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13% of Benzie County Central Schools district students ready for college based on 2023-24 SAT performance

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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/

Benzie County Central Schools district ranked the 80th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 13% of the 77 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 18.6% of 86 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Benzie County Central Schools district reported that 13% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 48.1% 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.

Benzie County Central Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-240102030405060708090100Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Benzie County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools45.7%
2Benzie County Central Schools13%

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