October 10, 2022
Volume 10 Edition 11
Midland Public Schools District Vision Statement: Lead with respect, trust and courage. Ensure an equitable, collaborative and inclusive culture. Enable all to achieve success.
Achievement Data Highlights
Science proficiency increased in every MPS school, with several schools experiencing more than 20 percentage points of improvement.
MPS outperformed the state in all grades and content areas, ranging from 6 to 25 percentage points over the state proficiency average.
Math scores for schools nationwide have dropped since the pandemic, yet all MPS grades except one increased in math proficiency over the previous year. By contrast, schools across Michigan decreased math proficiency in six out of nine grades of the prior year.
MPS students with disabilities (SWD) outperform the state average for SWD at every grade level in ELA, Science, and Social Studies. In math, MPS students with disabilities outperform the state average for SWD in seven out of nine grades tested.
MPS low socio-economic status (SES) students outperform the state average for SES students at every grade level and every content area.