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Are Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools students in 2023-24 ready for college-level math courses?

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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/

There was a decrease in the number of Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools 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, 8.5% of the students were set for college during the school year.

In contrast, college-level math readiness in Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools the year before was 12.5%.

Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools ranked 12th lowest in college readiness for math this year, compared to other districts in Wayne County. In the previous year, it was ranked the same.

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.

Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools College Readiness Based on Math Performance Over 4 Years

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Districts Ranked by Students' Math Average Score in SAT in 2023-24 School Year

RankDistrictMath average score overall
1Northville Public Schools574.4
2Plymouth-Canton Community Schools532.3
3Grosse Pointe Public Schools531
4Grosse Ile Township Schools512.2
5Woodhaven-Brownstown School District496.1
6Livonia Public Schools School District495.4
7Huron School District485.7
8Riverview Community School District481.5
9Trenton Public Schools473.2
10Canton Preparatory High School465.8
11Crestwood School District464.6
12Allen Park Public Schools459.2
13Dearborn City School District451.1
14Gibraltar School District450.7
15Star International Academy446
16School District of the City of Wyandotte445.8
17Van Buren Public Schools435.7
18Trillium Academy428.9
19Henry Ford Academy428.1
20Detroit Edison Public School Academy426.7
21Taylor Preparatory High School425.7
22Garden City Public Schools420.9
23Flat Rock Community Schools416.3
24Summit Academy North410.3
25Southgate Community School District408.6
26School District of the City of Hamtramck405.3
27Detroit Public Schools Community District405.2
28Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools403.5
29School District of the City of Lincoln Park400.8
30Frontier International Academy400.5
31Cesar Chavez Academy399.5
32Wayne-Westland Community School District399.2
33Taylor School District395.4
34Oakland International Academy394.5
35Romulus Community Schools386.4
36Redford Union Schools District No. 1377.6

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