Grand Rapids Reporter

Grand Rapids Public Schools district ranked the 134th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 16.7% of the 705 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 20.1% of 716 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Grand Rapids Public Schools district reported that 17.3% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 41.3% 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	West Michigan Aviation Academy	66.9%
2	West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science	60.7%
3	Forest Hills Public Schools	60.6%
4	Byron Center Public Schools	58.2%
5	East Grand Rapids Public Schools	56.4%
6	Lowell Area Schools	49.2%
7	Rockford Public Schools	46.9%
8	Caledonia Community Schools	39.7%
9	Grandville Public Schools	36%
10	Sparta Area Schools	29.6%
11	Northview Public Schools	28.4%
12	Cedar Springs Public Schools	23.6%
13	Kent City Community Schools	20.7%
14	Kentwood Public Schools	20.6%
15	Comstock Park Public Schools	20.4%
16	Grand River Preparatory High School	18.9%
17	Grand Rapids Public Schools	16.7%
18	Kenowa Hills Public Schools	13.8%
19	Tri County Area Schools	12.6%
20	PrepNet Virtual Academy	10.4%
21	Wyoming Public Schools	8.3%
22	Godwin Heights Public Schools	7.8%
23	Godfrey-Lee Public Schools	6.3%