Genesee News

Linden Community Schools district ranked the 136th highest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2022-23 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 32.3% of the 198 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 32% of 200 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Linden Community Schools district reported that 35.9% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 63.1% fared well in the evidence-based reading and writing portion.

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	College Readiness
1	Fenton Area Public Schools	36.5%
2	Lake Fenton Community Schools	33.1%
3	Linden Community Schools	32.3%
4	Davison Community Schools	30.6%
5	Flushing Community Schools	28.9%
6	Goodrich Area Schools	28%
7	Clio Area School District	27%
8	Grand Blanc Community Schools	26.5%
9	Kearsley Community School District	21.1%
10	Swartz Creek Community Schools	18%
11	Bentley Community School District	15.1%
12	Montrose Community Schools	13.4%
13	LakeVille Community School District	11%
14	Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools	9.9%