Goodrich-ACT scores released last month by state education officials has the district students on top in the county in three of five catagories.
Goodrich scores dipped in math from 21.1 to 20.4 percent. However, the ACT scores jumped in reading from 20.2 to 21.8 percent; English from 20.3 to 21.7 percent and science from 20.6 to 21.9 percent. The composite scores, a combination of English, mathematics, reading, and science also jumped from 20.7 to 21.6.
The ACT or American College Test, is a standardized readiness assessment for high school achievement and college admissions. The state announced last January it was awarding a $17.1-million, three-year contract to have the SAT as the high school assessment replacing the ACT which had been in place since 2007. Last year more than 1.8 million high school students took the ACT with composite score of 21.0.
High School Principal David St. Aubin was thrilled with the scores that were tops in English, science and the composite score in Genesee County.
‘When I first received the results, I knew we had done well, but I was hoping for just a top three finish,? he said. ‘When I received the results from our intermediate school district, it was great to see that we were tops in our 26 county school districts. It was especially nice to see that our English and science scores were at the top. We also had a tremendous jump in our reading scores which climbed up a whole 1.6 points. ACT states a .3 to.5 jump is significant. We did have a slight decrease in our math, but it was apparent that other schools struggled on that part of the test as well. Our students expressed to us that the math was especially tough.?
St. Aubin said consistently high test scores are attributed to an extremely focused group of high school teachers and staff who have worked very hard to continue to work on becoming better.
‘They have continued to align their curriculums with state and federal standards and we have always kept the focus on the ACT and its nuances,? added St. Aubin.?
‘It is also apparent that we have students who take education seriously. It is this type of culture that we have established here that students have embraced. It is part of our Martian heritage, we have been at the top of our county in my tenure three other times,? he said. ? I am so very proud of our students, staff, and our parents who push our students to achieve at their potential. It is a concerted effort of all of our schools, elementary, middle school and high school, which help our students to perform at their very best. We can all be proud to say we are Goodrich Martians.?