Quantcast

North Michigan News

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy school district students' college readiness ranks last statewide in 2023-24 school year

Webp baixadoseditedll fotor 20240909202244ee

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/

Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy school district ranked last in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 4.9% of the 344 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 6.3% of 301 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy school district reported that 4.9% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 36% 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.

Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-24050100150200250300350400Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Manistee County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Onekama Consolidated Schools22.7%
2Manistee Area Public Schools20.4%
3Kaleva Norman Dickson School District12.5%
4Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy4.9%

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate