%55.8%62.4%59.1%52.3%60.9%56.6%
Faribault County5th48.8%61.4%56.0%47.7%45.8%46.7%46.8%34.1%40.7%
8th46.0%48.3%47.3%44.4%50.0%47.5%28.3%44.9%38.3%
9th36.4%55.0%45.2%46.7%49.2%48.1%32.2%47.9%39.3%
11th45.1%49.2%47.4%33.3%46.6%40.2%34.0%50.0%42.4%
All Grades43.3%53.3%48.7%42.6%47.9%45.5%35.2%44.6%40.0%
Fillmore County5th55.6%46.6%50.9%70.2%54.3%61.4%42.4%57.1%50.0%
8th60.3%55.7%58.0%48.4%42.0%45.1%33.3%46.7%39.1%
9th48.2%39.3%43.8%38.6%44.6%41.5%***
11th39.1%55.6%48.6%51.6%54.8%53.2%**30.8%
All Grades52.0%49.8%50.8%51.4%48.9%50.1%35.0%47.6%41.5%
Freeborn County5th67.6%51.6%60.1%59.8%52.1%55.9%37.8%51.0%44.7%
8th50.8%79.4%65.1%53.8%74.3%63.4%38.2%59.4%49.0%
9th48.0%61.8%54.0%34.4%58.3%46.7%25.8%46.8%35.8%
11th42.9%50.6%47.2%35.6%63.4%49.1%29.9%54.1%41.0%
All Grades53.9%59.4%56.5%47.1%61.7%54.3%32.6%52.7%42.5%
Goodhue County5th58.5%53.2%55.6%57.0%59.3%58.1%42.4%45.4%43.9%
8th60.1%61.7%60.8%49.6%51.6%50.6%38.1%54.6%46.0%
9th44.5%55.7%50.2%43.5%53.0%48.4%**23.3%
11th44.6%52.2%48.7%45.9%51.9%48.2%44.3%46.8%45.5%
All Grades53.0%55.6%54.3%49.5%54.2%51.7%39.2%48.0%43.5%
Grant County5th40.6%56.0%47.4%35.3%56.8%47.4%47.4%45.5%46.5%
8th**35.6%54.5%68.8%60.5%**49.2%
9th41.2%37.0%39.3%34.4%55.9%45.5%34.5%45.2%40.0%
11th51.6%55.6%53.4%23.8%47.2%38.6%28.9%44.8%35.8%
All Grades40.5%47.4%43.8%39.7%56.8%48.7%36.7%48.8%42.8%
Hennepin County5th67.7%63.4%65.6%66.1%65.1%65.6%51.9%50.9%51.3%
8th51.8%64.4%58.0%51.9%64.2%57.9%43.4%56.0%49.4%
9th47.5%63.0%55.0%47.4%60.8%54.0%37.8%55.3%46.0%
11th45.3%58.7%51.9%40.7%55.4%47.9%33.5%48.0%40.3%
All Grades52.6%62.4%57.4%52.2%61.9%56.9%41.6%52.8%47.0%
Houston County5th56.0%50.8%53.6%44.6%52.7%48.6%50.8%46.4%48.5%
8th39.5%50.6%44.9%39.5%57.3%47.8%40.9%60.6%49.4%
9th41.8%47.7%44.7%40.0%53.4%47.5%29.8%56.8%41.6%
11th51.0%57.5%54.6%26.6%46.8%35.5%33.3%51.3%41.1%
All Grades46.9%52.3%49.6%37.6%52.9%45.2%37.1%53.8%44.6%
Hubbard County5th50.6%44.1%47.8%54.7%61.2%57.5%35.8%39.7%37.7%
8th48.9%59.1%53.2%39.5%55.4%46.8%51.7%45.3%49.0%
9th31.9%30.2%31.2%35.2%52.2%42.7%48.1%50.0%48.9%
11th40.6%54.9%48.1%47.2%45.7%46.5%21.3%48.9%33.0%
All Grades43.5%48.2%45.6%44.1%53.5%48.4%40.6%45.5%42.8%
Isanti County5th65.5%54.0%59.7%57.4%50.8%54.1%36.2%34.8%35.5%
8th43.8%57.7%50.4%43.8%52.6%48.1%32.9%40.1%36.4%
9th41.2%58.4%49.8%29.4%56.7%42.7%27.6%34.7%31.0%
11th49.5%54.3%51.6%27.4%49.0%37.9%25.4%43.4%33.1%
All Grades49.4%56.4%52.8%40.0%52.4%46.1%30.7%37.9%34.1%
Itasca County5th45.5%58.7%53.2%60.5%57.8%59.2%45.0%43.8%44.4%
8th48.7%50.3%49.5%42.1%62.3%52.5%35.2%43.9%39.5%
9th39.3%46.6%43.0%33.8%55.3%44.1%26.3%36.7%30.9%
11th45.9%50.0%47.8%41.4%47.7%45.0%25.6%51.1%39.0%
All Grades44.6%51.0%47.9%44.6%56.1%50.5%33.0%43.5%38.2%
Jackson County5th60.0%54.5%56.8%60.9%60.0%60.5%33.3%68.0%48.3%
8th64.2%63.4%63.8%50.0%52.6%51.5%41.5%60.7%49.3%
9th46.7%50.0%48.5%27.3%51.2%39.1%46.3%42.6%44.1%
11th46.3%55.6%50.9%32.5%50.0%40.0%**47.1%
All Grades54.2%55.3%54.8%41.7%53.8%47.5%38.7%53.7%46.8%
Kanabec County5th60.3%36.5%49.3%69.4%62.5%65.5%57.1%23.9%41.1%
8th36.3%48.8%42.5%44.9%45.2%45.0%36.5%49.2%43.4%
9th52.9%44.8%49.2%41.4%53.8%48.0%21.9%33.8%28.0%
11th36.7%51.6%45.1%39.0%44.4%42.0%25.0%45.7%34.7%
All Grades47.1%45.7%46.4%47.2%51.4%49.4%34.1%38.5%36.3%
Kandiyohi County5th68.0%57.9%63.0%64.7%58.8%61.3%46.4%50.0%48.1%
8th52.2%57.2%54.9%54.7%60.9%57.8%38.4%46.0%42.5%
9th49.7%64.4%57.0%57.1%67.8%62.6%34.8%47.3%41.1%
11th42.7%58.8%51.9%57.1%66.9%62.5%43.2%47.1%45.0%
All Grades53.5%59.7%56.7%58.4%63.3%61.0%40.5%47.5%44.0%
Kittson County5th**37.5%52.9%50.0%51.5%***
8th**52.3%50.0%50.0%50.0%**33.3%
9th35.5%65.4%49.1%33.3%43.8%38.2%**34.8%
11th**41.5%42.9%66.7%52.2%**22.2%
All Grades43.2%48.3%45.6%44.6%52.9%48.4%17.0%40.5%26.7%
Koochiching County5th59.3%52.5%55.2%***65.6%46.4%56.7%
8th45.5%48.6%46.8%*****50.0%
9th34.4%48.3%41.0%***28.0%55.6%42.3%
11th**35.4%*****20.8%
All Grades41.1%49.6%45.5%***47.8%44.2%46.1%
Lac Qui Parle County5th50.0%55.0%52.4%52.0%60.5%55.7%43.6%47.2%45.3%
8th35.1%46.9%40.6%48.3%54.3%51.0%29.5%46.2%37.3%
9th36.1%46.7%42.0%48.6%58.3%53.4%42.3%50.0%47.1%
11th48.5%57.1%52.5%46.9%57.1%52.2%40.5%64.5%50.7%
All Grades42.6%51.0%46.8%49.2%57.4%53.0%38.4%51.4%44.8%
Lake County5th53.1%65.6%59.4%***38.7%48.4%43.5%
8th37.1%65.0%52.0%***40.8%36.6%38.9%
9th41.1%56.3%46.6%***20.0%46.9%35.7%
11th**44.8%***35.3%45.2%40.0%
All Grades43.4%57.7%50.5%***34.2%44.1%39.2%
Lake of the Woods County5th**46.7%*****69.2%
8th**40.7%*****40.0%
9th********30.6%
11th**56.7%*****43.3%
All Grades45.8%55.4%51.0%***30.4%56.1%44.3%
Le Sueur County5th63.1%59.8%61.3%58.4%57.5%58.0%57.1%55.6%56.3%
8th49.5%57.0%52.6%51.8%63.4%58.2%35.7%47.7%42.3%
9th45.9%47.9%46.9%37.2%57.4%47.6%29.7%53.6%41.1%
11th39.1%43.4%41.5%37.4%57.9%46.7%37.9%41.9%40.3%
All Grades48.9%51.4%50.2%46.0%59.3%52.8%39.4%49.6%44.9%
Lincoln County5th**42.3%*****35.9%
8th**38.7%*****35.1%
9th**59.0%*****40.0%
11th**46.5%*****44.4%
All Grades34.7%61.2%47.5%***35.5%42.1%38.8%
Lyon County5th77.3%56.1%66.7%62.6%72.4%67.6%42.6%43.9%43.2%
8th36.4%56.3%48.1%49.2%60.0%54.8%42.6%64.9%53.0%
9th47.4%52.5%50.0%54.5%69.4%62.0%48.2%58.3%53.0%
11th51.6%56.5%54.0%43.0%63.3%52.6%36.5%57.1%47.2%
All Grades52.2%55.1%53.7%52.3%66.2%59.3%42.6%55.8%49.0%
McLeod County5th********48.3%
8th**37.9%*****57.6%
9th*********
11th**48.0%*****33.3%
All Grades59.2%57.9%58.6%***45.1%54.7%50.0%
Mahnomen County5th**45.5%41.9%63.2%53.6%44.8%50.0%47.3%
8th***28.0%39.5%34.9%**33.3%
9th35.5%47.6%42.5%16.7%62.9%41.5%8.8%41.0%26.0%
11th**37.0%36.8%50.0%44.9%**37.8%
All Grades40.0%44.7%42.6%30.5%53.9%43.9%26.0%43.8%35.2%
Marshall County5th58.1%50.0%53.5%72.7%66.7%68.9%**55.9%
8th38.9%50.0%44.4%39.4%58.1%50.0%***
9th54.0%52.6%53.4%38.5%51.6%44.3%**44.8%
11th34.9%47.1%41.5%42.9%47.4%45.5%***
All Grades46.3%49.7%48.0%45.9%56.3%51.6%42.9%64.9%53.2%
Martin County5th61.0%51.2%56.1%***52.5%48.5%50.4%
8th44.2%53.0%48.3%***47.8%55.2%51.2%
9th36.3%60.3%49.1%***36.4%40.8%38.0%
11th49.4%47.2%48.3%***31.4%47.2%40.7%
All Grades47.1%53.9%50.4%***41.9%48.2%44.9%
Meeker County5th61.0%55.8%58.3%56.9%53.2%55.0%**45.7%
8th58.2%63.0%60.6%55.5%62.6%59.0%35.5%71.9%54.0%
9th49.0%58.1%53.9%44.7%66.4%56.2%**42.9%
11th58.3%47.8%52.7%46.3%58.9%52.3%**42.9%
All Grades56.6%57.3%56.9%51.3%60.5%55.9%38.4%54.6%46.9%
Mille Lacs County5th46.9%55.8%51.7%62.5%51.7%56.8%39.2%41.6%40.4%
8th51.3%51.9%51.6%47.3%66.8%57.9%44.9%55.9%50.9%
9th49.7%57.3%53.5%44.6%48.1%46.2%28.3%40.9%34.1%
11th39.2%54.0%46.4%40.4%58.5%49.3%29.2%49.0%39.1%
All Grades47.0%54.5%50.8%49.1%56.8%53.1%36.0%47.8%41.9%
Morrison County5th56.7%54.0%55.4%62.9%65.7%64.5%54.1%57.1%55.6%
8th45.2%56.1%50.7%54.6%69.7%61.7%42.1%53.8%47.9%
9th43.3%63.0%53.4%44.3%58.1%51.5%32.9%45.6%39.0%
11th40.5%52.0%46.1%43.7%54.9%48.9%44.7%60.6%52.0%
All Grades46.2%56.8%51.5%50.5%62.0%56.3%42.9%53.7%48.1%
Mower County5th63.0%51.4%56.8%62.9%52.3%57.7%44.2%45.6%44.8%
8th41.9%49.7%45.7%48.0%54.1%51.3%34.0%41.2%37.3%
9th45.0%62.6%53.3%40.0%51.5%46.0%27.1%48.9%36.8%
11th45.6%54.9%50.7%44.2%60.9%53.1%42.0%51.9%47.3%
All Grades49.6%53.9%51.8%49.3%54.4%51.9%36.7%46.1%41.1%
Murray County5th**57.1%66.7%74.2%70.3%72.0%60.0%65.0%
8th41.0%59.4%49.3%50.0%61.3%54.9%51.4%39.3%46.2%
9th54.5%52.9%53.7%45.7%53.7%50.0%47.1%40.6%43.9%
11th36.8%58.6%46.3%37.8%55.3%46.7%37.8%51.7%43.9%
All Grades46.3%56.8%51.3%49.7%60.3%54.9%50.4%48.4%49.4%
Nicollet County5th47.2%54.8%50.7%******
8th66.7%59.2%63.2%******
9th50.9%71.4%61.9%***34.3%43.9%38.7%
11th44.9%63.0%54.4%***28.8%61.8%43.0%
All Grades52.4%62.3%57.3%***31.9%51.3%40.8%
Nobles County5th49.5%51.9%50.6%47.4%50.5%48.9%42.9%32.4%38.2%
8th40.2%54.7%47.2%40.0%63.4%50.7%30.0%47.1%38.3%
9th45.2%47.2%46.2%47.3%62.0%55.7%30.1%45.6%37.5%
11th46.1%42.5%44.4%50.0%64.0%56.6%29.2%50.0%39.2%
All Grades45.0%49.3%47.1%45.8%59.8%52.8%32.6%44.7%38.3%
Norman County5th54.5%42.1%47.5%37.9%50.0%43.1%**48.0%
8th52.6%53.3%52.9%45.7%49.1%47.5%14.3%46.7%29.2%
9th46.2%55.6%50.7%32.3%59.4%46.0%***
11th50.0%55.2%52.5%50.0%50.0%50.0%**61.5%
All Grades51.0%50.0%50.5%41.8%51.9%46.8%24.1%54.1%40.9%
Olmsted County5th56.6%62.7%59.6%59.3%55.6%57.4%44.4%46.5%45.5%
8th50.7%61.1%56.2%45.0%56.8%50.8%34.8%48.5%41.7%
9th39.3%58.7%49.0%42.0%58.8%49.8%35.3%52.3%43.5%
11th34.3%53.0%45.0%39.0%57.8%48.4%34.9%48.7%41.9%
All Grades45.6%59.0%52.6%47.3%57.1%52.1%37.6%48.7%43.2%
Otter Tail County5th59.8%60.6%60.2%59.2%57.6%58.4%54.5%38.9%46.7%
8th55.0%56.3%55.7%50.0%65.6%58.7%42.2%51.9%46.7%
9th47.8%57.0%52.3%41.8%46.8%44.3%35.5%51.4%43.1%
11th44.4%55.5%50.1%37.6%49.5%43.5%33.3%50.2%42.5%
All Grades51.6%57.3%54.5%47.2%55.4%51.4%41.7%48.1%44.9%
Pennington County5th******47.5%37.3%42.2%
8th52.2%50.6%51.5%***43.6%52.2%47.6%
9th42.4%57.1%50.0%***24.6%38.6%32.3%
11th35.7%55.6%46.0%***48.2%32.6%41.4%
All Grades46.2%53.3%49.6%***41.3%40.9%41.1%
Pine County5th39.3%57.1%48.2%48.4%47.6%48.0%48.7%38.1%43.5%
8th36.6%42.6%39.9%38.7%52.1%45.3%40.4%38.7%39.4%
9th30.0%44.0%36.6%43.9%51.9%48.0%23.4%42.7%33.3%
11th41.3%44.1%42.8%22.9%39.8%31.8%25.0%52.5%38.1%
All Grades36.1%45.4%40.8%38.6%48.5%43.6%35.1%42.1%38.7%
Pipestone County5th**64.2%***46.7%44.4%45.6%
8th**64.4%***62.9%56.3%59.7%
9th44.1%58.1%50.8%***38.5%46.4%42.6%
11th44.1%67.9%54.8%*****36.2%
All Grades50.5%64.8%58.2%***47.4%46.8%47.1%
Polk County5th***61.0%65.2%63.2%43.3%51.1%47.1%
8th45.4%55.5%50.2%54.6%55.0%54.8%39.1%50.0%44.6%
9th44.2%55.8%49.6%42.6%52.4%47.7%33.3%52.3%42.6%
11th48.2%63.5%56.4%34.3%51.8%42.1%38.8%51.7%44.5%
All Grades48.1%58.1%53.0%48.5%56.4%52.4%38.6%51.2%44.7%
Pope County5th70.0%52.5%60.0%75.0%58.3%66.2%***
8th48.4%63.4%56.9%61.3%51.2%55.6%71.4%62.1%67.2%
9th41.9%64.4%55.3%44.0%51.7%48.1%54.8%51.4%53.0%
11th51.4%54.5%52.9%45.8%43.2%44.3%50.0%73.5%63.3%
All Grades52.8%59.1%56.3%58.0%51.0%54.1%59.8%62.2%61.1%
Ramsey County5th64.5%62.0%63.2%60.0%61.0%60.5%41.5%46.2%43.8%
8th47.0%56.7%51.6%47.0%58.2%52.5%35.8%49.5%42.3%
9th42.6%56.5%49.2%40.6%58.0%48.9%30.6%46.5%38.4%
11th41.8%54.4%47.9%39.3%49.5%44.3%31.1%48.0%39.4%
All Grades48.7%57.4%52.9%47.3%56.9%52.0%35.4%47.5%41.3%
Red Lake County5th46.2%56.0%51.0%52.0%60.9%56.3%**54.3%
8th**36.4%33.3%61.9%46.7%**47.2%
9th40.7%50.0%45.8%38.1%69.6%54.5%51.9%24.0%38.5%
11th**39.6%52.2%52.6%52.4%**51.2%
All Grades37.3%50.0%43.6%44.1%61.6%52.5%50.0%44.7%47.4%
Redwood County5th66.0%58.8%62.5%66.7%68.8%67.9%50.0%47.8%48.8%
8th53.1%59.3%56.5%53.5%59.1%56.2%33.3%52.5%44.5%
9th41.5%52.9%47.9%45.5%65.6%55.4%21.4%47.1%34.1%
11th26.5%50.8%40.0%46.2%44.1%45.0%39.6%43.6%41.7%
All Grades47.1%55.2%51.5%50.7%58.4%54.6%35.2%48.1%42.1%
Renville County5th65.6%40.5%51.4%72.7%60.0%64.9%45.7%31.3%38.8%
8th51.2%56.0%52.9%42.6%54.0%48.4%55.6%59.3%57.1%
9th55.6%52.9%54.3%56.4%48.8%53.1%47.4%54.1%50.7%
11th**54.5%34.8%60.0%44.3%**43.8%
All Grades57.0%48.8%53.2%47.1%55.2%50.9%46.0%50.0%47.8%
Rice County5th65.0%58.1%61.6%60.3%58.1%59.2%47.3%51.3%49.4%
8th46.2%66.3%56.2%49.0%64.7%56.7%44.8%57.9%50.8%
9th44.7%58.9%52.1%52.7%58.3%55.5%40.1%43.1%41.6%
11th44.3%54.6%49.2%43.4%61.2%51.9%36.2%41.5%38.6%
All Grades49.7%60.0%54.9%51.8%60.7%56.2%42.1%48.3%45.2%
Rock County5th47.2%58.1%52.2%***61.1%48.8%54.4%
8th50.0%61.4%55.7%***72.7%48.6%62.0%
9th39.5%57.1%47.9%***48.5%50.0%49.4%
11th51.5%59.0%55.6%***20.0%41.9%31.1%
All Grades47.0%59.1%53.0%***53.1%47.8%50.3%
Roseau County5th32.9%52.6%43.0%47.7%55.8%52.1%46.7%38.9%43.2%
8th31.3%53.8%45.3%51.3%53.8%52.6%23.2%33.3%27.9%
9th41.0%51.8%46.4%49.4%56.8%53.3%35.3%47.3%41.5%
11th38.4%38.0%38.2%35.6%49.3%44.0%35.8%48.3%42.3%
All Grades36.5%49.1%43.2%47.2%54.2%51.0%34.0%42.5%38.2%
St. Louis County5th55.2%52.4%53.8%57.4%55.8%56.6%42.4%47.2%45.0%
8th46.8%58.4%52.5%46.9%58.4%52.6%33.8%46.0%39.5%
9th44.6%59.9%52.0%39.5%54.6%47.1%31.7%45.6%38.4%
11th49.6%55.0%52.2%33.5%53.9%43.8%34.0%46.4%40.5%
All Grades48.9%56.6%52.6%44.8%55.7%50.2%35.4%46.3%40.8%
Scott County5th67.2%67.2%67.2%67.3%66.0%66.6%51.9%55.4%53.7%
8th49.1%60.5%54.7%49.8%60.8%55.3%38.1%51.1%44.4%
9th42.4%57.5%50.0%42.1%55.4%49.0%35.0%49.1%42.2%
11th42.8%57.2%50.0%41.8%55.7%48.6%37.7%52.6%45.1%
All Grades49.7%60.4%55.1%50.6%59.6%55.1%40.4%51.9%46.1%
Sherburne County5th63.6%59.6%61.6%58.0%59.0%58.5%42.8%43.9%43.3%
8th47.6%61.4%54.9%42.7%59.9%51.6%34.0%44.9%39.0%
9th49.1%52.9%50.9%37.5%52.5%45.0%29.4%46.3%37.4%
11th42.6%52.0%47.5%37.8%49.4%43.5%34.4%51.9%43.5%
All Grades50.8%56.7%53.8%44.2%55.6%49.9%35.1%46.5%40.6%
Sibley County5th58.5%62.3%60.5%44.8%56.4%50.4%43.1%46.7%45.0%
8th44.1%58.8%50.9%37.5%50.7%44.3%30.0%38.8%33.9%
9th48.4%57.9%53.6%37.9%42.3%40.0%28.6%44.8%36.4%
11th45.5%43.8%44.7%53.3%51.2%52.4%35.7%40.7%38.2%
All Grades48.9%56.4%52.7%43.3%50.2%46.6%33.9%43.0%38.4%
Stearns County5th60.5%53.6%56.9%60.5%63.2%61.8%51.5%50.2%50.8%
8th50.9%58.3%54.6%52.3%61.5%56.8%41.3%57.5%49.4%
9th49.2%62.1%55.6%47.9%60.7%54.2%37.6%51.7%44.2%
11th44.4%54.0%49.0%44.0%59.0%51.3%39.6%53.0%46.2%
All Grades50.7%57.2%53.9%51.7%61.2%56.4%42.5%53.3%47.8%
Steele County5th64.1%46.9%54.5%61.3%62.9%62.1%52.9%47.4%50.6%
8th45.6%56.4%50.8%45.9%67.6%56.5%39.0%42.2%40.5%
9th48.7%63.0%55.6%41.0%60.4%51.2%29.2%52.3%40.7%
11th46.3%55.7%50.9%42.3%58.8%50.1%31.1%51.8%41.1%
All Grades47.9%57.4%52.6%47.9%62.4%55.1%34.8%48.7%41.5%
Stevens County5th57.1%63.2%60.6%63.3%43.8%53.2%***
8th62.5%71.7%67.0%57.1%58.5%57.9%***
9th44.1%60.0%53.6%36.4%63.4%51.4%**46.2%
11th**52.6%47.6%65.6%55.4%***
All Grades55.3%63.3%59.6%50.7%58.2%54.5%30.8%60.0%46.4%
Swift County5th69.4%67.9%68.8%******
8th52.8%71.4%62.0%******
9th42.9%38.5%40.7%******
11th28.0%39.5%34.9%******
All Grades50.4%54.3%52.4%******
Todd County5th55.1%47.7%51.2%47.2%54.5%51.1%50.0%49.3%49.7%
8th49.5%53.1%51.3%35.0%53.5%44.1%34.5%46.9%41.2%
9th40.2%50.0%44.3%33.3%56.4%45.3%37.0%53.8%45.3%
11th51.8%55.8%53.4%43.5%44.9%44.2%38.2%43.9%41.1%
All Grades48.5%51.6%49.9%39.6%52.3%46.1%40.2%48.2%44.3%
Traverse County5th**53.8%*****28.1%
8th**53.8%*****29.0%
9th**78.3%*****18.5%
11th**46.2%******
All Grades46.3%66.7%57.0%***25.0%29.4%27.2%
Wabasha County5th62.1%51.0%56.1%58.5%62.1%60.2%45.4%44.3%44.8%
8th46.2%53.5%49.5%47.9%63.5%56.1%51.7%54.8%53.1%
9th45.7%53.8%49.5%42.9%55.4%48.7%26.1%48.0%36.5%
11th34.7%47.7%40.8%34.3%47.4%40.4%30.1%38.6%34.1%
All Grades45.3%51.1%48.1%46.3%57.7%51.8%39.2%46.8%42.9%
Wadena County5th63.6%44.0%52.7%46.5%57.8%52.1%36.1%40.0%37.8%
8th51.6%57.8%54.5%38.0%42.2%40.2%42.7%51.2%46.8%
9th46.7%64.7%54.4%35.1%50.0%41.7%21.1%48.3%34.8%
11th28.6%55.6%41.4%46.8%54.1%50.0%31.7%41.2%36.6%
All Grades47.7%55.0%51.2%41.7%50.7%46.0%34.2%45.5%39.7%
Waseca County5th60.5%58.6%59.6%59.1%52.4%56.0%**45.6%
8th50.5%59.2%54.3%49.1%60.5%53.9%36.9%45.4%40.9%
9th48.1%59.4%54.2%42.4%50.9%46.8%17.6%42.9%31.1%
11th35.7%50.0%42.6%44.4%52.5%48.4%28.2%45.8%35.4%
All Grades48.9%56.9%52.7%48.8%53.9%51.2%30.4%45.1%37.1%
Washington County5th63.1%61.9%62.5%65.2%62.0%63.6%50.3%51.3%50.8%
8th50.5%60.0%55.2%53.3%65.7%59.7%42.5%55.5%48.7%
9th47.5%57.5%52.4%45.1%59.8%52.2%36.8%54.0%45.2%
11th45.4%57.6%51.5%40.0%55.4%47.5%31.5%51.1%41.4%
All Grades51.1%59.2%55.2%50.9%61.0%55.9%40.5%53.1%46.7%
Watonwan County5th***59.5%56.8%58.2%51.0%53.7%52.2%
8th30.0%38.2%33.3%44.0%55.2%50.4%36.7%39.0%37.8%
9th48.9%39.4%44.9%42.6%43.8%43.3%32.7%46.3%39.8%
11th41.2%42.5%41.9%27.8%34.0%30.8%27.8%47.9%39.3%
All Grades37.8%39.3%38.5%42.5%47.1%44.9%37.8%46.7%42.3%
Wilkin County5th42.9%32.0%37.7%54.8%76.9%64.9%**50.0%
8th38.9%48.3%43.1%38.2%41.7%40.0%30.8%59.3%45.3%
9th52.0%57.6%54.2%36.8%61.7%50.6%51.9%40.0%46.2%
11th47.5%57.1%52.0%38.5%70.8%50.8%**55.8%
All Grades46.1%50.0%47.8%41.5%60.9%50.9%42.4%55.0%49.0%
Winona County5th57.1%55.0%56.1%63.5%58.5%61.1%44.0%44.7%44.4%
8th40.1%57.0%48.5%49.4%61.1%55.2%41.9%50.3%46.3%
9th42.8%56.0%49.6%43.0%60.1%51.5%41.0%50.0%45.7%
11th39.7%60.0%50.2%31.0%56.6%43.8%28.3%43.1%35.1%
All Grades44.2%57.0%50.7%46.4%59.1%52.7%40.3%47.4%44.0%
Wright County5th58.4%58.1%58.3%64.7%62.4%63.5%53.8%51.0%52.3%
8th50.1%61.5%55.5%56.1%60.3%58.1%41.6%52.2%46.9%
9th50.2%62.9%56.5%45.7%61.1%53.6%39.1%53.0%45.9%
11th42.9%56.0%49.6%40.3%54.2%47.3%35.4%53.5%43.8%
All Grades50.3%59.7%55.0%51.7%59.7%55.8%42.3%52.4%47.3%
Yellow Medicine County5th**66.7%34.8%42.2%38.5%45.7%34.0%39.8%
8th35.7%76.0%54.7%58.6%79.5%71.2%44.4%60.0%51.8%
9th28.6%56.8%44.3%45.9%62.2%54.9%45.3%55.0%49.5%
11th44.9%73.8%58.2%48.4%72.7%60.9%**61.0%
All Grades38.7%67.9%54.0%45.5%63.5%55.2%47.0%51.8%49.4%

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 Positive Identity Scale comprises 6 subsets of a question included on the Minnesota Student Survey as follows:

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

  • I feel in control of my life and future
  • I feel good about myself
  • I feel good about my future
  • I deal with disappointment without getting too upset
  • I find ways to deal with the things that are hard in my life
  • I am thinking about what my purpose is in life

Modifications to the Search Institute scale were made for 5th graders on the first and last questions on the MSS. They were written as:

  • I can shape and influence what happens in my life and future
  • I think about what I want to do with my life when I grow up

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 18 or more (an average of 3 or higher for the 6 questions) are considered by this scale to have a high level of positive identity.

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.