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Hillsdale Community Schools district ranks 62nd 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/

Hillsdale Community Schools district ranked the 62nd lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 11.9% of the 109 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 26.9% of 93 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Hillsdale Community Schools district reported that 14.7% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 31.2% 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.

Hillsdale Community Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-24050100150Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Hillsdale County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Jonesville Community Schools22.8%
2Reading Community Schools15.9%
3Hillsdale Community Schools11.9%

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