August 29, 2024
As measured by the 2024 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs), 50.3 percent of tested students do not meet grade-level reading standards and 54.7 percent do not meet grade-level math standards, the same achievement results as in 2023.
Majority of Minnesota students still not meeting reading and math standards
More than half of Minnesota public school students still don’t meet basic proficiency in reading or math, according to newly released 2024 statewide assessment results by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).As measured by the 2024 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs), 50.3 percent of tested students do not meet grade-level reading standards and 54.7 percent do not meet grade-level math standards, the same achievement results as in 2023.