East Twin Cities

43.9 percent of Washington County students failed the Reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) test in the 2021-2022 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 56.2 percent who did.

The number of Washington County students who failed their Reading assessments rose by 40.4 percent 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 met standards (%)
Cross River Charter	91.7
Pankalo Education Center	84
Forest Lake Area Community School	78.9
New Heights School	77.4
E-STEM Middle School	73.2
Skyview Community Middle School	68.3
Falcon View Connections Academy Elementary School	66.7
Pullman Elementary School	61
Forest Lake Area Middle School	60.9
Oakdale Elementary School	60.8
Forest View Elementary School	60
Castle Elementary School	58.8
Lakes International Language Academy	57.1
Oltman Middle School	56.8
Crestview Elementary School	56.7
Park High School	54.4
Andersen Elementary School	54.4
Skyview Community Elementary School	53.4
Pine Hill Elementary School	50.6
Woodbury Elementary School	50
North Lakes Academy Middle School	50
Cottage Grove Middle School	49.4
Armstrong Elementary School	49.4
Tartan Senior High School	49.2
Lily Lake Elementary School	48.8
Oak-Land Middle School	48.2
Hillside Elementary School	47.7
North Lakes Academy Elementary School	47.2
Forest Lake Elementary School	46.9
Falcon View Connections Academy Middle School	46.4
Newport Elementary School	45.2
Nuevas Fronteras Spanish Immersion Elementary School	45
Lake Elmo Elementary School	45
Ranger Academy	44.8
Eagle Point Elementary School	44.4
Marine Area Community School	43.3
Woodbury Middle School	43.2
Woodbury Leadership Academy	43
Middleton Elementary School	42.6
Royal Oaks Elementary School	41.9
Oneka Elementary School	41
Rutherford Elementary School	40.7
Stillwater Area High School	40.5
Grey Cloud Elementary School	40.2
Scandia Elementary School	39.8
Gordon Bailey Elementary School	38.9
Lakes International Language Academy-Headwaters Campus	38.8
Red Rock Elementary School	38.7
Falcon View Connections Academy	38
Afton-Lakeland Elementary School	38
Cottage Grove Elementary School	37.2
Forest Lake Area High School	37.1
Brookview Elementary School	37
Lake Middle School	36.5
Stonebridge Elementary School	35.7
Woodbury High School	35.4
Stillwater Middle School	35
Mahtomedi Middle School	33.5
East Ridge High School	33.1
North Lakes Academy Upper School	32.3
Mahtomedi Senior High School	30.3
Valley Crossing Elementary School	29.2
O.H. Anderson Elementary School	28.8
Liberty Ridge Elementary School	27.9
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Lower	19.2
St Croix Preparatory Academy Middle School	18.5
Math and Science Academy	16.8
St. Croix Preparatory Academy Upper School	14.8
Gate 4/5	1.7