| School District | ACT Composite (Class of 2008) | Percent Passed MME Math | Percent Passed MME Reading | Percent Passed MME Science | Percent Passed MME Writing | Percent Passed MME Soc.Stu. | Passed 2007 MEAP Math | Passed 2007 MEAP Reading | Passed 2007 MEAP Science | Passed 2007 MEAP Writing | Passed 2007 MEAP Soc.Stu. | County |
| International Academy | 27.35 | 99.3 | 96.7 | 98.0 | 96.7 | 100.0 | 99.3 | 100.0 | 98.6 | 99.3 | 100.0 | Oakland |
| East Grand Rapids | 23.47 | 84.5 | 89.3 | 91.3 | 77.9 | 97.2 | 85.6 | 91.3 | 89.7 | 88.8 | 93.0 | Kent |
| Birmingham Seaholm | 23.46 | 83.4 | 83.0 | 85.8 | 76.0 | 93.8 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 84.8 | 65.0 | 81.3 | Oakland |
| Troy HS | 23.39 | 81.3 | 79.5 | 83.5 | 77.6 | 93.7 | 84.8 | 86.3 | 84.8 | 76.8 | 91.8 | Oakland |
| Rochester Adams | 23.33 | 85.0 | 82.6 | 85.5 | 71.5 | 96.9 | 82.7 | 89.2 | 85.5 | 74.9 | 97.8 | Oakland |
| Northville | 23.27 | 81.7 | 86.1 | 86.9 | 78.4 | 94.4 | 71.8 | 85.4 | 74.4 | 55.4 | 79.8 | Wayne |
| Okemos | 23.20 | 80.2 | 85.7 | 86.9 | 77.2 | 96.8 | 84.0 | 88.4 | 84.2 | 87.5 | 95.1 | Ingham |
| Bloomfield Hills Andover | 23.18 | 77.2 | 81.1 | 79.8 | 81.8 | 88.9 | 76.3 | 82.7 | 79.7 | 74.5 | 86.2 | Oakland |
| Ann Arbor Pioneer | 22.97 | 78.1 | 83.2 | 81.3 | 73.3 | 94.4 | 83.2 | 86.3 | 81.3 | 71.4 | 91.4 | Washtenaw |
| Forest Hills Central | 22.89 | 87.2 | 84.8 | 84.7 | 74.5 | 95.1 | 89.8 | 92.6 | 91.1 | 85.2 | 93.8 | Kent |
| Grosse Pointe South | 22.85 | 77.9 | 87.1 | 85.3 | 71.9 | 96.0 | 77.0 | 91.3 | 85.8 | 81.5 | 96.4 | Wayne |
| Spring Lake HS | 22.66 | 80.3 | 89.0 | 86.0 | 80.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 90.6 | 88.9 | 81.3 | 94.6 | Ottawa |
| Midland Dow | 22.55 | 72.9 | 77.7 | 75.5 | 63.3 | 94.4 | 79.4 | 88.2 | 83.0 | 86.5 | 92.2 | Midland |
| Frankenmuth | 22.42 | 80.4 | 78.3 | 81.9 | 71.0 | 93.8 | 81.8 | 83.3 | 87.9 | 84.4 | 96.2 | Saginaw |
| North Farmington | 22.12 | 73.0 | 81.0 | 77.3 | 67.5 | 91.0 | 73.1 | 80.5 | 79.7 | 77.0 | 89.6 | Oakland |
| Saline | 22.07 | 73.8 | 80.7 | 78.0 | 67.3 | 94.5 | 75.5 | 81.7 | 76.5 | 72.3 | 92.5 | Washtenaw |
| DeWitt | 21.97 | 77.6 | 83.3 | 82.0 | 70.9 | 97.2 | 75.9 | 80.5 | 82.3 | 73.2 | 90.4 | Clinton |
| Plymouth HS | 21.90 | 73.2 | 76.6 | 77.9 | 61.2 | 94.2 | 68.4 | 69.6 | 70.3 | 61.6 | 86.4 | Wayne |
| East Lansing | 21.88 | 71.3 | 72.4 | 74.6 | 62.9 | 90.8 | 74.9 | 80.2 | 72.8 | 71.8 | 87.4 | Ingham |
| Novi | 21.86 | 67.7 | 75.5 | 72.7 | 62.6 | 91.7 | 73.3 | 83.0 | 83.3 | 77.3 | 89.6 | Oakland |
| Haslett | 21.63 | 79.9 | 79.5 | 80.8 | 62.6 | 91.9 | 77.1 | 84.0 | 82.6 | 74.5 | 90.0 | Ingham |
| Portage Central | 21.63 | 69.5 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 66.2 | 95.1 | 81.3 | 84.3 | 75.3 | 74.9 | 91.6 | Kalamazoo |
| Chelsea HS | 21.61 | 74.0 | 80.7 | 77.1 | 64.3 | 92.8 | 81.8 | 85.3 | 83.6 | 75.7 | 88.7 | Washtenaw |
| Brighton | 21.47 | 71.2 | 79.5 | 79.9 | 58.4 | 94.8 | 67.3 | 76.4 | 69.5 | 64.4 | 86.6 | Livingston |
| Williamston | 21.44 | 80.2 | 79.6 | 78.6 | 56.4 | 94.1 | 80.7 | 87.5 | 77.6 | 85.1 | 85.0 | Ingham |
| West Bloomfield | 21.26 | 62.9 | 73.2 | 72.9 | 61.5 | 94.1 | 67.8 | 77.3 | 66.4 | 59.0 | 88.0 | Oakland |
| State of Michigan | 19.00 | 50.0 | 63.0 | 60.0 | 43.0 | 87.0 | 46.5 | 59.7 | 55.9 | 40.1 | 83.3 | Michigan-88 Counties |
Source: Detroit News
Approximately 122,000 11th grade students across the State of Michigan took the new Michigan Merit Exam in March, 2007. The assessments given included ACT (English, Reading, Mathematics, Science and Writing), ACT-Work Keys (Applied Reading and Applied Mathematics) and MEAP (Michigan Education Assessment Program) designed assessments in Social Studies and Mathematics. 94% of the students taking the exam qualified for the Michigan Promise Scholarship although the largest school district in the state, Detroit, only had 35% of their participating students qualify for the new scholarship. Unfortunately, Detroit Public Schools also led the nation in a recent Education Week article with only a 25% graduation rate.
Comparing ACT with the Michigan Merit Exam
| Assessment Results | Composite | Math | Reading | Science | English | English+Writing | Total Tested |
| ACT National Average | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.8 | 1,300,000 |
| ACT State Average | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 78,000 |
| Michigan Merit Exam | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 122,000 |
| College Readiness Benchmark | n/a | 22 | 21 | 24 | 18 | n/a | n/a |
26% of the students in the State of Michigan achieved ACT scores with all four benchmarks compared to 23% nationwide.
ACT Composite: East Lansing High School ranked 30th of 942 public schools (including charters) in the comparison in this category.
High Schools in the area who had a higher ACT Composite average: Okemos and DeWitt. High Schools in the area who were above the state average on the Michigan Merit Exam (19.0) that the Trojans surpassed in ACT Composite average were: Haslett, Williamston, Fowler, Grand Ledge, Holt, Mason, St. Johns, Owosso, Howell, Perry and Bath.
Mathematics: East Lansing High School ranked 45th of 942 public schools (including charters) in the comparison of Michigan Merit Exam mathematics pass rates, and 80th in MEAP of 1229 public schools (including charters) compared in MEAP pass rates.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MME mathematics (ACT Math, ACT Work Keys Applied Math and MEAP Math) were: Okemos, Williamston, Haslett and DeWitt. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (50%) that the Trojans surpassed in MME mathematics (ACT Math, ACT Work Keys Applied Math and MEAP Math) pass rate were: Fowler, St. Johns, Grand Ledge, Holt, Perry, Mason, Dansville and Howell.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MEAP mathematics were: Pewamo-Westphalia, Okemos, Williamston, Haslett and DeWitt. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (46.5%) that the Trojans surpassed in mathematics pass rate were: Fowler, Perry, Laingsburg, Ovid-Elsie, Mason, Fowlerville, Grand Ledge, Holt, Owosso, St. Johns, Lansing Waverly, Howell, Bath, Eaton Rapids, Charlotte, Dansville and Vermontville-Maple Valley.
Reading: East Lansing High School ranked 92nd of 942 public schools (including charters) in the comparison of Michigan Merit Exam reading pass rates, and 148th of 1229 public schools (including charters) compared in MEAP pass rates.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MME reading (ACT Reading, ACT Work Keys Applied Reading) were: Okemos, DeWitt, Williamston, Haslett and Fowler. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (63%) that the Trojans surpassed in MME reading (ACT Reading, ACT Work Keys Applied Reading) pass rate were: Dansville, Pewamo-Westphalia, St. Johns, Portland, Mason, Holt, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Owosso, Howell, Laingsburg and Perry.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MEAP reading were: Pewamo-Westphalia, Fowler, Okemos, Williamston, Haslett, Ovid-Elsie, Laingsburg, DeWitt, Fowlerville and Perry. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (59.7%) that the Trojans surpassed in reading pass rate were: Haslett, Eaton Rapids, Holt, Owosso, Grand Ledge, Mason, Howell, Lansing Waverly, St. Johns, Bath, Stockbridge, Charlotte, Webberville and Dansville.
Science: East Lansing High School ranked 62nd of 942 public schools (including charters) in the comparison of Michigan Merit Exam science pass rates, and 180th in MEAP of 1229 public schools (including charters) compared in MEAP pass rates.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MME science (ACT Science, MEAP Science) were: Okemos, DeWitt, Haslett, Williamston, Pewamo-Westphalia and Fowler. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (60%) that the Trojans surpassed in MME science (ACT Science, MEAP Science) pass rate were: Portland, St. Johns, Holt, Grand Ledge, Laingsburg, Mason, Howell, Perry and Eaton Rapids.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MEAP science were: Pewamo-Westphalia, Fowler, Okemos, Haslett, DeWitt, Laingsburg, Williamston, Fowlerville and Perry. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (55.9%) that the Trojans surpassed in science pass rate were: Ovid-Elsie, Grand Ledge, Fowlerville, Eaton Rapids, Mason, Owosso, St. Johns, Dansville, Holt, Charlotte, Stockbridge, Howell and Bath.
Social Studies: East Lansing High School ranked 153rd of 942 public schools (including charters) in the comparison of Michigan Merit Exam social studies pass rates, and 181st of 1229 public schools (including charters) compared in MEAP pass rates.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MME social studies were: Fowler, DeWitt, Okemos, Williamston, Pewamo-Westphalia, Haslett and Howell. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (87%) that the Trojans surpassed in MME social studies pass rate were: Grand Ledge, Eaton Rapids, Webberville, Fowlerville, Owosso, Holt, St. Johns, Mason, Ovid-Elsie and Leslie.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MEAP social studies were: Pewamo-Westphalia, Fowler, Okemos, DeWitt, Haslett, Fowlerville and Ovid-Elsie. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (83.3%) that the Trojans surpassed in social studies pass rate were: Grand Ledge, Portland, Howell, Ovid-Elsie, Williamston, Owosso and Perry.
Writing: East Lansing High School ranked 44th of 942 public schools in the comparison of Michigan Merit Exam writing pass rates, and 113th of 1227 public schools compared in MEAP pass rates.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MME writing were: Okemos and DeWitt. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (43%) that the Trojans surpassed in MME writing pass rate were: Haslett, Fowler, Williamston, Pewamo-Westphalia, Holt, Portland, Grand Ledge, Dansville and Owosso.
High Schools in the area who had a higher pass rate in MEAP writing were: Fowler, Okemos, Williamston, Pewamo-Westphalia, Haslett, DeWitt and St. Johns. High Schools in the area who were above the state average (40.1%) that the Trojans surpassed in writing pass rate were: Laingsburg, Fowlerville, Holt, Perry, Ovid-Elsie, Eaton Rapids, Bath, Lansing Waverly, Stockbridge, Charlotte, Owosso, Howell, Mason, Webberville, Dansville, Vermontville-Maple Valley and Potterville.
Source: Detroit News