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/
Scores show that 43% of the 86 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.
In the previous school year, 38.6% of 101 students tested hit the benchmarks.
Chesaning Union Schools district reported that 46.5% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 66.3% 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.
| Rank | District | College Readiness |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankenmuth School District | 48.6% |
| 2 | Chesaning Union Schools | 43% |
| 3 | Saginaw ISD | 38.5% |
| 4 | Freeland Community School District | 32.8% |
| 5 | Hemlock Public School District | 31.1% |
| 6 | Swan Valley School District | 27.4% |
| 7 | Birch Run Area Schools | 23.7% |
| 8 | Saginaw Township Community Schools | 22.6% |
| 9 | St. Charles Community Schools | 21.7% |
| 10 | School District of the City of Saginaw | 13.8% |
| 11 | Carrollton Public Schools | 7.8% |
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