The scoring race is a phenomenon where students participate in learning just for the sake of their scores; Schools, families, and society only judge students by their grades. The study was carried out to assess the status of the scoring race and propose some solutions to reduce the negative influence of this phenomenon. Cai Nuoc High School, Ca Mau Province - the most remote area in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam was selected for the case study. A cross-sectional survey model combined with quantitative research was used in this study. The number of students answering the question was 245, and the questionnaire was designed through Google Form in November 2021. The research results show that the majority of students participated in the scoring race (3.47±1.29), most of the students liked to get high scores (3.46±1.42) and were disappointed due to the loss of knowledge (4.16±0.98) and careless (4.82±0.61). Besides, the majority of students think that society judges them only by their scores (4.37±0.96); they are under a lot of pressure because of their grades (3.76±1.20), pressure from teachers (3.39±0.92, accounting for 82.1%), students have ever violated the test because of scores (4.10±1.24), had conflicts with classmates because of scores (3.36±1.34). Thus, in order to lessen the “score race” adverse effect, first of all, schools need to innovate teaching content, diversify teaching methods, teaching techniques, and methods of assessing results learning outcomes; families and society need to change their perception of students abilities; Students need to orient their learning goals, develop a study plan, actively participate in all learning activities to develop the necessary qualities and competencies.