NW Twin Cities

39.5 percent of Wright County students failed the Reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) test in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the Reading portion of the MCA, compared to the 60.6 percent who did.

The number of Wright County students who failed their Reading assessments rose by 14.8 percent from the previous school year.

The MCA is given annually to Minnesota students to determine the academic readiness of students. Not every grade is tested each year.

Analysis from the Nation’s Report Card showed math and reading scores have fallen significantly in the last decade. Science scores have been steady in recent years.

A student's success or failure on the MCA does not impact their grades or their ability to graduate.

School Name	Students who did not meet met standards (%)
Village Ranch Alternative Program	77.8
Knights Academy	75
Wright Technical Center Alternative Learning Center	70
Humphrey Elementary School	58
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	54.3
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Secondary School	54.2
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	51.2
Maple Lake Secondary School	50.8
Discovery Elementary School	49.5
Buffalo Community Middle School	48.8
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle School	48
Jane Goodall Environmental Science Academy	47.4
Montrose Elementary School of Innovation	47.3
Monticello Middle School	47.2
Rockford Middle School	46.5
Prairie View Middle School	45.6
Maple Lake Elementary School	45.5
Dassel-Cokato Senior High School	45.4
Kaleidoscope Middle School	45
Cokato Elementary School	44
Annandale Senior High School	43.2
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	43.2
Buffalo Senior High School	42.4
Parkside Elementary School	41.2
Annandale Middle School	40.8
Monticello Nature Based Education	40.6
Swan River Montessori Charter School	40
Monticello Senior High School	39.1
Little Mountain Elementary School	37
Fieldstone Elementary School	36.8
Otsego Elementary School	35.6
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	35.4
Prairie View Elementary School	35.4
Pinewood Elementary School	35.2
Annandale Elementary School	34.1
Delano High School	33.8
Northwinds Elementary School	33.3
St. Michael Elementary School	31.9
Kaleidoscope Charter High School	31.8
Big Woods Elementary School	29.9
Hanover Elementary School	28.4
St. Michael-Albertville Senior High School	27.4
Dassel-Cokato Middle School	27.3
Delano Elementary School	23.4
Delano Intermediate School	18.1