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Grant Public School District students' college readiness ranks 199th highest statewide in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

Grant Public School District ranked the 199th highest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 23.4% of the 124 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 18.3% of 131 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Grant Public School District reported that 26.6% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 50.8% fared well in the evidence-based reading and writing portion.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

Grant Public School District College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-24050100150Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Newaygo County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Grant Public School District23.4%
2Newaygo Public School District20%
3Fremont Public School District16.5%
4White Cloud Public Schools5.7%