Minneapolis Review

During the 2022-23 school year, 11,247 students from 7th grade took the reading portion of the MCA in Hennepin County, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

They scored an average of 747, with 46.8% of them considered proficient in the subject.

Data shows that Hennepin County students from 5th grade had the best reading performance on the test, marking a score of 551 and a proficiency rate of 58%.

At the other end of the educational spectrum, 8th grade students scored in the lowest proficiency of the reading portion of the MCA, when 45.8% of them were considered proficient in the subject with an average score of 846.

The number of Hennepin County students taking the reading portion of the MCA in the 2022-23 school year rose 1% 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 Reading (%)
3	12,837	48.8%
4	12,387	50%
5	12,180	58%
6	11,414	53.1%
7	11,247	46.8%
8	11,092	45.8%
10	9,874	57.2%