Holland Reporter

Black River Public School school district ranked the 38th highest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 46.7% of the 75 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 46.9% of 64 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Black River Public School school district reported that 46.7% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 82.7% 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	Spring Lake Public Schools	61.1%
2	Hudsonville Public School District	49%
3	Jenison Public Schools	48.6%
4	Black River Public School	46.7%
5	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	37.3%
6	Zeeland Public Schools	33.9%
6	Allendale Public Schools	33.9%
8	West Ottawa Public School District	29%
9	ICademy Global	25%
10	Coopersville Area Public School District	19.9%
11	Holland City School District	19%