Minneapolis Review

During the 2022-23 school year, 11,372 students from 6th grade took the math portion of the MCA in Hennepin County, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

They scored an average of 643, with 40% of them considered proficient in the subject.

Data shows that Hennepin County students from 3rd grade had the best math performance on the test, marking a score of 352 and a proficiency rate of 58.3%.

The number of Hennepin County students taking the math portion of the MCA in the 2022-23 school year rose 1.5% 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.

Grade	Number of Students Tested	Considered proficient in Math (%)
3	12,827	58.3%
4	12,370	56.5%
5	12,148	43.3%
6	11,372	40%
7	11,204	40.4%
8	11,020	40.4%
11	7,954	41.9%