Holland Reporter

Saugatuck Public Schools district ranked the 86th highest in college readiness statewide, based on its students’ performance on the 2023-24 SAT, according to the MI School Data.

Scores show that 34.4% of the 64 students assessed in the district were set for college at the time.

In the previous school year, 42.6% of 54 students tested hit the benchmarks.

Saugatuck Public Schools district reported that 34.4% of their students were proficient in the math section of the SAT, while 68.8% 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	Hamilton Community Schools	35.8%
2	Saugatuck Public Schools	34.4%
3	Otsego Public Schools	29.5%
4	Wayland Union Schools	29%
5	Plainwell Community Schools	28.6%
6	Hopkins Public Schools	24.8%
7	Allegan Public Schools	15.5%
8	Fennville Public Schools	12.2%
9	Martin Public Schools	12%