Southgate Community School District ranked the 56th lowest in college readiness among Michigan school districts, based on its students’ performance on the math portion of the 2022-23 SAT, according to the MI School Data.
Math scores show that 13.1% of the 251 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.
In the previous school year, 12.8% of 242 students tested hit the benchmarks.
The average math readiness registered by schools in Michigan was 29.9% in the 2022-23 school year.
Overall, students in Michigan are still performing below pre-pandemic levels. According to NAEP results, their scores dropped an average of 6.5 points, and ethnic achievement gaps widened. Black students had a performance decline of 11 points between 2019 and 2022.
A recent study in the state suggested this could be caused by remote schooling. Students who learned remotely experienced more learning loss compared to those who attended in-person classes during the pandemic.
“This is hurting kids in ways we can’t even imagine, and not just academically,” Senator Thomas Albert said during his time as the House Appropriations Chairman. “The disruption of sports and other extracurricular activities also takes a major toll. It’s going to take years for some of these students to recover academically.”
| Rank | District | Math Proficiency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northville Public Schools | 66.1% |
| 2 | Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | 59.1% |
| 3 | Grosse Pointe Public Schools | 50.9% |
| 4 | Grosse Ile Township Schools | 46% |
| 5 | Livonia Public Schools School District | 44.7% |
| 6 | Canton Preparatory High School | 41.6% |
| 7 | Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | 40.1% |
| 8 | Trenton Public Schools | 34% |
| 9 | Huron School District | 32.2% |
| 10 | Riverview Community School District | 29.4% |
| 11 | Crestwood School District | 28.4% |
| 12 | Allen Park Public Schools | 26.8% |
| 13 | Star International Academy | 25.3% |
| 14 | School District of the City of Wyandotte | 24.2% |
| 15 | Oakland International Academy | 23.8% |
| 16 | Taylor Preparatory High School | 22.8% |
| 17 | Dearborn City School District | 21.9% |
| 18 | Henry Ford Academy | 21.6% |
| 19 | Gibraltar School District | 20.8% |
| 20 | Van Buren Public Schools | 19.5% |
| 21 | Flat Rock Community Schools | 19.2% |
| 22 | Trillium Academy | 19% |
| 23 | Garden City Public Schools | 14.4% |
| 24 | Cesar Chavez Academy | 13.4% |
| 25 | Southgate Community School District | 13.1% |
| 26 | Dearborn Heights School District #7 | 13% |
| 27 | Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools | 12.5% |
| 28 | Detroit Public Schools Community District | 11.7% |
| 29 | Universal Learning Academy | 11.5% |
| 30 | School District of the City of Hamtramck | 10.7% |
| 30 | Wayne-Westland Community School District | 10.7% |
| 32 | Clarenceville School District | 9.6% |
| 33 | Taylor School District | 9.4% |
| 34 | Summit Academy North | 9.2% |
| 35 | Frontier International Academy | 6.7% |
| 36 | Advanced Technology Academy | 6.6% |
| 37 | South Redford School District | 5.7% |
| 38 | Ecorse Public Schools | 5.6% |
