There was a decrease in the number of Southgate Community School District students considered ready for math classes in college in the 2023-24 school year, according to the MI School Data. Based on their performance on the math portion of the SAT, 7.2% of the students were set for college during the school year.
In contrast, college-level math readiness in Southgate Community School District the year before was 13.1%.
Southgate Community School District ranked ninth lowest in college readiness for math this year, compared to other districts in Wayne County. In the previous year, it was ranked 14th lowest.
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.
Due to the suspension of state assessments, SAT data for the 2019-20 academic year are not available.
| Rank | District | Math average score overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northville Public Schools | 574.4 |
| 2 | Plymouth-Canton Community Schools | 532.3 |
| 3 | Grosse Pointe Public Schools | 531 |
| 4 | Grosse Ile Township Schools | 512.2 |
| 5 | Woodhaven-Brownstown School District | 496.1 |
| 6 | Livonia Public Schools School District | 495.4 |
| 7 | Huron School District | 485.7 |
| 8 | Riverview Community School District | 481.5 |
| 9 | Trenton Public Schools | 473.2 |
| 10 | Canton Preparatory High School | 465.8 |
| 11 | Crestwood School District | 464.6 |
| 12 | Allen Park Public Schools | 459.2 |
| 13 | Dearborn City School District | 451.1 |
| 14 | Gibraltar School District | 450.7 |
| 15 | Star International Academy | 446 |
| 16 | School District of the City of Wyandotte | 445.8 |
| 17 | Van Buren Public Schools | 435.7 |
| 18 | Trillium Academy | 428.9 |
| 19 | Henry Ford Academy | 428.1 |
| 20 | Detroit Edison Public School Academy | 426.7 |
| 21 | Taylor Preparatory High School | 425.7 |
| 22 | Garden City Public Schools | 420.9 |
| 23 | Flat Rock Community Schools | 416.3 |
| 24 | Summit Academy North | 410.3 |
| 25 | Southgate Community School District | 408.6 |
| 26 | School District of the City of Hamtramck | 405.3 |
| 27 | Detroit Public Schools Community District | 405.2 |
| 28 | Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools | 403.5 |
| 29 | School District of the City of Lincoln Park | 400.8 |
| 30 | Frontier International Academy | 400.5 |
| 31 | Cesar Chavez Academy | 399.5 |
| 32 | Wayne-Westland Community School District | 399.2 |
| 33 | Taylor School District | 395.4 |
| 34 | Oakland International Academy | 394.5 |
| 35 | Romulus Community Schools | 386.4 |
| 36 | Redford Union Schools District No. 1 | 377.6 |
