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Sand Creek Community Schools district ranks 34th lowest 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/

Sand Creek Community Schools district ranked the 34th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 9.5% of the 63 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 22.6% of 53 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Sand Creek Community Schools district reported that 9.5% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 42.9% 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.

Sand Creek Community Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-2401020304050607080Students 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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