MCA Test Prep for Middle Schools
With MCA Practice and Assessments from Progress Learning, Minnesota educators can equip students to meet standards and perform well on final exams.
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What You Get With Progress Learning
- Practice MCA Assessments for Reading, Mathematics, and Science for grades 6-8.
- Tech-enhanced items aligned to the MCAs
- Customizable and pre-built formative and summative assessments
- MCA-aligned videos, games, projector questions, bellringer questions, printable worksheets, and more
- Custom remediation for individualized learning that can be assigned quickly and easily
- Data and reporting by district, school, classroom, teacher, and student
- Independent practice for students tailored to their needs
- 3 learning modes to mix and match inside your classroom
- Spanish language, text-to-speech, and other accommodations available
What Is Progress Learning?
About the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments
Minnesota’s MCA tests serve as the state’s official evaluations of academic standards, tracking student progress and ensuring fair access to education, in compliance with Federal ESSA requirements.
The MCA is administered annually every spring, usually in digital format. Paper tests are available for students who need special accomodations. The online format allows for interactive questions, including drag-and-drop and graphing tasks. Each subject test is divided into multiple sections, and schools can schedule these sessions across multiple days.
Students take the Reading assessment in grades 3-8 and 10, Math in grades 3-8 and 11, and Science in grades 5, 8, and in high school years after taking a life science course.
How Do You Prepare for the MCA?
Students should start by getting familiar with the MCA format and content. The Minnesota Department of Education provides sample questions and practice tests, and learning test-taking strategies like time management and process of elimination can help students navigate each section effectively.
The Department of Education also offers item samplers, which match the types of questions students will come across in the actual assessment. These will help students build confidence and get practice answering questions in the test’s format.
How Is Progress Learning Aligned to Minnesota Standards?
Math
ELA
Science
Social Studies
6th Grade
Civics NAEP
Citizenship Test
6th Grade Math MCA-III
Geography NAEP
Middle School Writing
US History NAEP
Liftoff Math 6+
6th Grade ELA MCA-IV
Accuplacer - Arithmetic
6th Grade Science
Liftoff Reading
Liftoff NGSS Science
6th Grade Social Studies
7th Grade
Liftoff NGSS Science
ACT Science
SAT Reading & Writing
SAT Math
Liftoff Reading
Accuplacer - Arithmetic
7th Grade Life Science
7th Grade Social Studies
7th Grade ELA MCA-IV
Liftoff Math 6+
ACT Math
ACT English
ACT Reading
Civics NAEP
US History NAEP
Middle School Writing
Geography NAEP
7th Grade Math MCA-III
Citizenship Test
8th Grade
Citizenship Test
NAEP Grade 8 Reading
NAEP Grade 8 Mathematics
8th Grade Math MCA-III
Geography NAEP
Romeo and Juliet
Middle School Writing
US History NAEP
Civics NAEP
ACT Reading
ACT English
ACT Math
8th Grade Science MCA-IV
Liftoff Math 6+
8th Grade ELA MCA-IV
8th Grade Social Studies
8th Grade Science
Accuplacer - Arithmetic
Liftoff Reading
SAT Math
SAT Reading & Writing
ACT Science
Liftoff NGSS Science
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