LAPEER ¬– For the third year in a row, Lapeer Community Schools 11th graders have shown improvement on the statewide Michigan Merit Exam, which includes the ACT college entrance test.
District-wide, scores for the 552 high school juniors who took the test were 55% in Math (up 6 points), 74% in Reading (up 10 points), 67% in Science (up 10 points), 89% in Social Studies (up 3 points) and 46% in Reading (up 4 points). Scores in all subject areas tested were above the state average, and showed continued improvement over the last three years.
“We’re pleased that our student scores have continued to increase,” said Kim Seifferly, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction for Lapeer Community Schools. “We remain focused on providing the needed curriculum and teacher development to help all of our students achieve.”
The MME scores were released by the Michigan Department of Education late last week. The test is given each spring to the state’s 11th grade students. Testing takes place over three days. During the testing period, students take the ACT Plus Writing college entrance exam, three portions of the WorkKeys employability skills assessment and additional items in mathematics, science and social studies needed to complete the assessment to meet Michigan standards.
In addition to information provided by the MME to meet state and federal requirements, schools are provided Parent Reports that show a student's performance on the tests. Schools will provide to parents the printed Parent Reports when students return to class this fall.
MME results also provide students with an opportunity to obtain, at no cost to the student, college reportable ACT scores needed for admission to most colleges and universities.
Student scores for individual school districts are available on the internet: https://oeaa.state.mi.us/oeaa/.
