St. Paul Reporter

70% of Ramsey County students failed the science 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 science portion of the MCA, compared to the 30% who did.

The number of Ramsey County students who failed their science assessments rose by 7.9% 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 standards (%)
Crossroads Montessori	100%
Four Seasons Elementary School	100%
LEAP High School	100%
MMSA Secondary School	100%
North Metro Flex Middle School	100%
Obama Service Learning Elementary School	100%
Sunrise Park Area Learning Center	100%
St. Paul City Middle School	98%
Harambee Elementary School	96.6%
Academia Cesar Chavez Charter School	96.4%
Humboldt High School	95.4%
St. Paul City Primary School	95.4%
Saint Paul Music Academy	95.1%
White Bear Area Learning Center	95%
Daytons Bluff Elementary School	94.7%
Hmong College Prep Academy Middle School	94.6%
LIFE Prep	94.4%
Benjamin E. Mays Magnet	94%
HOPE Community Academy Middle School	93.8%
Community School of Excellence High School	93.7%
Highwood Hills Elementary School	93.6%
Hazel Park Preparatory Academy	93.4%
New Century School Secondary Program	92.7%
Maxfield Elementary School	91.8%
North Metro Flex Academy	91.7%
Bruce F. Vento Elementary School	90.9%
Hmong College Prep Academy Elementary School	90.9%
Creative Arts Secondary School	90.6%
Community of Peace Academy High School	90.4%
Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School	89.9%
Hamline Elementary School	89.8%
Battle Creek Middle School	89.6%
STEP Academy Elementary	89.1%
Prodeo Academy St. Paul Middle	88.1%
Cherokee Heights Elementary School	87.9%
Mississippi Creative Arts Elementary School	87.8%
Urban Academy	87.7%
New Century School	87.5%
Upper Mississippi Middle Academy	87.5%
Riverview Spanish/English Dual Immersion	87.1%
Quantum STEAM Academy Middle School	86.7%
American Indian Magnet School	86.4%
Midway Star Academy	86.3%
Farnsworth Aerospace Upper	86.1%
HOPE Community Academy Elementary	85.9%
Crossroads Science Program	85.7%
Level Up Academy Middle School	85.7%
Harding Senior High School	85.6%
Frost Lake Elementary School	85.5%
Battle Creek Elementary School	85.1%
Edgerton Elementary School	84.6%
John Glenn Middle School	84.5%
Achieve Language Academy	84.2%
Community of Peace Academy Middle School	83.5%
Community School of Excellence Elementary School	82.9%
Hidden River Middle School	82.9%
Hmong College Prep Academy High School	82.5%
Como Park Elementary School	82.4%
STEP Academy Charter School	82.2%
The Heights Community School	82%
Roseville Area Middle School	81.5%
Global Arts Plus Upper	81.4%
HOPE Community Academy High School	81.4%
Twin Cities Academy	80.6%
Justice Alan Page Elementary School	80%
MMSA Elementary School	80%
Weaver Elementary School	79.2%
Highland Park Middle School	78.7%
Richardson Elementary School	78.5%
Como Park Senior High School	78.4%
HGA Secondary School	78.4%
AFSA High School	78.3%
Sejong Academy Upper School	78.3%
Little Canada Elementary School	78.2%
Johnson Senior High School	77.6%
Central Park Elementary School	77.2%
Willow Lane Elementary School	77.2%
Rise Academy	76.9%
Highland Park Elementary School	76.5%
Washington Technology Senior High School	76.5%
Murray Middle School	74.6%
Cowern Elementary School	74.3%
JJ Hill Montessori	74.3%
Gentry Academy High	74.1%
Nokomis Montessori North Campus	73.8%
Eastern Heights Elementary School	72.3%
AFSA Elementary School	71.9%
Gentry Academy Middle	69.8%
Edgewood Middle School	69.6%
Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture Lower	69.5%
Highview Middle School	69.5%
Nokomis Montessori South Campus	68.4%
North Senior High School	68.4%
Global Academy	67.7%
Central Middle School	67.4%
Open World Learning Secondary School	67.2%
White Bear North Campus Senior	65.6%
Roseville Area Senior High School	65.3%
Sejong Academy Lower School	63.6%
Irondale Senior High School	62.9%
Pinewood Elementary School	62.8%
Central Senior High School	62.4%
Upper Mississippi High Academy	61.1%
Carver Elementary School	60.9%
Sunrise Park Middle School	60.8%
Lionsgate Academy - Shoreview	60.5%
HGA Elementary School	60%
St. Paul School of Northern Lights	60%
Highland Park Senior High School	59.6%
Birch Lake Elementary School	58.8%
Adams Magnet Elementary School	58.3%
Brimhall Elementary School	58%
Avalon Middle School	57.9%
Great River School	56.8%
Chelsea Heights Elementary School	56.3%
Laura Jeffrey Academy Charter	56.3%
Sunnyside Elementary School	54.7%
Groveland Park Elementary School	53.6%
Parkview Center School	50.3%
Lakeaires Elementary School	49.2%
Chippewa Middle School	49.1%
Bel Air Elementary School	49%
EXPO for Excellence Elementary School	48.2%
St. Anthony Park Elementary School	47.1%
Avalon School	47.1%
Capitol Hill Magnet/Rondo	45.6%
Valentine Hills Elementary School	42.2%
Vadnais Heights Elementary School	41.5%
Matoska International	41.5%
Randolph Heights Elementary School	40.6%
Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists	40.4%
Williams Elementary School	39.7%
Great River Elementary School	38.7%
Island Lake Elementary School	38.5%
Oak Hill Montessori Community School	38.5%
Twin Cities German Immersion Charter School	37.7%
Lincoln Elementary School	37.3%
Level Up Academy	36.4%
L'Etoile du Nord French Immersion	35.4%
Falcon Heights Elementary School	34.7%
Mounds View Senior High School	33.9%
Otter Lake Elementary School	33.7%
Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School	31.6%
Turtle Lake Elementary School	31.4%
Horace Mann School	27.9%
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	26.6%
Nova Classical Academy Upper School	25.8%
Jie Ming Mandarin Immersion Academy	17.3%