St. Cloud Sun

51.7 percent of Stearns 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 48.3 percent who did.

The number of Stearns County students who failed their Reading assessments rose by 15.6 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 (%)
Benton-Stearns Education Program - Pioneers	100
Roosevelt Education Center	92.9
St Cloud Area Learning Center	84
Success Academy Saint Cloud	82.7
Katherine Johnson Education Center	79.2
Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud	76.4
Discovery Community Elementary School	72.6
Stride Academy Charter School	70.4
Saint Cloud Math and Science Academy Charter School	70.2
Madison Elementary School	69.1
North Junior High School	67.5
Paynesville Area High School	66.2
Sauk Centre Elementary School	63.7
Sauk Centre Middle School	61.6
Technical Senior High School	61.3
South Junior High School	60
Apollo Senior High School	56.7
Rocori Senior High School	56.7
Sauk Centre Secondary School	56.6
Oak Hill Community Elementary School	54.2
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Secondary School	54.1
Rockville Elementary School	53.3
Paynesville Elementary School	52.7
Melrose Elementary School	52.7
Melrose Middle School	51.8
Holdingford Secondary School	50.2
Albany Area Middle School	50
Melrose Secondary School	50
Westwood Elementary School	50
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Elementary School	49.5
Kimball Secondary School	48.2
Cold Spring Elementary School	47.8
Kennedy Community School	47
Rocori Middle School	46.5
Eden Valley Elementary School	45.8
Kimball Elementary School	44.1
	42.1
Albany Elementary School	41.9
Avon Elementary School	39.2
Sartell Middle School	36
Sartell Senior High School	34.9
Riverview Intermediate School	32.7
Albany Area High School	31.3
Holdingford Elementary School	30.2
Richmond Elementary School	23.9