The education select committee said the government had failed to conduct a proper consultation and should have waited until after the conclusion of the curriculum review before introducing the target.
Committee members also warned that schools would focus on pupils who were on the cusp of achieving the standard rather than those who are underachieving or excelling.
Chairman of the committee Graham Stuart said: "We want the government to deliver on its promise to use performance tables to put greater emphasis on the progress of every child.
"We don’t think we are there yet and feel that, for now, the EBac is not part of a balanced score card. Instead it risks focusing schools on those children who are on the borderline of achieving the EBac at the expense of others both below and above that threshold."
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