Macomb Today

Merritt Academy school district ranked the 61st lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 11.8% of the 34 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 21.9% of 32 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Merritt Academy school district reported that 11.8% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 38.2% 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.

Rank	District	College Readiness
1	Utica Community Schools	37.5%
2	Romeo Community Schools	36.9%
3	Armada Area Schools	32.1%
4	Chippewa Valley Schools	30.2%
5	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	23.8%
6	Fraser Public Schools	23.2%
7	Richmond Community Schools	21.6%
8	Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	19.1%
9	Warren Consolidated Schools	16.7%
10	New Haven Community Schools	13.6%
11	Memphis Community Schools	13.4%
12	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	12.3%
13	Merritt Academy	11.8%
14	Warren Woods Public Schools	11%
15	Center Line Public Schools	8.7%