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Rice County saw 47.8% of their students pass the Reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of the 4,117 students who took part in the MCA, 33.1% met the testing standard while 14.7% exceeded expectations and scored highest on the test.

The passing rate among Rice County students grew by 0.8% 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.

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.

School name	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Arcadia Charter School	24.6%	32.8%
Bridgewater Elementary School	39.4%	20.6%
Cannon River STEM School	30.2%	7.2%
Discovery Public School of Faribault	4.8%	9.5%
Faribault Area Learning Center	0%	0%
Faribault Middle School	23%	5.7%
Faribault Senior High School	24.4%	7.8%
Greenvale Park Elementary School	47.4%	18%
Jefferson Elementary School	20%	4.6%
Lincoln Elementary School	30%	7.1%
Lonsdale Pre K-6	40.8%	14.7%
Morristown Elementary School	46.2%	12.5%
Nerstrand Charter School	36.4%	6.8%
Northfield Area Learning Center	13.2%	7.9%
Northfield Middle School	36.1%	27.1%
Northfield Senior High School	37.3%	17.3%
Roosevelt Elementary School	37.5%	5.7%
Spring Creek Elementary School	43.4%	21.5%
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Jr.	40.2%	8.2%