NW Twin Cities

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

Of the 4,329 students who took part in the MCA, 43 percent met the testing standard while 7.9 percent exceeded expectations and scored highest on the test.

The total percentage of Wright County students who met or exceeded expectations fell by 4 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.

School Name	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Monticello Nature Based Education	5.3	78.9
Northwinds Elementary School	12.7	66.2
Otsego Elementary School	18.9	56.8
Prairie View Elementary School	20.4	54.4
Hanover Elementary School	9.5	63.5
Delano Intermediate School	7.3	63.7
Dassel-Cokato Middle School	10.7	59
Annandale Elementary School	8.8	58.8
Swan River Montessori Charter School	7.7	53.8
Pinewood Elementary School	11.5	49.2
Little Mountain Elementary School	8.1	48.8
St. Michael-Albertville Middle East	9.1	46.1
St. Michael-Albertville Middle West	10.4	43.6
Tatanka Elementary STEM School	4.5	49.4
Maple Lake Elementary School	3.7	48.1
Rockford Middle School	7	37.8
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	1.9	42.3
Prairie View Middle School	11.6	30.4
Monticello Middle School	4.5	37
Kaleidoscope Middle School	7.4	33.3
Parkside Elementary School	8.3	31.7
Discovery Elementary School	5.7	34.3
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle School	2.6	33.7
Montrose Elementary School of Innovation	0	35.6
Buffalo Community Middle School	4.8	30.1
Delano High School	6.1	28.6
Maple Lake Secondary School	1.5	30.3
Annandale Middle School	1.9	22.1