Summary:
The Ypsilanti Community Schools district in Michigan contains two middle schools: Ypsilanti Community Middle School and Washtenaw International Middle Academy. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 within the Ypsilanti community.
Based on the available data, Washtenaw International Middle Academy appears to be the standout school in the district. It consistently ranks higher than Ypsilanti Community Middle School in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, with a ranking of 187 out of 890 Michigan middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Ypsilanti Community Middle School's ranking of 873 out of 890. Washtenaw International Middle Academy also has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Ypsilanti Community Middle School has a 0-star rating. Additionally, Washtenaw International Middle Academy significantly outperforms Ypsilanti Community Middle School and the Ypsilanti Community Schools district as a whole on standardized test scores across all subjects and grade levels.
Despite Ypsilanti Community Middle School spending nearly 3 times more per student than Washtenaw International Middle Academy, it is performing much worse academically. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5%, which is a concern. Ypsilanti Community Middle School has a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 83.05%, indicating a high-poverty student population, while Washtenaw International Middle Academy has a lower, but still significant, free/reduced lunch rate of 43%. These socioeconomic factors may play a role in the performance disparities between the two schools.
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