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28.4 percent of Mower County students passed the Math portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) test in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Of the 3,305 students who took part in the MCA, 20.6 percent met the testing standard while 7.8 percent exceeded expectations and scored highest on the test.

The total percentage of Mower County students who met or exceeded expectations grew by 8.8 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.

School Name	Students who met standards (%)	Students who exceed standards (%)
Grand Meadow Elementary School	27.6	41.4
Southland Elementary School	12.7	44.3
Leroy Elementary School	8.2	46.9
Southland Middle School	7.5	41.5
Southgate Elementary School	20.4	27.1
Banfield Elementary School	12.4	32.1
Austin Senior High School	7.3	22.6
Neveln Elementary School	8.8	20.6
Ellis Middle School	8.7	15.8
I.J. Holton Intermediate School	4.8	17.5
Sumner Elementary School	2.6	19.1
Lyle Elementary School	7.8	13.7
Lyle Secondary School	1	17.5
Leroy Secondary School	4.8	13.1
New Dominion Academy	0	16.7
Grand Meadow Senior High School	0	13.9
Southland Senior High School	0	13.8
Grand Meadow Middle School	0.7	11.6
Austin Online Academy	0	10
Austin Area Learning Center	0	3