SW Minnesota Today

During the 2022-23 school year, 106 students from 5th grade took the science portion of the MCA in Lac qui Parle County, according to the Minnesota Department of Education.

They scored an average of 551, with 60.8% of them considered proficient in the subject.

The number of Lac qui Parle County students taking the science portion of the MCA in the 2022-23 school year rose 10.6% 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.

Year	Number of Students Tested	Considered proficient in Science (%)
2022-23	313	42.5%