St. Cloud Sun

42.3 percent of Sherburne 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 57.7 percent who did.

The number of Sherburne County students who failed their Reading assessments rose by 11.9 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 (%)
Ivan Sand Community High School	81.3
Big Lake Online K-5	72.7
Three Rivers Montessori School	57.1
Vandenberge Middle School	53.3
Big Lake Online 6-12	51.3
Online728 Middle School	50
Lincoln Elementary School	48.9
Big Lake Middle School	47.9
Westwood Elementary School	46.1
Online728 Elementary School	45.8
Independence Elementary School	45
Elk River Senior High School	44.1
Zimmerman Middle School	43.9
Salk Middle School	43.9
Becker Middle School	43.4
Zimmerman High School	43.1
Becker Senior High School	42
Big Lake Senior High School	40.4
Clearview Elementary School	40.3
Becker Intermediate Elementary School	39.4
Meadowvale Elementary School	31.8
Spectrum Middle School - Grades 7-8	31.6
Parker Elementary School	30
Twin Lakes Elementary School	27.8
Spectrum Middle School	25.2
Spectrum High School	24.1
Online 728	20