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35.7 percent of black students in Kearsley Community School District academically ready for EBRW in college (2017-2018)

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35.7 percent of black students in Kearsley Community School District were academically ready for evidence-based reading and writing (EBRW) in college in the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 Michigan Merit Exam (MME) reports.

Overall in the state, 28.7 percent of black students were academically ready for EBRW in college in the 2017-2018 academic year.

MME's primary purpose is to provide a snapshot of end-of-year student learning across the state. When teachers give students assessments throughout the school year the primary purpose is to gauge their students' progress, and make adjustments to their instruction as necessary.

The top 50 districts in terms of black students ready for EBRW in college in 2017-2018
DistrictBlack, not of Hispanic origin Students % ReadyOverall % Ready
Oakland Schools76%92.5%
Midland Public Schools75%80.9%
Okemos Public Schools65.4%85.7%
Birmingham Public Schools63.8%84%
Grandville Public Schools61.1%69.2%
Detroit Edison Public School Academy60.9%59.7%
Clawson Public Schools59.1%65.3%
Rochester Community School District58.2%83.1%
Berkley School District56.9%80.4%
St. Joseph Public Schools56.3%76%
Canton Preparatory High School56%68%
West Bloomfield School District54.5%68%
Troy School District54.3%78.7%
East Lansing School District54.1%77.2%
Grosse Pointe Public Schools53.4%81.9%
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy53.1%52.4%
Royal Oak Schools52.4%74%
Washtenaw ISD51.9%77.7%
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy50%44.7%
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District50%63.7%
Farmington Public School District49%68.4%
Novi Community School District48.9%83.8%
Clarkston Community School District47.8%67.4%
Dearborn Heights School District #747.6%61.5%
Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)47.2%67.5%
Reeths-Puffer Schools47.1%48.7%
Summit Academy North46.4%55.1%
Bloomfield Hills Schools45.9%79.3%
Chippewa Valley Schools45.5%63.8%
Marshall Public Schools45.2%64.4%
Lake Orion Community Schools45%76.7%
International Academy of Flint44.8%50%
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools44.3%77.2%
Gibraltar School District43.8%62.1%
Henry Ford Academy43.8%53.5%
Ann Arbor Public Schools43.4%79.9%
Forest Hills Public Schools41.9%84%
Dearborn City School District41.7%55.8%
Countryside Academy41.2%45.5%
Taylor Preparatory High School41%46.2%
Portage Public Schools40%72.2%
Arbor Preparatory High School39.4%60.6%
Saginaw Township Community Schools39.2%63.7%
Warren Woods Public Schools39%46.8%
Michigan Connections Academy38.9%59.7%
Utica Community Schools37.9%66.8%
Mona Shores Public School District37.5%60.9%
Southfield Public School District37%37.2%
Fraser Public Schools36.6%61.1%
Grand Blanc Community Schools36.3%69.8%

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