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50.3 percent of Clay 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 49.5 percent who did.

The number of Clay County students who failed their Reading assessments rose by 11.6 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 (%)
Red River Area Learning Center	92.3
Moorhead Online Secondary Academy	76.9
Robert Asp Elementary School	64.5
Ellen Hopkins Elementary School	59.7
Ulen-Hitterdal Secondary School	57.6
S.G.Reinertsen Elementary School	57.2
Dorothy Dodds Elementary School	56.8
Horizon Middle School	54.6
Dilworth Elementary School	53.6
Moorhead Online Elementary Academy	52.2
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Senior High School	48.6
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School	45.4
Moorhead High School	44.6
Glyndon-Felton Elementary School	43.8
Ulen-Hitterdal Elementary School	40.8
Hawley Elementary School	39.4
Barnesville Elementary School	36.9
Barnesville Secondary School	35.9
Hawley Secondary School	35.2