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Schools in Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti Community Schools

Ypsilanti’s public schools score below 77% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

11% of students in Ypsilanti’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ypsilanti, 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.

#670of 699 Michigan townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 92% 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
20%
▼ 25 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 23 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 4 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 22% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,611 students on the public path
In brief

Ypsilanti’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 534 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ypsilanti’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 92% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan. Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,087 per student in FY2024, against $16,528 across Michigan. 25% of its revenue that year was federal (Michigan 9%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Ypsilanti’s grade

D Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Michigan school districts, #670 of 699 Michigan towns. Both inputs trail the Michigan average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (534)Better than 9%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,478 test results and a graduating class of 360 could put Ypsilanti anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 92% of Ypsilanti’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,494 in math, 1,463 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC−
6–8Estabrook ElementaryYpsilanti Community SchoolsC−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

Ypsilanti’s public schools are run by Ypsilanti Community Schools, which also serves Superior and Ypsilanti. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Ypsilanti Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 3,260 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$20,087MI $16,528 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 45.4% · 1463 students tested
Math11%
State average 33.6% · 1494 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 25% of the Ypsilanti district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 9% across Michigan, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Ypsilanti vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
YpsilantiC−Ypsilanti
Ypsilanti TownshipCYpsilanti PK–12 · Lincoln Consolidated K–12

Every school in Ypsilanti

7 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).

District schools in Ypsilantiby address
Ypsilanti International Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
416 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1
271 students8:1Rate it →
Estabrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades 1–8
C−
357 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Ypsilantiin other towns
ACTech High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
459 students12:1Rate it →
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College
High · Grades 9–12
C−
108 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Ypsilantirun by other districts or the state
Early College Alliance
High · Grades 9–12
A+
454 students24:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Ypsilantinot counted as local schools
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education
High · Grades 7–12
C+
OnlineAlternative Education
386 students26:1Rate it →

Questions about Ypsilanti’s schools

Are Ypsilanti’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ypsilanti children attend score below 77% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #670 of 699 Michigan towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ypsilanti in?

Ypsilanti Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,260 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ypsilanti kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: ACTech High School and Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College.

What is Ypsilanti’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Ypsilanti Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Ypsilanti spend per student?

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

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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.