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9.4% of Arbor Preparatory High School school district students ready for college 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/

Arbor Preparatory High School school district ranked the 31st lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 9.4% of the 64 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 17.4% of 69 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Arbor Preparatory High School school district reported that 10.9% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 32.8% 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.

Arbor Preparatory High School College Readiness Over 4 Years
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Washtenaw County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Washtenaw Technical Middle College57.6%
2Chelsea School District57.5%
3Saline Area Schools50.1%
4Ann Arbor Public Schools49.5%
5Washtenaw ISD45.3%
6Dexter Community School District40.5%
7Whitmore Lake Public School District32.4%
8Manchester Community Schools19.4%
9Central Academy14.6%
10Lincoln Consolidated School District10%
11Arbor Preparatory High School9.4%