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College readiness drops among Henry Ford Academy school 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/

Henry Ford Academy school district ranked the 59th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 11.5% of the 104 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 19.8% of 116 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Henry Ford Academy school district reported that 12.5% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 42.3% 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.

Henry Ford Academy College Readiness Over 4 Years
2020-212021-222022-232023-24050100150Students ProficientStudents Assessed

Wayne County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Northville Public Schools63%
2Grosse Pointe Public Schools50.8%
3Plymouth-Canton Community Schools47.3%
4Grosse Ile Township Schools40.7%
5Woodhaven-Brownstown School District32.6%
5Livonia Public Schools School District32.6%
7Huron School District32.2%
8Riverview Community School District30.8%
9Trenton Public Schools27.7%
10Crestwood School District25.2%
11Canton Preparatory High School22.4%
12Gibraltar School District19.8%
12Allen Park Public Schools19.8%
14Dearborn City School District19.6%
15School District of the City of Wyandotte17.4%
16Van Buren Public Schools16.2%
17Garden City Public Schools15.3%
18Star International Academy14.9%
19Trillium Academy13%
20Henry Ford Academy11.5%
21Flat Rock Community Schools10.9%
22Detroit Public Schools Community District10.1%
23School District of the City of Hamtramck9.4%
24Summit Academy North8.5%
25Detroit Edison Public School Academy7.9%
26Taylor Preparatory High School7.1%
27Romulus Community Schools7%
27Frontier International Academy7%
29Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools6.5%
29Wayne-Westland Community School District6.5%
31Southgate Community School District6.2%
32Taylor School District5.9%
33School District of the City of Lincoln Park5.5%

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