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Comstock Park Public Schools district ranks the 218th lowest statewide for college readiness 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/

Comstock Park Public Schools district ranked the 218th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2022-23 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 24.2% of the 124 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 16.8% of 125 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Comstock Park Public Schools district reported that 27.4% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 44.4% fared well in the evidence-based reading and writing portion.

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."

Comstock Park Public Schools College Readiness Over 3 Years
2020-212021-222022-23050100150Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Kent County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2022-23 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1East Grand Rapids Public Schools69.2%
2Forest Hills Public Schools64.3%
3Byron Center Public Schools62.1%
4West Michigan Aviation Academy57.9%
5Lowell Area Schools46.4%
6Rockford Public Schools44.7%
7Cedar Springs Public Schools41.5%
8West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science39.4%
9Caledonia Community Schools38.7%
10Grandville Public Schools38.3%
11Northview Public Schools27.9%
12Kentwood Public Schools25.8%
13Kenowa Hills Public Schools25.3%
14Comstock Park Public Schools24.2%
15Sparta Area Schools23.3%
16Wellspring Preparatory High School22.6%
17Grand River Preparatory High School22.1%
18Kent City Community Schools20.2%
19Grand Rapids Public Schools20.1%
20Tri County Area Schools19.7%
21PrepNet Virtual Academy13.5%
22Kelloggsville Public Schools9.2%
22Wyoming Public Schools9.2%
24Godfrey-Lee Public Schools6.4%
25Godwin Heights Public Schools5.3%

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