21.9% of Olivet Community Schools district students ready for college based on 2023-24 SAT performance

21.9% of Olivet Community Schools district students ready for college based on 2023-24 SAT performance
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction — https://radio.wcmu.org/
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Olivet Community Schools district ranked the 204th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 21.9% of the 105 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 22.2% of 99 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Olivet Community Schools district reported that 21.9% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 51.4% 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.

Olivet Community Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
Eaton County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
Rank District College Readiness
1 Grand Ledge Public Schools 33.9%
2 Olivet Community Schools 21.9%
3 LifeTech Academy 20%
4 Eaton Rapids Public Schools 17.8%
5 Potterville Public Schools 16.7%
6 Waverly Community Schools 12.3%
7 Charlotte Public Schools 9.9%


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