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College readiness drops among Coldwater 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/

Coldwater Community Schools district ranked the 190th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 21.1% of the 199 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 28.2% of 181 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Coldwater Community Schools district reported that 22.6% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 42.7% 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.

Coldwater Community Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
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Branch County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Coldwater Community Schools21.1%
2Quincy Community Schools20.4%
3Bronson Community School District17.6%
4Union City Community Schools15%

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