Black students at Salem High School average 497.4 on the SAT math test (2018-2019)

Black students scored 497.4 on average on the SAT math test at Salem High School during the 2018-2019 academic year, a worse result than the overall average for all students in the school, according to the Michigan Department of Educations' 2019 Michigan Merit Examination (MME).

Overall in the state, black students scored 412.8 on average on the SAT math test in the 2018-2019 academic year.

MME's primary purpose is to provide a snapshot of end-of-year student learning across the state.

Standardized tests such as the MME have become a point of contention in recent years. The Michigan Department of Education tried to waive the 2021 exam but the federal Department of Education denied the request. State superintendent Michael Rice claimed the federal department of education continues to demonstrate its disconnect from conditions in public schools.