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25.5% of Holt Public Schools district students ready for college based on 2023-24 SAT performance

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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/

Holt Public Schools district ranked the 173rd highest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 25.5% of the 333 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 28.1% of 342 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Holt Public Schools district reported that 25.8% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 56.5% 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.

Holt Public Schools College Readiness Over 4 Years
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Ingham County Districts Ranked by College Readiness in 2023-24 School Year
RankDistrictCollege Readiness
1Okemos Public Schools58%
2Haslett Public Schools41.8%
3Williamston Community Schools40.7%
4East Lansing School District37.7%
5Mason Public Schools (Ingham)36.3%
6Leslie Public Schools31.8%
7Holt Public Schools25.5%
8Stockbridge Community Schools20.3%
9Dansville Schools14.3%
10Michigan Connections Academy14.1%
11Lansing Public School District5.9%