The Detroit Public School District may be failing to adequately prepare students for their transitions to college, according to some former students in the district and test scores.

Students from DPS have ranked far below national averages in ACT composite scores with their score being a 15 and the national average being a 21, according to data from the Michigan Department of Education.

Some students have a sense of readiness for college upon their graduation from Detroit Public High Schools, but soon realize that they are not as prepared as their peers who received private education upon entering a university.