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

Of the 3,354 students who took part in the MCA, 29.3 percent met the testing standard while 8.1 percent exceeded expectations and scored highest on the test.

The total percentage of Mower County students who met or exceeded expectations grew by 2.2 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 (%)
Southland Middle School	19.6	43.9
Grand Meadow Elementary School	20.7	39.7
Southland Senior High School	26.8	29.3
Leroy Secondary School	13.1	34.5
Grand Meadow Senior High School	10.7	35.7
Southland Elementary School	6.3	37.5
Leroy Elementary School	2	40.8
Austin Senior High School	9.7	32
Banfield Elementary School	1	38.5
Southgate Elementary School	11.4	27.8
I.J. Holton Intermediate School	8.2	29.5
Ellis Middle School	7.6	27.1
Lyle Secondary School	5.2	27.8
Grand Meadow Middle School	3.4	28.1
Lyle Elementary School	7.8	23.5
New Dominion Academy	8.3	22.2
Neveln Elementary School	5.9	19.9
Sumner Elementary School	2.6	18.3
Austin Area Learning Center	0	13.5