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Fortis Academy

Q: Is Fortis Academy a good school?

Fortis Academy ranks 1104 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

1104^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Fortis Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 639 students in grades K-8 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Despite its long history, the school has consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade. Fortis Academy is part of the Fortis Academy District, which is ranked 454 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fortis Academy has struggled with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 35.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is well below state and local averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.7% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 38.9%. The school's performance gaps between student subgroups are also quite stark, with the school ranking in the top half of Michigan schools for its African American and Hispanic student populations, but near the bottom for white, multi-racial, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($13,950 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, Fortis Academy's academic outcomes remain poor. The nearby Ann Arbor Public Schools district, including Carpenter School, which is only 1.39 miles away, significantly outperform Fortis Academy across the board. Additionally, Fortis Academy has not shown meaningful improvement in its performance over the past decade, and its 1-star rating from SchoolDigger has remained unchanged for several years.

681

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,950

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3875 Golfside Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-3726

(734) 572-3623

District: Fortis Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.7%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,104^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

575^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

454^th of 613Fortis Academy among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1104 of 1488	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	995 of 1486	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	893 of 1470	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	996 of 1344	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	978 of 1153	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	818 of 1408	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	708 of 1448	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.4	659 of 1466	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	698 of 1548	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	655 of 1580	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	790 of 1533	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	869 of 1563	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	789 of 1566	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.8	631 of 1552	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.6	767 of 1552	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	739 of 1589	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	581 of 1577	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.1	883 of 1565	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	193 of 369	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	91 of 348	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	74 of 321	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	70 of 158	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	73 of 212	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.9	57 of 475	88.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	153 of 173	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	149 of 180	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	152 of 270	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1033 of 1338	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	958 of 1342	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	830 of 1321	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	901 of 1106	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	759 of 902	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	636 of 1171	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	741 of 1443	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	125 of 209	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	107 of 201	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	108 of 188	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	32 of 86	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	13 of 86	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	57 of 222	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1070 of 1346	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	825 of 1381	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	695 of 1350	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	805 of 1099	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	517 of 749	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	474 of 1134	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	493 of 1397	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	1112 of 1366	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	984 of 1347	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	930 of 1334	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	956 of 1139	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	826 of 915	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	880 of 1196	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.9	666 of 1446	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	551 of 1206	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	208 of 1253	83.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	575 of 890	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	446 of 897	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	393 of 883	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	319 of 776	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	301 of 675	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	339 of 792	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	252 of 838	69.9%	★★★★☆
2017	49.1	359 of 821	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	365 of 894	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	254 of 919	72.4%	★★★★☆
2014	55.1	427 of 921	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	333 of 919	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	380 of 900	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	230 of 858	73.2%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	353 of 851	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.1	261 of 847	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.3	277 of 839	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.3	259 of 823	68.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	92 of 338	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	98 of 300	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	95 of 310	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.4	22 of 182	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	16 of 77	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.8	56 of 196	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	26 of 366	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	558 of 789	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	435 of 771	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	369 of 770	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	244 of 657	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.1	246 of 521	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	341 of 658	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	265 of 794	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	204 of 265	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	179 of 257	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	144 of 246	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	555 of 832	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	361 of 836	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	255 of 825	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	164 of 691	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	110 of 523	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	186 of 672	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	179 of 815	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	534 of 798	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	418 of 786	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	425 of 776	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	350 of 658	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	234 of 540	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	279 of 639	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	205 of 797	74.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	61 of 190	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	28 of 176	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	495 of 696	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	68.7	170 of 701	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	173 of 688	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	94.8	22 of 678	96.8%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2025)54th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)48th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)73rd percentile+37 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies34%-4 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-6 vs state

Science24%-16 vs state

Math21%-15 vs state

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by a citizen
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

I think that this school as a whole is wonderful. However, the middle school Dean is an abomination and should not be allowed to influence students in any way. Her attire is mostly inapropriate for an educational building and she has a very foul mouth with the middle school students. Complaints have been made about her behavior but nothing has been done by the leaders of the school and the bad influence on the students continues. It is sad that such a good school must be so poorly represented in this way. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fortis Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3875 Golfside Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Fortis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 572-3623	681	40	17.0	89.1%	72 (10.6%)	291 (42.7%)	199 (29.2%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (15.6%)	23.2	1104^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.8%		31.6	995^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.0%	109	51.9	24.7	22.7	21.3	32.8	23.7	28.0	23.0	20.3	19.4	25.0	18.7	25.4	23.4	20.9	45.5	$13,950	$2,296	$11,653
Estabrook Elementary	Public	1-8	1555 W Cross St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1900	357	29	12.4	72.0%	52 (14.6%)	163 (45.7%)	104 (29.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.0%)	7.3	1418^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.3	1432^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	3.6%	14			12.5	5.6	13.3			10.7	5.7	8.0			16.1		10.2		$21,678	$7,077	$14,602
Carpenter School	Public	K-5	4250 Central Blvd	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1214	363	25	14.5	54.5%	135 (37.2%)	99 (27.3%)	46 (12.7%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (17.6%)	39.6	872^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	41.4%		37.2	901^st of 1486 public elementary schools	39.4%	29			37.5	31.3	32.9			41.2	26.6	32.9			35.3		30.4		$19,622	$1,474	$18,149
Mary D Mitchell School	Public	K-5	3550 Pittsview Dr	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1216	372	28	13.2	57.8%	139 (37.4%)	84 (22.6%)	84 (22.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.3%)	22.1	1125^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.4%		19	1179^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.7%	54			17.0	32.1	26.1			12.0	24.4	21.7			27.3		21.3		$26,742	$1,566	$25,176
Perry Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-1	550 Perry St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1702	271	32	8.4	79.7%	38 (14.0%)	169 (62.4%)	23 (8.5%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.2%)								(n/a)																	$23,843	$5,269	$18,574
Pittsfield School	Public	K-5	2543 Pittsfield Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1218	230	20	11.7	43.0%	96 (41.7%)	33 (14.3%)	50 (21.7%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (15.7%)	31.2	993^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	33.3%		54.8	636^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.2%	357			33.3	39.0	34.3			20.5	25.6	25.0			34.3		19.4		$22,232	$1,709	$20,523
Pittsfield Acres Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4377 Textile Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Pittsfield Acres Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(734) 210-0660	81	5	17.6	100.0%	63 (77.8%)	3 (3.7%)	3 (3.7%)	10 (12.3%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)					45.5								36.4				$19,757	$2,165	$17,592
Clifford E Bryant Community School	Public	K-2	2150 Santa Rosa Dr	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1212	200	18	11.1	43.5%	75 (37.5%)	53 (26.5%)	23 (11.5%)	18 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.5%)								(n/a)																	$24,942	$1,749	$23,192
John Allen School	Public	K-5	2560 Towner Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1210	401	29	13.9	33.9%	212 (52.9%)	67 (16.7%)	42 (10.5%)	36 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.0%)	73.8	353^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.3%		78.6	274^th of 1486 public elementary schools	81.6%	79			47.7	66.7	51.5			53.1	66.7	48.5			41.5		37.9		$21,228	$1,131	$20,097
Ypsilanti International Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Oak St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2400	416	30	14.1	34.4%	213 (51.2%)	95 (22.8%)	41 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.1%)	52.9	675^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%		55.9	616^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.5%	59			41.8	37.5	50.0			34.3	31.9	39.0			45.8		42.4		$19,429	$5,494	$13,935

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Fortis Academy ranks 1104^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended Fortis Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Fortis Academy?

Students at Fortis Academy are 43% African American, 29% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% White, 2% Asian.

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