Walled Lake ACT/MME Results Show Long-Term Progress

As was the case state-wide, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools showed some decline year-over-year, but in the longer term, the district is making progress toward meeting state benchmarks. 

State-wide results for the standardized tests released Monday by the Michigan Department of Education show a four-year upward trend in both assessments. However, MME student proficiency scores declined slightly from last year to this year. High school juniors take the tests in the spring. 

Student performance falls into one of four categories: advanced, proficient, partially proficient and not proficient. Students must score either "proficient" or "advanced" to be considered proficient in that subject.

Walled Lake students scored their biggest gains in ACT English and Reading, with gains of two points and nearly five points, respectively, in the percentage of students meeting proficiency standards. The percent proficient in all MME subjects either held steady or showed a slight decline. 

The district showed solid progress in all MME subject areas over 2010, with the largest advancement in social students, up to 47.1 percent from 41.1 percent. ACT scores also showed long-term gains, except in science, which fell from 32 percent proficient in 2010 to 30.6 in 2013. 

The state is in its second year of more rigorous standards, with scores of around 65 percent required to meet proficiency, up from 39 percent.