Brighton Sees Big Jumps in State School ScorecardBrighton Sees Big Jumps in State School Scorecard

8/13/14 - A local school district saw some major gains in new rankings released today by the state. The Michigan Department of Education put out its annual “Top to Bottom” rankings of schools and districts across the state, with the Brighton Area Schools easily outperforming the county’s other four major districts in a number of areas. Brighton schools saw big jumps in student proficiency in math and reading from 3rd to 8th grade as well as ACT College Readiness Benchmarks. The district’s graduation rate also saw an 8% jump to 92.8%. Superintendent Greg Gray tells WHMI that while they are certainly pleased to have made the improvements while still working to eliminate a deficit budget, they are in no way satisfied. "I would say that we are very pleased with the results, especially in a county that is one of the highest scoring in the state, but we are not satisfied. We will continue to push and strive not only have the top scores in our county but in the state and beyond." In addition, all seven of Brighton’s schools were ranked in the top 15% of schools statewide, the only Livingston County district to achieve that other than the Charyl Stockwell charter school, which saw its elementary school rank in the top 7%, while the middle and high schools were in the top 11%. Other schools of note include Hartland’s Creekside Elementary School, which scored in the 94th percentile, while Howell's Voyager Elementary was in the 92nd. Howell, however, was ranked overall as the top ranked public school district in Livingston County based on points awarded by the state for meeting various goals. Howell amassed 74.4 points. Brighton earned 71.6. You’ll find a link below to check out the scores for every school and district. (JK)