Ramsey County: How many students failed the MCA reading test in 2022-23?

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

By St. Paul Reporter

Feb 21, 2025

59.5% of Ramsey County students failed the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) test in the 2022-23 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 40.5% who did.

The number of Ramsey County students who failed their reading assessments rose by 3.4% 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.

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.

Ramsey County Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in Reading During 2022-23

School name	Students who did not meet standards (%)
LEAP High School	100%
Sunrise Park Area Learning Center	95%
Four Seasons Elementary School	94.7%
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School	92.4%
Career Pathways	92.3%
St. Paul City Primary School	91.4%
Community of Peace Academy Elementary School	89.6%
The Journey School	89.6%
High School for Recording Arts	88.5%
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	87.8%
Highwood Hills Elementary School	87.5%
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School	87.2%
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	86.3%
Daytons Bluff Elementary School	86.3%
St. Paul City Middle School	86.1%
MMSA Elementary School	85.9%
Obama Service Learning Elementary School	85.5%
Bruce F. Vento Elementary School	84.9%
St. Paul City High School	84.9%
Rise Academy	84.7%
American Indian Magnet School	84.6%
Humboldt High School	84.2%
Crossroads Montessori	84.1%
Hamline Elementary School	83.7%
LIFE Prep	83.5%
HOPE Community Academy High School	83.3%
Creative Arts Secondary School	82.6%
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	82.3%
Battle Creek Middle School	82%
Maxfield Elementary School	81.8%
Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary School	81.6%
Benjamin E. Mays Magnet	81.2%
Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School	80.7%
HOPE Community Academy Middle School	80.6%
Eastern Heights Elementary School	80%
Frost Lake Elementary School	80%
The Journey School Middle	80%
The Heights Community School	79.7%
Farnsworth Aerospace Lower	79%
Achieve Language Academy	78.7%
Riverview Spanish/English Dual Immersion	78.5%
Saint Paul Music Academy	78.1%
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	77.8%
Crossroads Science Program	77.3%
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	77.2%
Cherokee Heights Elementary School	77.1%
Washington Technology Senior High School	76.8%
MMSA Secondary School	76.6%
Sejong Academy Lower School	75.9%
Community of Peace Academy Middle School	74.3%
Community School of Excellence Elementary School	74.2%
Community of Peace Academy High School	74.1%
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Lower	73.2%
New Century School Secondary Program	73.1%
John Glenn Middle School	72.9%
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	72.8%
White Bear Area Learning Center	72.7%
Justice Alan Page Elementary School	72.6%
North Metro Flex Middle School	72.5%
Harding Senior High School	72.2%
Global Arts Plus Lower	71.5%
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Elementary	71.1%
Community School of Excellence High School	70.4%
STEP Academy Elementary	70.1%
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	69%
Little Canada Elementary School	68.7%
New Century School	68.5%
Como Park Elementary School	68.4%
Como Park Senior High School	68.3%
Highland Park Elementary School	67.7%
Central Park Elementary School	67.5%
Weaver Elementary School	66.9%
Global Arts Plus Upper	66.8%
Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	66.7%
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	66.7%
Richardson Elementary School	66.2%
Cowern Elementary School	66.1%
Twin Cities Academy	66%
Battle Creek Elementary School	65.7%
North Metro Flex Academy	65.7%
Harambee Elementary School	65.4%
Midway Star Academy	64.8%
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Upper	64.2%
Level Up Academy	64%
Upper Mississippi Middle Academy	63.5%
Urban Academy	63.2%
Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary School	61.3%
STEP Academy Charter School	61.2%
Hidden River Middle School	60.9%
Murray Middle School	60.9%
Johnson Senior High School	60%
Willow Lane Elementary School	59.9%
Pinewood Elementary School	59.7%
AFSA Elementary School	59.4%
Hmong College Prep Academy High School	59.1%
HGA Elementary School	58.9%
Roseville Area Middle School	58.9%
Gentry Academy High	58.6%
AFSA High School	58.3%
Carver Elementary School	58%
Edgerton Elementary School	57.9%
Birch Lake Elementary School	56.9%
Edgewood Middle School	56.9%
JJ Hill Montessori	56.8%
Highland Park Middle School	56.6%
North Senior High School	56.2%
White Bear North Campus Senior	56.1%
HGA Secondary School	55.7%
Sejong Academy Upper School	55.4%
Lakeaires Elementary School	54.3%
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	53.9%
Level Up Academy Middle School	52.7%
Sunnyside Elementary School	52.4%
Gentry Academy Middle	51.9%
Chelsea Heights Elementary School	51%
EXPO for Excellence Elementary School	50.6%
Highview Middle School	50.4%
Irondale Senior High School	50.2%
Adams Magnet Elementary School	48.7%
Brimhall Elementary School	48.3%
Sunrise Park Middle School	48%
Central Senior High School	47.8%
Upper Mississippi High Academy	47.4%
Roseville Area Senior High School	47.3%
Groveland Park Elementary School	46.1%
Valentine Hills Elementary School	45.9%
Central Middle School	45.7%
Matoska International	45.3%
Avalon Middle School	43.6%
Bel Air Elementary School	43.5%
Vadnais Heights Elementary School	42.1%
Global Academy	41.5%
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	40.2%
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School	39.5%
Highland Park Senior High School	39.1%
St. Anthony Park Elementary School	38.6%
Parkview Center School	37.7%
Island Lake Elementary School	37.6%
Open World Learning Secondary School	36.9%
Williams Elementary School	35%
Great River Elementary School	33.2%
Otter Lake Elementary School	31.6%
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter School	31%
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	30.9%
Turtle Lake Elementary School	30.5%
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	30.4%
Chippewa Middle School	30.3%
Falcon Heights Elementary School	28.9%
Mounds View Senior High School	28.8%
Lincoln Elementary School	28%
Oak Hill Montessori Community School	28%
Great River School	27.9%
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	26.8%
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists	26.4%
Randolph Heights Elementary School	26.2%
Horace Mann School	26%
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	25.7%
Nova Classical Academy Upper School	25.5%
Avalon School	25%
St. Paul School of Northern Lights Secondary	18.8%