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Schools in Superior Township · Ypsilanti Community Schools, Ann Arbor Public Schools

Superior Township’s public schools outscore 85% of Michigan districts

Math proficiency in Superior Township’s districts is 49%, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Superior Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

#134of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
58%
▲ 13 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
▲ 16 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 9 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▲ 18% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Ann Arbor
Students per teacher
14.7
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
18,994 students on the public path
In brief

Superior Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 637 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Superior Township’s, its schools beat 78%, lower than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 58% and math 49% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Ypsilanti spends $20,087 per student and Ann Arbor $19,439, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy, Spiritus Sanctus Academy (private) and Oak Trails Montessori School (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Superior Township’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 85% of Michigan school districts, #134 of 699 Michigan towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Michigan average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (637)Better than 78%
Towns in Washtenaw County (20)Better than 25%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 9,718 test results and a graduating class of 1,474 could put Superior Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Superior Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (9,769 in math, 9,668 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Superior Township, with each school’s own grade.

25 schools teach K in Superior Township’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A+, so check the specific school.
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
614 students14:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
511 students15:1Rate it →
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
508 students15:1Rate it →
Thurston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A
506 students16:1Rate it →
Burns Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
477 students16:1Rate it →
Wines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
465 students17:1Rate it →
Uriah H Lawton School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A
422 students16:1Rate it →
Ypsilanti International Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ypsilanti
C−
416 students14:1Rate it →
John Allen School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
401 students14:1Rate it →
Haisley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
400 students14:1Rate it →
Mary D Mitchell School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A−
372 students13:1Rate it →
Carpenter School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
B+
363 students15:1Rate it →
Eberwhite School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
353 students16:1Rate it →
Logan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
349 students15:1Rate it →
Bach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A
334 students16:1Rate it →
Dicken Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
320 students17:1Rate it →
Abbot School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
315 students12:1Rate it →
Angell School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
294 students17:1Rate it →
Perry Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Ypsilanti
271 students8:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
258 students12:1Rate it →
Ford Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ypsilanti
233 students11:1Rate it →
Pittsfield School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
C−
230 students12:1Rate it →
Clifford E Bryant Comm School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Ann Arbor
200 students11:1Rate it →
Holmes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ypsilanti
C−
191 students8:1Rate it →
YPSI Connected Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ypsilanti
74 students5:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–525 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+

Superior Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ypsilanti Community Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Ann Arbor Public Schools, shared with Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Barton Hills, Pittsfield and Scio. Its elementary school is in Ann Arbor. Parts of Superior Township (10% of its land) are served by Plymouth-Canton instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Superior Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Ypsilanti Community Schools20%
State average 45.4% · 1463 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ypsilanti Community Schools11%
State average 33.6% · 1494 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ann Arbor Public Schools65%
State average 45.4% · 8205 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ann Arbor Public Schools56%
State average 33.6% · 8275 students tested

Superior Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Superior Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Superior TownshipAYpsilanti PK–12 · Ann Arbor PK–12
Ann ArborAAnn Arbor
YpsilantiCYpsilanti PK–12 · Lincoln Consolidated K–12
SalemASouth Lyon PK–12 · Plymouth-Canton PK–12
CantonAPlymouth-Canton

Every school in Superior Township

42 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Superior Townshipin other towns
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
614 students14:1Rate it →
Ypsilanti International Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ypsilanti
C−
416 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Ypsilanti
271 students8:1Rate it →
Ford Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ypsilanti
233 students11:1Rate it →
Martin Luther King Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
511 students15:1Rate it →
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
508 students15:1Rate it →
Thurston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A
506 students16:1Rate it →
Burns Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
477 students16:1Rate it →
Wines Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
465 students17:1Rate it →
Uriah H Lawton School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A
422 students16:1Rate it →
John Allen School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
401 students14:1Rate it →
Haisley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
400 students14:1Rate it →
Mary D Mitchell School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A−
372 students13:1Rate it →
Carpenter School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
B+
363 students15:1Rate it →
Eberwhite School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
353 students16:1Rate it →
Logan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
349 students15:1Rate it →
Bach Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A
334 students16:1Rate it →
Dicken Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
320 students17:1Rate it →
Abbot School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
315 students12:1Rate it →
Angell School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
A+
294 students17:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
258 students12:1Rate it →
Pittsfield School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ann Arbor
C−
230 students12:1Rate it →
Clifford E Bryant Comm School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Ann Arbor
200 students11:1Rate it →
Holmes Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Ypsilanti
C−
191 students8:1Rate it →
YPSI Connected Community School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ypsilanti
74 students5:1Rate it →
Estabrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Ypsilanti
C−
357 students12:1Rate it →
Ypsilanti Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ypsilanti
D−
456 students12:1Rate it →
Slauson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
729 students17:1Rate it →
Clague Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
696 students19:1Rate it →
Tappan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
695 students17:1Rate it →
Forsythe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ann Arbor
A+
635 students18:1Rate it →
Scarlett Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ann Arbor
B+
616 students14:1Rate it →
Washtenaw International Middle Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ypsilanti
A+
249 studentsRate it →
Huron High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ann Arbor
A+
1,696 students17:1Rate it →
Pioneer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ann Arbor
A+
1,671 students18:1Rate it →
Skyline High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ann Arbor
A+
1,237 students18:1Rate it →
Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ann Arbor
A+
513 students15:1Rate it →
ACTech High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ypsilanti
D
459 students12:1Rate it →
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College
High · Grades 9–12 · Ypsilanti
C−
108 students10:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade

Questions about Superior Township’s schools

Are Superior Township’s schools good?

By Michigan’s own tests, yes: the public schools Superior Township children attend outscore 85% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #134 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Superior Township in?

Two districts: Ypsilanti Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Ann Arbor Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Barton Hills, Pittsfield and Scio.

Where do Superior Township kids go to high school?

One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Huron High School, Pioneer High School, Skyline High School, Community High School, ACTech High School and Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College.

What is Superior Township’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Ann Arbor Public Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Superior Township spend per student?

$20,087 in Ypsilanti Community Schools and $19,439 in Ann Arbor Public Schools (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Superior Township?

Yes: Spiritus Sanctus Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 214 students) and Oak Trails Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 14 students). Superior Township also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.