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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

How did Red Lake County students do on 2022-23 school year MCA tests?

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Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

During the 2022-23 school year, 42 students from 8th grade took the science portion of the MCA in Red Lake County, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

They scored an average of 844, with 31% of them considered proficient in the subject.

Data shows that Red Lake County students from 5th grade had the best science performance on the test, marking a score of 548 and a proficiency rate of 46.3%.

At the other end of the educational spectrum, high school students scored in the lowest proficiency of the science portion of the MCA, when 20.8% of them were considered proficient in the subject with an average score of 1040.

The number of Red Lake County students taking the science portion of the MCA in the 2022-23 school year fell 26.4% 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.

Students and MCA Science Success in 2022-23 School Year
YearNumber of Students TestedConsidered proficient in Science (%)
2022-2312035.8%

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