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Childs Elementary School

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Childs Elementary School ranks 1067 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Childs Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 504 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Consolidated School District, which is ranked 492 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Childs Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in M-Step assessments for English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38% of 3rd graders, 32.6% of 4th graders, and 29.8% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 38.9%, 42.4%, and 44.4%, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 34.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 54.17% of Childs Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When comparing Childs Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Lincoln Consolidated School District and surrounding districts, it becomes evident that Childs is underperforming academically. For example, Bishop Elementary School and Brick Elementary School, which are also part of the Lincoln Consolidated School District, have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to Childs. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $17,266 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average, the increased funding does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students.

493

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,266

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7300 Bemis Rd
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-9261

(734) 484-7035

District: Lincoln Consolidated School District

Students who attend Childs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Lincoln Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

African American:

22.3%

Two or more races:

16.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Michigan avg39%

1,067^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Consolidated School District

492^nd of 613Lincoln Consolidated School District 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	25.5	1067 of 1488	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	984 of 1486	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1142 of 1470	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1004 of 1344	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	909 of 1153	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	975 of 1408	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	826 of 1448	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.0	1160 of 1466	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	1012 of 1548	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.3	1016 of 1580	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.5	985 of 1533	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.7	957 of 1563	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	888 of 1566	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.9	943 of 1552	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.8	1108 of 1552	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.7	976 of 1589	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	899 of 1577	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.3	839 of 1565	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.1	992 of 1545	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	210 of 348	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	167 of 475	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1150 of 1338	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1068 of 1342	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1071 of 1321	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	952 of 1106	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	773 of 902	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	775 of 1171	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	839 of 1443	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1175 of 1346	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1101 of 1381	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1134 of 1350	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	943 of 1134	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	962 of 1397	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	972 of 1366	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	862 of 1347	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1164 of 1334	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	875 of 1139	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	812 of 915	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	998 of 1196	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	802 of 1446	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	68 of 78	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	171 of 225	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	172 of 195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	292 of 403	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	972 of 1206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	791 of 1204	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	984 of 1198	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	832 of 1102	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.1	561 of 1005	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.3	755 of 1128	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	617 of 1253	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)40th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-9 vs state

Math26%-13 vs state

Science16%-25 vs state

Social Studies10%-20 vs state

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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
Childs Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	7300 Bemis Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7035	493	33	14.7	53.3%	264 (53.5%)	110 (22.3%)	31 (6.3%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (16.0%)	25.5	1067^th of 1488 public elementary schools	28.3%		32.1	984^th of 1486 public elementary schools	33.8%	83			38.0	32.6	29.8			34.2	29.5	13.1			15.5		9.5		$17,266	$992	$16,274
Bishop Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8888 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7074	486	34	14.2	57.4%	231 (47.5%)	97 (20.0%)	78 (16.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.0%)	27.2	1053^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	29.2%		29.3	1030^th of 1486 public elementary schools	30.7%	23			26.0	32.9	32.5			37.3	17.6	14.6			32.9		19.5		$17,834	$1,025	$16,810
Brick Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	8970 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 484-7031	500	35	14.4	71.0%	224 (44.8%)	143 (28.6%)	43 (8.6%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (15.4%)	21.1	1139^th of 1488 public elementary schools	23.5%		21.7	1148^th of 1486 public elementary schools	22.7%	9			23.6	28.7	25.6			13.7	17.8	29.5			24.4		16.7		$19,722	$2,018	$17,704
East Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6885 Merritt Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	East Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 484-5506	483	26	18.5	68.7%	103 (21.3%)	232 (48.0%)	64 (13.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (15.9%)	37.5	903^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	39.3%		41.7	823^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	44.6%	80	55.6	17.8	20.5	28.3	38.8	51.9	40.5	20.0	26.2	24.5	35.2	26.2	36.7	35.6	22.4	51.1	$13,854	$1,838	$12,016
South Arbor Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	8200 Carpenter Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	South Arbor Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 528-2821	800	41	19.7	31.9%	359 (44.9%)	146 (18.3%)	65 (8.1%)	133 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (12.1%)	94.9	54^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.1	49^th of 1486 public elementary schools	96.7%	5	84.8	68.5	70.2	71.3	77.8	69.7	63.3	61.9	72.4	69.7	72.7	73.9	77.8	68.5	54.5	76.1	$11,183	$832	$10,351
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
Erickson Elementary	Public	1-6	1427 Levona St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1600	271	26	10.3	84.1%	45 (16.6%)	164 (60.5%)	20 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.1%)	4	1486^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%					(n/a)			8.5		7.9			6.8					4.7				$23,123	$6,973	$16,149
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
Rawsonville Elementary School	Public	K-5	3110 S Grove St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 482-9845	313	22	14.4	72.5%	113 (36.1%)	156 (49.8%)	22 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	24	1095^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.4%		16.4	1230^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.2%	135			24.6	22.6				35.1	22.6								$19,045	$2,553	$16,492
YPSI Connected Community School	Public, Magnet	K-8	1076 Ecorse Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(734) 221-1683	74	15	4.9	91.9%	13 (17.6%)	38 (51.4%)	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (23.0%)								(n/a)	19.1		40.0														$17,611	$5,571	$12,040

Frequently Asked Questions about Childs Elementary School

How many students attend Childs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 493 students attended Childs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Childs Elementary School?

Students at Childs Elementary School are 54% White, 22% African American, 16% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Childs Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Lincoln Senior High School

What district is Childs Elementary School in?

Lincoln Consolidated School District

Is Childs Elementary School a good school?

Childs Elementary School ranks 1067^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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