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Bach Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Bach Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Ann Arbor Public Schools, serving 322 students in grades K-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Michigan, with a statewide ranking between 25-66 out of over 1,500 schools over the past decade.

Bach Elementary excels academically, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. The school's performance is particularly impressive for various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% for both female and male students, and the top 2% for white students. Even the school's special education and low socioeconomic status students perform well, ranking in the top 15% and top 10% respectively. When compared to other elementary schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools district, Bach Elementary consistently outperforms its peers on academic measures.

While Bach Elementary has seen some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the school's overall rates are still lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($19,357 in 2023-2024) compared to the state and district averages, which may contribute to its strong academic performance. Overall, Bach Elementary is an exceptional public elementary school that consistently delivers outstanding results, particularly for its diverse student population.

334

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,357

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 W Jefferson St
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4822

(734) 994-1949

District: Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students who attend Bach Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Slauson Middle School
High:	Pioneer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Two or more races:

13.2%

Hispanic:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (75% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg60%

Michigan avg39%

27^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 20Elementary Schools in the Ann Arbor Public Schools

71^st of 613Ann Arbor Public Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	27 of 1488	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	36 of 1486	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	39 of 1470	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	25 of 1344	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	32 of 1408	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	52 of 1448	96.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	24 of 1466	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	93.5	59 of 1548	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.9	60 of 1580	96.2%	★★★★★
2014	90.6	66 of 1533	95.7%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	53 of 1563	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	96.4	8 of 1566	99.5%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	209 of 1552	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	343 of 1552	77.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	182 of 1589	88.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	310 of 1577	80.3%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	261 of 1565	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	67.2	524 of 1545	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	24 of 1338	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	38 of 1342	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	45 of 1321	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	53 of 1106	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	56 of 1171	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	114 of 1443	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	84.1	115 of 1381	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	32 of 1366	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	29 of 1347	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	38 of 1334	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.0	17 of 1139	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	21 of 1196	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.0	22 of 1446	98.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	42 of 252	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	14 of 1206	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	22 of 1204	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	34 of 1198	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	9 of 1102	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	13 of 1128	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	23 of 1253	98.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+36 vs state

Math75%+37 vs state

Science74%+34 vs state

Social Studies61%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 3, 2009

The school is plagued with an extremely rigid principal with no empathy for children who are out of the "norm" in any way. This is not a school that values children who excel -- they are ignored so that staff can focus more on raising test scores. Close Quote

Schools Near Bach Elementary School

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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
Bach Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 W Jefferson St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1949	334	21	15.9	14.4%	222 (66.5%)	24 (7.2%)	29 (8.7%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.2%)	96.9	27^th of 1488 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.1	36^th of 1486 public elementary schools	97.6%	9			77.2	80.4	76.5			78.9	78.4	68.6			74.5		60.8		$19,357	$1,081	$18,276
Eberwhite School	Public	K-5	800 Soule Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1934	353	23	15.6	15.9%	244 (69.1%)	14 (4.0%)	25 (7.1%)	20 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (14.2%)	91.6	99^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.3	58^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.1%	41			54.1	58.5	83.0			71.0	67.9	62.5			80.4		64.3		$17,698	$628	$17,070
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	Public	K-8	920 Miller Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1910	508	34	14.8	10.0%	355 (69.9%)	9 (1.8%)	43 (8.5%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.2%)	91.2	105^th of 1488 public elementary schools	92.9%		89.9	113^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.4%	8	91.1	64.4	56.1	67.8	86.8	81.6	67.5	47.4	66.1	69.1	65.3	65.0	85.2	61.7	64.8	83.0	$17,637	$752	$16,885
Angell School	Public	K-5	1608 S University Ave	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1907	294	18	16.6	17.0%	161 (54.8%)	15 (5.1%)	34 (11.6%)	44 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.6%)	98.5	8^th of 1488 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.1	11^th of 1486 public elementary schools	99.3%	3			80.0	72.5	90.2			89.6	88.2	90.2			76.5		74.5		$18,508	$691	$17,817
Haisley Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Duncan St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1937	400	28	14.1	27.5%	221 (55.3%)	46 (11.5%)	42 (10.5%)	41 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.5%)	68.6	430^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.1%		77.6	291^st of 1486 public elementary schools	80.4%	139			45.3	40.6	55.6			40.7	44.6	56.2			54.8		43.8		$20,049	$735	$19,314
Dicken Elementary School	Public	K-5	2135 Runnymede Blvd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1928	320	19	17.1	24.1%	196 (61.3%)	28 (8.8%)	43 (13.4%)	17 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (11.3%)	81.9	246^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.5%		87.7	155^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.6%	91			44.0	71.7	58.3			47.2	73.6	64.6			60.4		47.9		$21,539	$1,522	$20,017
Burns Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	1414 Wells St	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1919	477	29	16.3	19.5%	289 (60.6%)	39 (8.2%)	40 (8.4%)	56 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	91.7	97^th of 1488 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.8	97^th of 1486 public elementary schools	93.5%				58.6	78.6	66.1			58.9	77.5	72.6			72.6		62.9		$16,490	$1,005	$15,485
Uriah H Lawton School	Public	K-5	2250 S 7th St	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1946	422	26	16.1	14.0%	207 (49.1%)	30 (7.1%)	29 (6.9%)	94 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.7%)	96.4	34^th of 1488 public elementary schools	97.7%		95.3	46^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.9%	12			75.4	78.7	71.4			78.3	81.3	75.3			71.4		59.7		$20,679	$1,187	$19,493
Wines Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 Newport Rd	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1973	465	27	17.2	9.7%	343 (73.8%)	7 (1.5%)	31 (6.7%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (10.8%)	95	53^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	96.4%		97.1	19^th of 1486 public elementary schools	98.7%	34			68.6	73.0	71.8			74.3	73.3	74.4			66.7		61.5		$16,002	$608	$15,395
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	344 Gralake Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 994-1953	258	22	11.9	35.3%	112 (43.4%)	4 (1.6%)	76 (29.5%)	34 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.4%)	64.7	497^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.6%		75	325^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.1%	172			39.6	63.2	46.7			41.7	69.2	37.5			43.8		37.5		$21,667	$961	$20,706

Frequently Asked Questions about Bach Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bach Elementary School?

Students at Bach Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Bach Elementary School in?

Ann Arbor Public Schools

Is Bach Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Bach Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 27^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Bach Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bach Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Slauson Middle School
High : Pioneer High School

How many students attend Bach Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Bach Elementary School.

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