Grosse Pointe MME Scores Improve

Juniors from , the next district's set of seniors, improved their proficiency in several subjects this year, according to the results of the Michigan Merit Exam released by the Michigan Department of Education. 

The MME, as it's commonly referred to, is a standardized test that measures the proficiency of students in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies. It's taken by eleventh graders rather than the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test and is administered in March.

The results show Grosse Pointe upped its scores in nearly every category as compared to last year and is well above the proficiency rate statewide in all of the subjects. The results also include ACT scores, which remained steady from 2010 at 23 while the statewide average is 19.3. 

The lowest of the scores in Grosse Pointe is in writing, in which 71 percent of the students who took the test are proficient. That figure is up 3 percent from 2010.

Below are the results as released by Michigan Department of Education for the district. The figures represent the percent of proficiency by students in the specified subjects:

Patch is awaiting return calls from district officials for comment about the scores.