‘Eye-opening’ literacy data reshape District 742’s reading strategy

‘Eye-opening’ literacy data reshape District 742’s reading strategy

WAITE PARK — St. Cloud Area Schools' new literacy data show the district's biggest challenge is helping students build foundational skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing, according to administrators. During the 2025-26 school year, about 40% of fourth- through 12th-grade students took Capti, a diagnostic assessment administered to students who did not meet or exceed fall reading benchmarks. More than 40% of those students demon…