Clarkston Community School District ranked the 65th highest in college readiness among Michigan school districts, based on its students’ performance on the math portion of the 2022-23 SAT, according to the MI School Data.
Math scores show that 44.5% of the 521 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.
In the previous school year, 43.4% of 530 students tested hit the benchmarks.
The average math readiness registered by schools in Michigan was 29.9% in the 2022-23 school year.
Overall, students in Michigan are still performing below pre-pandemic levels. According to NAEP results, their scores dropped an average of 6.5 points, and ethnic achievement gaps widened. Black students had a performance decline of 11 points between 2019 and 2022.
A recent study in the state suggested this could be caused by remote schooling. Students who learned remotely experienced more learning loss compared to those who attended in-person classes during the pandemic.
“This is hurting kids in ways we can’t even imagine, and not just academically,” Senator Thomas Albert said during his time as the House Appropriations Chairman. “The disruption of sports and other extracurricular activities also takes a major toll. It’s going to take years for some of these students to recover academically.”
| Rank | District | Math Proficiency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakland Schools | 88.5% |
| 2 | Novi Community School District | 70.5% |
| 3 | Troy School District | 61.3% |
| 4 | Birmingham Public Schools | 60.1% |
| 5 | Rochester Community School District | 59.8% |
| 6 | South Lyon Community Schools | 52.9% |
| 7 | Bloomfield Hills Schools | 51.8% |
| 8 | Berkley School District | 50.5% |
| 9 | Clarkston Community School District | 44.5% |
| 10 | Lake Orion Community Schools | 44.1% |
| 11 | Walled Lake Consolidated Schools | 40.1% |
| 12 | Royal Oak Schools | 39.9% |
| 13 | Farmington Public School District | 36.6% |
| 14 | Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland | 35.2% |
| 15 | Huron Valley Schools | 33.7% |
| 16 | AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School | 30.4% |
| 17 | Lamphere Public Schools | 27.2% |
| 18 | West Bloomfield School District | 26.9% |
| 19 | Holly Area School District | 26.6% |
| 20 | Oxford Community Schools | 25.1% |
| 21 | Avondale School District | 19.9% |
| 22 | Waterford School District | 17.4% |
| 23 | Oakland FlexTech High School | 14% |
| 24 | Clawson Public Schools | 12.3% |
| 25 | Ferndale Public Schools | 10.5% |
| 26 | Southfield Public School District | 9.3% |
| 27 | Michigan Virtual Charter Academy | 7.9% |
| 28 | Lighthouse Connections Academy | 6.4% |
| 29 | Pontiac City School District | 5.3% |
| 30 | School District of the City of Oak Park | 1.9% |
