Wellspring Preparatory High School school district ranked the 189th lowest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2022-23 SAT, according to the MI School Data.
Scores show that 22.6% of the 53 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.
In the previous school year, 31.3% of 48 students tested hit the benchmarks.
Wellspring Preparatory High School school district reported that 22.6% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 54.7% 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 | East Grand Rapids Public Schools | 69.2% |
| 2 | Forest Hills Public Schools | 64.3% |
| 3 | Byron Center Public Schools | 62.1% |
| 4 | West Michigan Aviation Academy | 57.9% |
| 5 | Lowell Area Schools | 46.4% |
| 6 | Rockford Public Schools | 44.7% |
| 7 | Cedar Springs Public Schools | 41.5% |
| 8 | West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science | 39.4% |
| 9 | Caledonia Community Schools | 38.7% |
| 10 | Grandville Public Schools | 38.3% |
| 11 | Northview Public Schools | 27.9% |
| 12 | Kentwood Public Schools | 25.8% |
| 13 | Kenowa Hills Public Schools | 25.3% |
| 14 | Comstock Park Public Schools | 24.2% |
| 15 | Sparta Area Schools | 23.3% |
| 16 | Wellspring Preparatory High School | 22.6% |
| 17 | Grand River Preparatory High School | 22.1% |
| 18 | Kent City Community Schools | 20.2% |
| 19 | Grand Rapids Public Schools | 20.1% |
| 20 | Tri County Area Schools | 19.7% |
| 21 | PrepNet Virtual Academy | 13.5% |
| 22 | Kelloggsville Public Schools | 9.2% |
| 22 | Wyoming Public Schools | 9.2% |
| 24 | Godfrey-Lee Public Schools | 6.4% |
| 25 | Godwin Heights Public Schools | 5.3% |
