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17 percent of students with disabilities in Portage Public Schools ready for math in college (2017-2018)

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17 percent of students with disabilities in Portage Public Schools were ready for math in college in the 2017-2018 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the district, according to the Michigan Department of Education's 2018 Michigan Merit Exam (MME) reports.

Overall in the state, 5.6 percent of students with disabilities were ready for math in college in the 2017-2018 academic year.

MME's primary purpose is to provide a snapshot of end-of-year student learning across the state. When teachers give students assessments throughout the school year the primary purpose is to gauge their students' progress, and make adjustments to their instruction as necessary.

The 28 top districts in terms of students with disabilities ready for math in college in 2017-2018
DistrictStudents with Disabilities Students % ReadyOverall % Ready
Hartland Consolidated Schools30%53.7%
Troy School District30%73.3%
Jenison Public Schools25.9%65.1%
Okemos Public Schools25%73.6%
Chelsea School District24%80.2%
South Lyon Community Schools23.7%62%
Ann Arbor Public Schools20.3%65.9%
Birmingham Public Schools20%68.5%
Bloomfield Hills Schools19.6%57.7%
Portage Public Schools17%48.5%
Traverse City Area Public Schools14.8%53.7%
Saline Area Schools14.6%66.6%
Rochester Community School District14.4%71.3%
Hudsonville Public School District13.2%56.4%
West Bloomfield School District12.8%51.3%
Forest Hills Public Schools12.1%66.7%
Dexter Community School District11.9%57.6%
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools11.5%64.3%
Midland Public Schools11.4%64.6%
Grand Blanc Community Schools10.6%45.1%
Chippewa Valley Schools10.6%47.8%
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools7.4%49.8%
Utica Community Schools7.4%50.2%
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools7.1%37.9%
Warren Consolidated Schools7%27%
Waterford School District6.1%21.2%
Huron Valley Schools6%42.2%
Livonia Public Schools School District5.1%50.4%

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