NW Twin Cities

During the 2022-23 school year, 2,170 students from 5th grade took the math portion of the MCA in Wright County, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

They scored an average of 550, with 55.2% of them considered proficient in the subject.

Data shows that Wright County students from 3rd grade had the best math performance on the test, marking a score of 358 and a proficiency rate of 72.5%.

At the other end of the educational spectrum, 11th grade students scored in the lowest proficiency of the math portion of the MCA, when 44.7% of them were considered proficient in the subject with an average score of 1146.

The number of Wright County students taking the math portion of the MCA in the 2022-23 school year fell 0.9% 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, and the scoring scale varies by grade level. These differing score brackets reflect the varying complexity and expectations at different educational stages.

Analysis from the 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.

Grade	Number of Students Tested	Considered proficient in Math (%)
3	1,899	72.5%
4	1,955	68.9%
5	2,170	55.2%
6	2,076	50.4%
7	2,132	54.5%
8	2,127	58.7%
11	1,496	44.7%