Macomb Today

There was a decrease in the number of Merritt Academy 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, 11.8% of the students were set for college during the school year.

In contrast, college-level math readiness in Merritt Academy the year before was 25%.

Merritt Academy ranked third lowest in college readiness for math this year, compared to other districts in Macomb County. In the previous year, it was ranked eighth.

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.

Rank	District	Math average score overall
1	Armada Area Schools	507.6
2	Utica Community Schools	497.4
3	Romeo Community Schools	495.5
4	Chippewa Valley Schools	483.4
5	Fraser Public Schools	466.5
6	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	462.2
7	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	459.6
8	New Haven Community Schools	450.4
9	Richmond Community Schools	444
10	Memphis Community Schools	442.5
11	Merritt Academy	440.3
12	Warren Consolidated Schools	440
13	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	432.9
14	Warren Woods Public Schools	428.2
15	Center Line Public Schools	402.9
16	Clintondale Community Schools	379.9