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Midland Public Schools reports strong SAT performance, highlights growth and focus on early literacy
Summary
District data presented Jan. 21 shows Midland students ranked in the top few percent statewide on SAT scaled scores, with the district reporting gains in third-grade reading, proficiency trends and student growth; administrators tied further improvement to literacy work, summer programs, tutoring and expanded preschool access.
Ken Weaver presented the district’s annual student-data report to the board Jan. 21, telling trustees that Midland’s SAT scaled scores place the district among the state’s higher-performing systems.
“We’re in the top 3.5% in ELA of schools in Michigan and the top 3% in math,” Weaver said during the presentation. He and administration also highlighted that the district’s SAT proficiency rates place Midland in roughly the top 1–7% of Michigan schools depending on the subject and grade.
Why it matters: Board members and staff framed the results as evidence that district initiatives—elementary literacy emphasis, nearly $1 million invested in summer school, Tier 2/3 tutoring, elementary literacy…
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