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Lowell Area Schools students ranked 6th highest countywide in college readiness for math 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/

There was no change in the number of Lowell Area Schools students considered ready for math classes in college in the 2023-24 school year, according to the MI School Data. Based on their performance on the math portion of the SAT, 50.8% of the students were set for college during the school year.

Similarly, college-level math readiness in Lowell Area Schools the year before was 50.8%.

Lowell Area Schools ranked sixth in college readiness for math this year, compared to other districts in Kent County. In the previous year, it was ranked fifth.

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.

Due to the suspension of state assessments, SAT data for the 2019-20 academic year are not available.

Lowell Area Schools College Readiness Based on Math Performance Over 4 Years

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Districts Ranked by Students' Math Average Score in SAT in 2023-24 School Year

RankDistrictMath average score overall
1West Michigan Aviation Academy567.5
2East Grand Rapids Public Schools558.8
3West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science558.2
4Byron Center Public Schools558
5Forest Hills Public Schools553.1
6Lowell Area Schools524.1
7Rockford Public Schools523.9
8Caledonia Community Schools510.7
9Grandville Public Schools503.8
10Northview Public Schools484.9
11Sparta Area Schools478.1
12Cedar Springs Public Schools471.1
13Comstock Park Public Schools462.4
14Kent City Community Schools458.2
15Grand River Preparatory High School452
16Kentwood Public Schools451.9
17Tri County Area Schools443.8
18Grand Rapids Public Schools429.8
18Kenowa Hills Public Schools429.8
20Wyoming Public Schools426.5
21PrepNet Virtual Academy416.3
22Godwin Heights Public Schools412.7
23Godfrey-Lee Public Schools404.8
24Kelloggsville Public Schools392.8

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