In Hennepin County, 48.8% of students failed the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) test in the 2023-24 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 51.2% who did.
The number of Hennepin County students who failed their reading assessments rose by 1.9% from the previous school year.
The MCA and the Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota’s academic standards and also meet federal and state legislative requirements. The tests cover math, reading and science, depending on the grade that is being tested. Most students take the MCA, but students who receive special education services and meet eligibility requirements may take the MTAS instead.
Overall proficiency on Minnesota’s MCA exams has declined compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to Minnesota’s Report Card. Math proficiency, for example, dropped by more than 7% from 2019, while reading proficiency fell by almost 5%.
A student’s success or failure on the MCA does not impact their grades or their ability to graduate.
Percent of Hennepin County Students Not Meeting Reading Standards During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | Students who did not meet standards (%) |
|---|---|
| Unity Campus | 100% |
| Wellstone International High School | 100% |
| Hiawatha Leadership Academy-Northrop | 95.5% |
| Venture Academy Middle School | 95.1% |
| El Colegio Charter School | 95% |
| Hmong International Academy Elementary | 94.3% |
| Minnesota Transitions Charter Elementary School | 94.2% |
| KIPP North Star Primary School | 93.3% |
| LoveWorks Academy for Arts | 92.9% |
| Horizon Science Academy Twin Cities | 92.2% |
| North High School | 91.7% |
| Sojourner Truth Academy | 91.4% |
| Aurora Charter School | 90.2% |
| Escuela Exitos | 90% |
| Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School | 89.9% |
| Cityview Elementary School | 89.6% |
| Skyline Math and Science Academy | 89.4% |
| Bdote Learning Center | 89.2% |
| Anishinabe Academy Elementary | 89.1% |
| SciTech Academy Charter School | 88.6% |
| Olson Middle School | 88.5% |
| Brooklyn Center Middle School | 87.9% |
| Bethune Elementary School | 87.8% |
| KIPP North Star Academy | 87.5% |
| Brooklyn Center Elementary School | 86.4% |
| Franklin Middle School | 86.1% |
| Ella Baker Elementary School | 85.9% |
| Folwell Elementary School | 85.7% |
| Hiawatha College Prep – Kingfield | 85.7% |
| Whittier Elementary School | 85.7% |
| Anwatin Middle School | 85.4% |
| Brooklyn Center High School | 85.3% |
| Hall Academy Elementary | 85.1% |
| Banaadir Elementary School | 85% |
| Lincoln International High School | 84.8% |
| Las Estrellas Elementary School | 84.1% |
| Venture Academy High School | 83.7% |
| Prairie Seeds Elementary School Academy | 83.6% |
| Jenny Lind Elementary School | 83.1% |
| Hiawatha Collegiate High School | 83% |
| Friendship Academy of the Arts – Intermediate | 82.9% |
| Partnership Academy, Inc. | 82.7% |
| Highview Alternative Learning Center | 82.6% |
| Spero Academy Brooklyn Park | 82.1% |
| Aurora Middle School | 82% |
| Hiawatha College Prep – Northrop | 81.9% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary School | 81.8% |
| Stonebridge World School | 81.3% |
| Sullivan Elementary School | 81% |
| Crest View Elementary School | 81% |
| Lakeview Elementary School | 80.7% |
| MTS High School | 80.6% |
| Heritage Academy High | 80% |
| Prairie Seeds Middle School Academy | 79.4% |
| Bryn Mawr Elementary School | 79.2% |
| Aim Academy of Science and Technology | 79.2% |
| Marcy Elementary School | 79% |
| Centennial Elementary School | 79% |
| Sonnesyn Elementary School | 78.9% |
| Zanewood Community School, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math | 78.8% |
| Pillsbury Elementary School | 78.6% |
| Excell Academy Charter | 77.4% |
| Valley View Elementary School | 77.2% |
| Webster Elementary School | 76.9% |
| Northeast College Prep Charter School | 76.8% |
| Progeny Academy Charter School | 76.7% |
| Twin Lakes STEM Academy | 76.1% |
| Garden City Elementary School | 75.8% |
| Hennepin Schools Lower Campus | 75.5% |
| North View Middle School | 75.2% |
| Evergreen Park Elementary – STEM School of Innovation | 75% |
| New Millennium Academy Charter School | 74.6% |
| Northeast Middle School | 74.5% |
| Twin Cities International Schools | 74.5% |
| Success Academy – Bloomington – Elementary | 74.1% |
| Noble Elementary School | 74% |
| Andersen Middle School | 73.6% |
| Northport Elementary School | 73.4% |
| Indian Mounds Elementary School | 73.3% |
| Spero Academy | 73.1% |
| Lyndale Elementary School | 72.8% |
| Gatewood Elementary School | 72.8% |
| CVA Fusion Elementary School (K-5) | 72.7% |
| Valley View Middle School | 72.7% |
| Loring Elementary School | 72.3% |
| Noble Academy Middle School | 72% |
| Kennedy Senior High School | 71.6% |
| Alternative Learning Center Senior High | 71.4% |
| Emerson Elementary School | 71.4% |
| Robbinsdale Middle School | 70.9% |
| Pratt Elementary School | 70.4% |
| Park Brook Elementary School | 70.3% |
| Minnesota International Middle Charter School | 69.8% |
| Palmer Lake Elementary School | 69.4% |
| Minnesota Excellence in Learning Academy | 69.1% |
| Meadow Lake Elementary School | 68.8% |
| Noble Academy Elementary | 68.4% |
| Birch Grove School for the Arts | 68.4% |
| Banaadir Academy | 68.2% |
| Eisenhower Elementary School | 68.1% |
| Compass Academy | 68.1% |
| Park Center IB World School | 67.8% |
| Beacon Academy | 66.9% |
| SAGE Academy Charter School | 66.7% |
| Sandburg Middle School | 65.6% |
| Alice Smith Elementary School | 65.6% |
| Washburn Elementary School | 65.2% |
| Fair Oaks Elementary School | 65% |
| Neill Elementary School | 65% |
| Success Academy – Bloomington – Middle | 64.8% |
| Richfield Middle School | 64.7% |
| Best Academy | 64.7% |
| Green Central Elementary School | 64.7% |
| Athlos Leadership Academy | 64.3% |
| Seward Elementary School | 64.2% |
| Hennepin Schools Upper Campus | 64.2% |
| Brooklyn Middle School, a Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math School | 64.1% |
| Forest Elementary School | 63.8% |
| Edinbrook Elementary School | 63.4% |
| Richfield STEM School | 63.2% |
| Ubah Academy | 62.1% |
| Westwood Elementary School | 61.7% |
| Richfield Senior High School | 61.3% |
| Parnassus Preparatory School-Grammar | 61.2% |
| Richfield Dual Language School | 61.1% |
| Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High School | 60.9% |
| Oak Grove Middle School | 60.7% |
| Prairie Seeds High School Academy | 60.7% |
| Modern Montessori Charter School | 60.2% |
| Banaadir Academy | 59.5% |
| L.H. Tanglen Elementary School | 58.9% |
| Plymouth Middle School | 58.4% |
| Camden High School | 58.3% |
| Rockford Secondary School | 57.9% |
| SET Academy Middle | 57.9% |
| Monroe Elementary School – Mathematics, Science and Children’s Engineering | 56.4% |
| Lionsgate Academy – Minnetonka | 54.4% |
| Oak View Elementary School | 54.4% |
| Hopkins West Middle School | 54.3% |
| Roosevelt High School | 54.1% |
| Bancroft Elementary School | 53.8% |
| Rice Lake Elementary School | 53.6% |
| Rockford Elementary Arts Magnet School | 52.9% |
| Jefferson Senior High School | 52.5% |
| Osseo Senior High School | 52.4% |
| Sheridan Hills Elementary School | 52.4% |
| Kenwood Elementary School | 52.4% |
| Edison High School | 52.1% |
| Nasha Shkola Charter School | 52% |
| Universal Academy Elementary | 51.7% |
| Osseo Middle School | 51.6% |
| St. Louis Park Middle School | 51.6% |
| CVA Fusion Middle School (6-8) | 51.4% |
| Universal Academy Middle/High | 51.2% |
| Hopkins Senior High School | 50.6% |
| Champlin Park High School | 49.9% |
| Normandale Hills Elementary School | 49.8% |
| Woodland Elementary School | 49.7% |
| Hopkins North Middle School | 49.6% |
| Aquila Elementary School | 49.2% |
| Champlin/Brooklyn Park Academy for Math and Environmental Science | 48.8% |
| New City School | 48.8% |
| Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Richfield Elementary | 48.7% |
| Washburn High School | 48.6% |
| Parnassus Preparatory School-Logic | 48.4% |
| Olson Elementary School | 48% |
| South High School | 48% |
| Sanford Middle School | 46.9% |
| Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion Elementary School | 46.6% |
| FAIR High School | 46.6% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 46.5% |
| Robbinsdale Armstrong Senior High School | 46.3% |
| SET Academy Elementary | 45.9% |
| Justice Page Middle School | 45.6% |
| Agamim Classical Academy | 45.5% |
| The FAIR School – Crystal | 45.4% |
| Wilshire Park Elementary School | 45.4% |
| Poplar Bridge Elementary School | 45.2% |
| Maple Grove Middle School | 45.2% |
| Susan Lindgren Elementary School | 45.1% |
| Jackson Middle School | 44.8% |
| Lake Nokomis Keewaydin Elementary School | 44.8% |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 44.6% |
| Elm Creek Elementary School | 44.6% |
| Peter Hobart Elementary School | 44.4% |
| St. Anthony Middle School | 44.2% |
| Metro College Prep | 44.1% |
| St. Anthony Village Senior High School | 43.3% |
| Dayton Elementary School | 43.2% |
| Dowling Elementary School | 43% |
| Southside Family Charter School | 42.9% |
| Olson Middle School | 42.7% |
| Meadowbrook Elementary School | 42.6% |
| Glen Lake Elementary School | 41.6% |
| Zachary Lane Elementary School | 41.6% |
| Southwest High School | 40.7% |
| Birchview Elementary School | 40.3% |
| Eden Prairie Senior High School | 40.2% |
| Central Middle School | 39% |
| International Spanish Language Academy | 39% |
| Barton Elementary School | 39% |
| FAIR School Pilgrim Lane | 38.8% |
| St. Louis Park Senior High School | 38.7% |
| Oxbow Creek Elementary School | 38.3% |
| Eagle Ridge Academy Lower School | 37.1% |
| Cedar Island Elementary School | 37.1% |
| Anthony Middle School | 36.6% |
| Weaver Lake Science, Math & Technology School | 36.3% |
| Oakwood Elementary School | 35.9% |
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | 35.5% |
| Rogers Elementary School | 34.8% |
| School of Engineering-Arts at Olson | 34.6% |
| Maple Grove Senior High School | 34.5% |
| Sunset Hill Elementary School | 34.2% |
| Waite Park Elementary School | 34.2% |
| Howe Elementary School | 34% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 33.8% |
| Eagle Ridge Academy Charter School | 33.4% |
| Rogers Middle School | 32.7% |
| Orono Senior High School | 32.6% |
| Prairie View Elementary School | 32.5% |
| Eden Lake Elementary School | 32.5% |
| Parnassus Preparatory School-Rhetoric | 31.8% |
| Windom Elementary School | 31.8% |
| Basswood Elementary School | 31.3% |
| Cornelia Elementary School | 31.2% |
| PIM Arts High School | 31% |
| Xinxing Academy | 30.8% |
| Wayzata Central Middle School | 30.5% |
| Hassan Elementary School | 30.4% |
| Fernbrook Elementary School | 30.1% |
| Clear Springs Elementary School | 29.9% |
| Orono Intermediate Elementary School | 29.9% |
| Rush Creek Elementary School | 29.9% |
| Deephaven Elementary School | 29.8% |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 29.7% |
| Wayzata West Middle School | 29.4% |
| Mound Westonka High School | 29.3% |
| Oak Point Elementary School | 28.8% |
| South View Middle School | 28.6% |
| Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School | 28.5% |
| Rogers Senior High School | 28.4% |
| Creek Valley Elementary School | 28.3% |
| Forest Hills Elementary School | 28.2% |
| Minnewashta Elementary School | 28.1% |
| Armatage Elementary School | 27.6% |
| Countryside Elementary School | 27.2% |
| Yinghua Academy | 27.1% |
| Plymouth Creek Elementary School | 26.4% |
| Excelsior Elementary School | 26.3% |
| Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Richfield Middle School | 26.3% |
| Hilltop Primary School | 26.1% |
| Orono Middle School | 25.9% |
| Valley View Middle School | 25.9% |
| Northrop Elementary School | 25.9% |
| Eagle Heights Spanish Immersion | 25.9% |
| Highlands Elementary School | 25.7% |
| Watershed High School | 25% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School | 24.8% |
| Minnetonka East Middle School | 23.5% |
| Gleason Lake Elementary School | 23.3% |
| Concord Elementary School | 23.2% |
| Wayzata East Middle School | 23.2% |
| Shirley Hills Primary School | 22.7% |
| Normandale Elementary School | 22.6% |
| Grandview Middle School | 22.2% |
| Kimberly Lane Elementary School | 21.7% |
| Field Elementary School | 21.7% |
| North Woods Elementary School | 21.6% |
| Minnetonka Senior High School | 20.9% |
| Groveland Elementary School | 20.4% |
| Wayzata High School | 19.6% |
| Lake Harriet Upper Elementary School | 18.9% |
| Kenny Elementary School | 17.7% |
| Scenic Heights Elementary School | 16.3% |
| Burroughs Elementary School | 11.9% |
| Edina Senior High School | 10.1% |
| Notre Ecole Academy | 10% |
