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Morenci Area Schools district ranks 124th highest statewide for college readiness 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/

Morenci Area Schools district ranked the 124th highest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 30% of the 40 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 25% of 36 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Morenci Area Schools district reported that 30% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 62.5% 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.

Morenci Area Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-2405101520253035404550Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Lenawee County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Lenawee ISD43.5%
2Clinton Community Schools33.3%
3Madison School District (Lenawee)30.1%
4Morenci Area Schools30%
5Blissfield Community Schools29.1%
6Tecumseh Public Schools27.3%
7Adrian Public Schools21.7%
8Addison Community Schools14.3%
9Sand Creek Community Schools9.5%
10Onsted Community Schools8.9%

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