Dakota County saw 52.8% of their students pass the reading portion of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) in the 2023-24 school year, according to the [“Minnesota Department of Education“, “Dakota County”].
Of the 35,108 students who took part in the MCA, 37.1% met the testing standard while 15.7% exceeded expectations and scored highest on the test.
The passing rate among Dakota County students remained unchanged from the previous school year.
The MCA and the Minnesota Test of Academic Skills (MTAS) are the state tests that help districts measure student progress toward Minnesota’s academic standards and also meet federal and state legislative requirements. The tests cover math, reading and science, depending on the grade that is being tested. Most students take the MCA, but students who receive special education services and meet eligibility requirements may take the MTAS instead.
Overall proficiency on Minnesota’s MCA exams has declined compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to Minnesota’s Report Card. Math proficiency, for example, dropped by more than 7% from 2019, while reading proficiency fell by almost 5%.
| School name | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Arts High School | 15.4% | 0% |
| Akin Road Elementary School | 38.1% | 9.1% |
| Apple Valley Senior High School | 34.3% | 16.5% |
| Atheneum Elementary School | 42.9% | 55.6% |
| Black Hawk Middle School | 35.8% | 15.7% |
| Burnsville High School | 31.4% | 11.6% |
| Cedar Park Elementary School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math | 40.9% | 14.9% |
| Century Middle School | 47% | 19% |
| Cherry View Elementary School | 47.8% | 22.6% |
| Christa McAuliffe Elementary School | 39.8% | 15.3% |
| Dakota Hills Middle School | 38.6% | 26.3% |
| Deerwood Elementary School | 44.5% | 15.7% |
| Diamond Path Elementary School of International Studies | 42% | 21.7% |
| Discovery Charter Elementary School | 36.4% | 14.1% |
| Eagan Senior High School | 40.2% | 29.2% |
| East Lake Elementary School | 47.4% | 15.4% |
| Eastview Elementary School | 47.8% | 15.1% |
| Eastview Senior High School | 46.1% | 27% |
| Echo Park Elementary School of Leadership, Engineering and Technology | 32.9% | 14.9% |
| Edward Neill Elementary School | 23% | 10.3% |
| Falcon Ridge Middle School | 34.8% | 19% |
| Farmington Elementary School | 41.6% | 6.5% |
| Farmington High School | 26.6% | 5.7% |
| FIT Academy | 34.9% | 6.1% |
| FIT Academy High School | 24.3% | 10.7% |
| Friendly Hills Middle School | 36.8% | 20.5% |
| Garlough Environmental Magnet | 28.7% | 16.7% |
| Gateway STEM Academy Charter School | 19.4% | 3% |
| Gideon Pond Elementary School | 48.5% | 9.9% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary School of Arts and Science | 40.4% | 23.2% |
| GOA School of Logic | 58.7% | 15.2% |
| Great Oaks Academy School of Grammar | 38.3% | 16.1% |
| Greenleaf Elementary School | 36.1% | 17.5% |
| Hastings High School | 42.9% | 19.4% |
| Hastings Middle School | 37% | 11.2% |
| Heritage E-STEM Magnet School | 32.3% | 16.6% |
| Highland Elementary School | 38.5% | 15.9% |
| Hilltop Elementary School | 28.5% | 4.3% |
| Huddleston Elementary School | 43.9% | 15.8% |
| Inver Grove Heights Middle School | 27.4% | 9.9% |
| Joseph Nicollet Middle School | 27.8% | 10% |
| Kaposia Education Center Elementary | 32.8% | 3.5% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 45.6% | 15.8% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 41.5% | 8% |
| Kenwood Trail Middle School | 35.3% | 14.7% |
| Lake Marion Elementary School | 47.5% | 18.8% |
| Lakeview Elementary School | 44.3% | 24.2% |
| Lakeville North High School | 36.2% | 25.2% |
| Lakeville South High School | 41.9% | 23.2% |
| Levi P. Dodge Middle School | 35% | 13.9% |
| Lincoln Center Elementary | 33.7% | 8.2% |
| McGuire Middle School | 41.5% | 16.2% |
| Meadowview Elementary School | 38.3% | 12.3% |
| Mendota Elementary School | 41.3% | 16.8% |
| Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet | 25% | 9.9% |
| North Trail Elementary School | 37% | 10% |
| Northview Elementary School | 38.3% | 19.9% |
| Oak Hills Elementary School | 31.6% | 31.6% |
| Oak Ridge Elementary School of Leadership, Environmental and Health Sciences | 32.3% | 7.1% |
| Orchard Lake Elementary School | 37.5% | 14.1% |
| Parkview Elementary School | 41.8% | 7.3% |
| Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School | 33.1% | 8.7% |
| Pine Bend Elementary School | 34.6% | 4.9% |
| Pinecrest Elementary School | 39.1% | 12.5% |
| Pinewood Community Elementary School | 36.4% | 16.3% |
| Prairie Creek Community School | 35.2% | 30.7% |
| Rahn Elementary School | 32.3% | 9.5% |
| Randolph Elementary School | 39.7% | 5.3% |
| Randolph Secondary School | 14% | 3.4% |
| Red Pine Elementary School | 45.4% | 17.4% |
| Riverview Elementary School | 40.4% | 6.6% |
| Robert Boeckman Middle School | 30.7% | 12% |
| Rosemount Area Learning Center | 8.3% | 0% |
| Rosemount Elementary School | 36.4% | 11.8% |
| Rosemount Middle School | 39.2% | 21.3% |
| Rosemount Senior High School | 39% | 19.1% |
| Salem Hills Elementary School | 37.2% | 5.5% |
| Scott Highlands Middle School | 39.6% | 19.6% |
| Seven Hills Preparatory Academy, Bloomington Elementary | 38.5% | 24.8% |
| Shannon Park Elementary School | 55% | 19.9% |
| Simley Senior High School | 27.1% | 5.6% |
| Sky Oaks Elementary School | 23.3% | 3.5% |
| Somerset Elementary School | 42.1% | 30.3% |
| South St. Paul High School | 37.7% | 9.2% |
| South St. Paul Middle School | 29.1% | 7.2% |
| Southview Elementary School | 38.6% | 11.5% |
| STEAM Academy Charter School | 12.5% | 0% |
| STEP Academy 6-12 – Burnsville | 37.7% | 5.2% |
| STEP Academy KG-5th – Burnsville | 30.2% | 5.2% |
| Thomas Lake Elementary School | 41.2% | 23% |
| Two Rivers High School | 32.9% | 14.2% |
| Valley Middle School of STEM | 30.3% | 11.9% |
| Vista View Elementary School | 25.8% | 5.3% |
| Westview Elementary School | 37% | 10.2% |
| William Byrne Elementary School | 34.4% | 9.5% |
| Woodland Elementary School | 45.9% | 26.1% |
