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Math college readiness drops among Washtenaw Technical Middle College school district students in 2022-23 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/

Washtenaw Technical Middle College school district ranked the 28th highest in college readiness among Michigan school districts, based on its students’ performance on the math portion of the 2022-23 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Math scores show that 55% of the 169 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 56.1% of 171 students tested hit the benchmarks.

The average math readiness registered by schools in Michigan was 29.9% in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall, students in Michigan are still performing below pre-pandemic levels. According to NAEP results, their scores dropped an average of 6.5 points, and ethnic achievement gaps widened. Black students had a performance decline of 11 points between 2019 and 2022.

A recent study in the state suggested this could be caused by remote schooling. Students who learned remotely experienced more learning loss compared to those who attended in-person classes during the pandemic.

"This is hurting kids in ways we can't even imagine, and not just academically," Senator Thomas Albert said during his time as the House Appropriations Chairman. "The disruption of sports and other extracurricular activities also takes a major toll. It's going to take years for some of these students to recover academically."

Washtenaw Technical Middle College Math College Readiness Over 3 Years
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Washtenaw County Districts Ranked by Math Proficiency in 2022-23 SAT
RankDistrictMath Proficiency
1Chelsea School District63.9%
2Saline Area Schools56.9%
3Ann Arbor Public Schools56.1%
4Washtenaw Technical Middle College55%
5Dexter Community School District52.2%
6Washtenaw ISD46.1%
7Manchester Community Schools35.1%
8Whitmore Lake Public School District34.2%
9Central Academy20.5%
10Arbor Preparatory High School17.4%
11Lincoln Consolidated School District15.3%

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