Ramsey County: How many students met or exceeded expectations in reading in 2022-23?

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

By St. Paul Reporter

Jun 14, 2024

Ramsey County saw 40.6% of their students pass the Reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of the 40,916 students who took part in the MCA, 29% met the testing standard while 11.6% exceeded expectations and scored highest on the test.

The passing rate among Ramsey County students fell by 1.7% from the previous school year.

The MCA and the Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota's academic standards and also meet federal and state legislative requirements. The tests cover math, reading and science, depending on the grade that is being tested. Most students take the MCA, but students who receive special education services and meet eligibility requirements may take the MTAS instead.

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.

Ramsey County Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in Reading During 2022-23 School Year

School name	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School	7.6%	0%
Achieve Language Academy	19.2%	2.1%
Adams Magnet Elementary School	37.4%	13.9%
AFSA Elementary School	31.5%	9.1%
AFSA High School	29.2%	12.5%
American Indian Magnet School	12.9%	2.5%
Avalon Middle School	35.5%	21%
Avalon School	50%	25%
Battle Creek Elementary School	32.4%	1.9%
Battle Creek Middle School	15.7%	2.3%
Bel Air Elementary School	39.1%	17.4%
Benjamin E. Mays Magnet	16.2%	2.6%
Birch Lake Elementary School	36.3%	6.9%
Brimhall Elementary School	34.2%	17.6%
Bruce F. Vento Elementary School	13.4%	1.7%
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	42.3%	27.3%
Career Pathways	7.7%	0%
Carver Elementary School	33.6%	8.5%
Central Middle School	37.5%	16.8%
Central Park Elementary School	25.9%	6.6%
Central Senior High School	29.9%	22.3%
Chelsea Heights Elementary School	32.7%	16.3%
Cherokee Heights Elementary School	19.1%	3.8%
Chippewa Middle School	40.7%	29%
Community of Peace Academy Elementary School	8.8%	1.6%
Community of Peace Academy High School	24.1%	1.9%
Community of Peace Academy Middle School	19.9%	5.9%
Community School of Excellence Elementary School	21.7%	4.2%
Community School of Excellence High School	27.8%	1.9%
Como Park Elementary School	27.7%	3.9%
Como Park Senior High School	23.3%	8.3%
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School	45.7%	14.8%
Cowern Elementary School	29.4%	4.4%
Creative Arts Secondary School	12.2%	5.2%
Crossroads Montessori	15.9%	0%
Crossroads Science Program	20.6%	2.1%
Daytons Bluff Elementary School	13.8%	0%
Eastern Heights Elementary School	19.3%	0.7%
Edgerton Elementary School	32.6%	9.5%
Edgewood Middle School	31%	12.2%
EXPO for Excellence Elementary School	34.4%	14.9%
Falcon Heights Elementary School	42.1%	28.9%
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	16.8%	4.2%
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	23.6%	3.6%
Four Seasons Elementary School	5.3%	0%
Frost Lake Elementary School	19%	1%
Gentry Academy High	37.9%	3.5%
Gentry Academy Middle	40.5%	7.6%
Global Academy	45.9%	12.6%
Global Arts Plus Lower	23.6%	4.9%
Global Arts Plus Upper	23.5%	9.7%
Great River Elementary School	43.3%	23.5%
Great River School	44.8%	27.3%
Groveland Park Elementary School	32.7%	21.2%
Hamline Elementary School	14.3%	2%
Harambee Elementary School	27.9%	6.6%
Harding Senior High School	22.3%	5.5%
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	12%	1.7%
HGA Elementary School	33.6%	7.5%
HGA Secondary School	34.7%	9.5%
Hidden River Middle School	25%	14.1%
High School for Recording Arts	7.7%	3.9%
Highland Park Elementary School	24.5%	7.7%
Highland Park Middle School	29.7%	13.7%
Highland Park Senior High School	35.1%	25.8%
Highview Middle School	31.2%	18.3%
Highwood Hills Elementary School	11.5%	1%
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	16.3%	1.3%
Hmong College Prep Academy High School	37.1%	3.8%
Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School	17.1%	2.2%
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	11.4%	0.8%
HOPE Community Academy High School	13.9%	2.8%
HOPE Community Academy Middle School	17.5%	1.9%
Horace Mann School	42.9%	31.1%
Humboldt High School	13.9%	1.9%
Irondale Senior High School	32.8%	17.1%
Island Lake Elementary School	43.7%	18.7%
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	36.3%	38%
JJ Hill Montessori	34.9%	8.3%
John Glenn Middle School	22.2%	4.9%
Johnson Senior High School	31.5%	8.5%
Justice Alan Page Elementary School	23%	4.5%
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	38.5%	21.3%
Lakeaires Elementary School	36%	9.6%
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	38.2%	30.9%
LEAP High School	0%	0%
Level Up Academy	34%	2%
Level Up Academy Middle School	41.8%	5.5%
LIFE Prep	15.2%	1.3%
Lincoln Elementary School	46%	26%
Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	18.5%	14.8%
Little Canada Elementary School	24.8%	6.6%
Matoska International	43.3%	11.3%
Maxfield Elementary School	15.6%	2.6%
Midway Star Academy	32.7%	2.5%
Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary School	16.4%	2%
MMSA Elementary School	12.3%	1.9%
MMSA Secondary School	16.3%	7.1%
Mounds View Senior High School	40.4%	30.9%
Murray Middle School	27.9%	11.3%
New Century School	29.5%	2%
New Century School Secondary Program	23.9%	3.1%
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	22.1%	0.7%
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	23.9%	7.1%
North Metro Flex Academy	30.4%	3.9%
North Metro Flex Middle School	17.5%	10%
North Senior High School	32.1%	11.7%
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	44.8%	28.5%
Nova Classical Academy Upper School	38.5%	36%
Oak Hill Montessori Community School	47.3%	24.7%
Obama Service Learning Elementary School	14.5%	0%
Open World Learning Secondary School	34%	29.1%
Otter Lake Elementary School	49.8%	18.6%
Parkview Center School	39.8%	22.5%
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School	11.2%	1.7%
Pinewood Elementary School	29.8%	10.5%
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	23.3%	5.6%
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	33.3%	0%
Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary School	35.5%	3.2%
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	22.2%	0%
Randolph Heights Elementary School	40.3%	33.5%
Richardson Elementary School	30%	3.9%
Rise Academy	13.3%	2%
Riverview Spanish/English Dual Immersion	17.8%	3.7%
Roseville Area Middle School	31.1%	10.1%
Roseville Area Senior High School	35.9%	16.8%
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists	54.2%	19.4%
Saint Paul Music Academy	20.3%	1.6%
Sejong Academy Lower School	22.2%	1.9%
Sejong Academy Upper School	32.4%	12.2%
St. Anthony Park Elementary School	39%	22.4%
St. Paul City High School	15.2%	0%
St. Paul City Middle School	12.4%	1.6%
St. Paul City Primary School	7.9%	0.7%
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	34.1%	12.1%
St. Paul School of Northern Lights Secondary	37.5%	43.8%
STEP Academy Charter School	29.7%	9.1%
STEP Academy Elementary	26.4%	3.5%
Sunnyside Elementary School	36.4%	11.2%
Sunrise Park Area Learning Center	5%	0%
Sunrise Park Middle School	38.2%	13.8%
The Heights Community School	17.5%	2.8%
The Journey School	8.3%	2.1%
The Journey School Middle	10%	10%
Turtle Lake Elementary School	42.2%	27.3%
Twin Cities Academy	24.3%	9.7%
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter School	44.9%	24.2%
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Lower	23.3%	3.5%
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Upper	30.2%	5.7%
Upper Mississippi High Academy	21.1%	31.6%
Upper Mississippi Middle Academy	20.6%	15.9%
Urban Academy	32.1%	4.7%
Vadnais Heights Elementary School	41%	16.9%
Valentine Hills Elementary School	36.9%	17.2%
Washington Technology Senior High School	19.2%	4.1%
Weaver Elementary School	28.4%	4.7%
White Bear Area Learning Center	18.2%	9.1%
White Bear North Campus Senior	30.7%	13.3%
Williams Elementary School	42.9%	22.1%
Willow Lane Elementary School	34.2%	5.9%