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There was a decrease in the number of Ferndale Public Schools students considered ready for math classes in college in the 2021-22 school year, according to the MI School Data. Based on their performance on the math portion of the SAT, 11.9% of the students were set for college during the school year.

In contrast, college-level math readiness in Ferndale Public Schools the year before was 17.6%.

Ferndale Public Schools ranked fourth lowest in college readiness for math this year, compared to other districts in Oakland County. In the previous year, it was ranked sixth lowest.

Overall, students in Michigan are still performing below pre-pandemic levels. According to the test results, their scores are on average 4.5% lower than the pre-pandemic levels.

A recent study in the state suggested this could be caused by remote schooling. Students who learned remotely experienced more learning loss compared to those who attended in-person classes during the pandemic.

"This is hurting kids in ways we can't even imagine, and not just academically," Senator Thomas Albert said during his time as the House Appropriations Chairman. "The disruption of sports and other extracurricular activities also takes a major toll. It's going to take years for some of these students to recover academically."

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was criticized for trying to address these academic failures by using more tutors in the public school system.

"Relying only on the system that caused academic and mental health setbacks is not looking out for the best interest of children," Jamie A. Hope wrote in the Michigan Capitol Confidential.

Due to the suspension of state assessments, SAT data for the 2019-20 academic year are not available.

Rank	District	Math average score overall
1	Oakland Schools	649.5
2	Novi Community School District	589.2
3	Troy School District	574.2
4	Rochester Community School District	553.4
5	Birmingham Public Schools	542.2
6	Bloomfield Hills Schools	524.8
7	South Lyon Community Schools	514.7
8	Berkley School District	514.4
9	Clarkston Community School District	511
10	Lake Orion Community Schools	510.7
11	Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	506.4
12	Farmington Public School District	494.7
13	Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland	492.4
14	Huron Valley Schools	484.9
15	West Bloomfield School District	480.5
16	Oxford Community Schools	480.1
17	Holly Area School District	476.8
18	Royal Oak Schools	473.6
19	AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	471.6
20	Lamphere Public Schools	463.3
21	Clawson Public Schools	452
22	Avondale School District	450.7
23	Waterford School District	429.1
24	Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	418.8
25	Lighthouse Connections Academy	416.5
26	Southfield Public School District	414.1
27	Ferndale Public Schools	411.8