St. Cloud Sun

57.3 percent of Stearns County students failed the Math 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 Math portion of the MCA, compared to the 42.6 percent who did.

The number of Stearns County students who failed their Math assessments rose by 13.2 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 (%)
St Cloud Area Learning Center	100
Katherine Johnson Education Center	100
Benton-Stearns Education Program - Pioneers	100
Roosevelt Education Center	92.3
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	85.7
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Secondary School	85
North Junior High School	80.7
Stride Academy Charter School	80.7
Success Academy Saint Cloud	78.8
Paynesville Area High School	78.2
Apollo Senior High School	77.7
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy Charter School	77.6
South Junior High School	75.8
Technical Senior High School	75.4
Sauk Centre Middle School	75.4
Discovery Community Elementary School	74.8
Rocori Senior High School	74
Madison Elementary School	71
Kimball Secondary School	65.2
Oak Hill Community Elementary School	60
Holdingford Secondary School	59.8
Sauk Centre Elementary School	58.5
Kennedy Community School	57.5
Melrose Middle School	56.4
Sauk Centre Secondary School	54.1
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary School	53.5
Melrose Secondary School	53.3
Paynesville Elementary School	50.5
Albany Area High School	47.9
Westwood Elementary School	47.2
Rockville Elementary School	46.7
Cold Spring Elementary School	46.6
Sartell Senior High School	45.7
Albany Area Middle School	43.6
Rocori Middle School	43.4
Melrose Elementary School	43
Sartell Middle School	41.6
Kimball Elementary School	39.9
	36.7
Eden Valley Elementary School	36.4
Albany Elementary School	36.2
Avon Elementary School	35.7
Holdingford Elementary School	35.5
Riverview Intermediate School	33.8
Richmond Elementary School	31