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Were Otter Tail County students able to meet testing expectations in 2022-23 school year?

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Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | sahanjournal.com

During the 2022-23 school year, 531 students from 4th grade took the reading portion of the MCA in Otter Tail County, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

They scored an average of 449, with 50.3% of them considered proficient in the subject.

Data shows that Otter Tail County students from 6th grade had the best reading performance on the test, marking a score of 654 and a proficiency rate of 61.4%.

At the other end of the educational spectrum, 8th grade students scored in the lowest proficiency of the reading portion of the MCA, when 47.5% of them were considered proficient in the subject with an average score of 848.

The number of Otter Tail County students taking the reading portion of the MCA in the 2022-23 school year fell 0.4% 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, and the scoring scale varies by grade level. These differing score brackets reflect the varying complexity and expectations at different educational stages.

Analysis from the 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.

Students and MCA Reading Success in 2022-23 School Year
GradeNumber of Students TestedConsidered proficient in Reading (%)
357852.7%
453150.3%
557059.8%
653461.4%
767853.9%
862347.5%
1058655.7%

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