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College readiness drops among Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools district students in 2023-24 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/

Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools district ranked the 140th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 17.2% of the 58 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 20.3% of 64 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools district reported that 17.2% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 48.3% 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.

Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
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Kalamazoo County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Schoolcraft Community Schools45.9%
2Portage Public Schools42.1%
3Gull Lake Community Schools40.9%
4Vicksburg Community Schools33.7%
5Kalamazoo Public Schools19.2%
6Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools17.2%
7Parchment School District13%

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