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Rawsonville Elementary School

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Rawsonville Elementary School ranks 1091 st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1091^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Rawsonville Elementary School in Ypsilanti, MI, is a K-5 school within the Van Buren Public Schools district, serving 313 students in a predominantly low-income area where about 72.5% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Rawsonville is a school on an upward trajectory, though it still faces significant hurdles. Its state ranking has climbed from the 14th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, a positive trend that stands in contrast to Edgemont Elementary School, a same-district peer whose ranking slipped from the 29th to the 26th percentile over the same period. One of the most notable bright spots is the performance of African American students, who ranked in the 44th percentile statewide in 2025-2026—far exceeding the school's overall 27th percentile and the 17th percentile for White students. This suggests the school has specific strengths in serving this group that could be scaled to benefit all learners. However, grade-level performance is volatile; for example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency (41%) was nearly triple that of 3rd-grade ELA (15.7%), indicating that student success may depend heavily on the specific teacher or cohort.

The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism, which stood at 34.4% in 2024-2025—higher than the state average of 27.9%—and is likely a major contributor to academic struggles. The school also spends a substantial $19,077 per student, yet nearby Keystone Academy, a high-performing charter school just 3.46 miles away, spends significantly less ($12,245) while achieving far superior results. This suggests funding isn't the primary barrier. In the broader context, Rawsonville appears relatively stable compared to Ypsilanti Community Schools, where most elementary schools rank in the bottom 1-7th percentile and have absenteeism rates above 57%. For families weighing options, Rawsonville offers a more consistent environment than nearby alternatives like Erickson Elementary (0th percentile, 57.7% absenteeism) or Holmes STEAM Elementary (7th percentile, 70.9% absenteeism), though its own challenges with attendance and inconsistent grade-level results remain key considerations.

313

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,077

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

3110 S Grove St
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-9301

(734) 482-9845

District: Van Buren Public Schools

Students who attend Rawsonville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	McBride Middle School
	Owen Intermediate School
High:	Belleville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.8%

White:

36.1%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Math scores 20 pts below the Michigan average

!Near the bottom of Van Buren Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg32%

Michigan avg40%

1,091^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Van Buren Public Schools

426^th of 625Van Buren 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
2026	24.4	1091 of 1492	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	1095 of 1488	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1230 of 1486	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1270 of 1470	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	1068 of 1153	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1314 of 1408	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	1407 of 1448	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1370 of 1466	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	1383 of 1548	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1319 of 1580	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	1353 of 1533	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1304 of 1563	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	1312 of 1566	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	1159 of 1552	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.4	1237 of 1552	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.7	1230 of 1589	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.2	1246 of 1577	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.0	1152 of 1565	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.9	974 of 1545	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	218 of 388	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	189 of 369	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	209 of 348	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	181 of 321	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	165 of 212	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	386 of 475	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1047 of 1343	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	1020 of 1338	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1244 of 1342	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1204 of 1321	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1146 of 1171	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1401 of 1443	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1047 of 1352	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	958 of 1346	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1037 of 1381	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1072 of 1350	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1056 of 1099	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1056 of 1134	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	1339 of 1397	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	1119 of 1372	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	1105 of 1366	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1156 of 1347	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	1204 of 1334	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1144 of 1196	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	1357 of 1446	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	991 of 1199	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1024 of 1206	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1189 of 1204	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	1175 of 1198	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1108 of 1128	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1247 of 1253	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts29%-10 vs state

Math21%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	24.4	1091^st of 1492 public elementary schools	26.9%		24	1095^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.4%	4			15.7	41.0				21.6	20.0								$19,077	$1,841	$17,236
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%)	4.4	1490^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.1%		4	1486^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.1%	4			8.9	6.4	1457.9			6.9	1355.4	1448.2			1463.4		1459.6		$25,337	$4,522	$20,816
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)	338.0	307.3	1262.0	33.3	1464.3	1557.9	1659.6	1243.9	1372.0	1450.7	1544.5	1651.0	1471.3	1765.1	1460.3	1779.7	$35,770	$5,838	$29,933
Ypsilanti Puentes Multilingual School	Public	K-4	510 Emerick St	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(734) 221-2200	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)				21.4					20.0
Global Technical Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1715 E Forest Ave	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Global Technical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 390-9625	213	13	16.3	—	13 (6.1%)	150 (70.4%)	39 (18.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)								(n/a)			1269.2	1363.0	1463.9	25.0		16.7	1358.6	1456.7	1559.8		1464.6		1458.7		$14,428	$2,083	$12,345
Ford STEAM Early Learning Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2440 E Clark Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-1800	233	22	10.8	73.4%	29 (12.4%)	111 (47.6%)	61 (26.2%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.4%)								(n/a)																	$24,125	$5,811	$18,315
Keystone Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	47925 Bemis Rd	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Keystone Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9470	721	39	18.3	53.1%	442 (61.3%)	127 (17.6%)	52 (7.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (12.5%)	81.8	239^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		81.7	252^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.1%	13	81.4	55.9	61.2	54.7	64.0	70.0	69.7	57.6	45.3	41.9	60.0	62.1	61.6	66.1	37.2	71.2	$12,245	$940	$11,305
Holmes STEAM Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 Holmes Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2100	191	24	8.1	88.5%	38 (19.9%)	109 (57.1%)	14 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.2%)	9.1	1391^st of 1492 public elementary schools	6.8%		4.7	1479^th of 1488 public elementary schools	0.6%	88			1264.1	1362.6	15.5			1261.1	1353.5	1454.1			13.8		8.6		$28,910	$6,787	$22,123
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%)	43.4	804^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.1%		52.9	675^th of 1488 public elementary schools	54.6%	129			47.7	33.8	46.1			32.3	28.8	21.1			40.8		25.0		$19,828	$3,725	$16,103
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)																	$27,858	$5,682	$22,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Rawsonville Elementary School

What district is Rawsonville Elementary School in?

Van Buren Public Schools

Is Rawsonville Elementary School a good school?

Rawsonville Elementary School ranks 1091^st of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Rawsonville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Rawsonville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rawsonville Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : McBride Middle School
Middle : Owen Intermediate School
High : Belleville High School

What is the racial makeup of Rawsonville Elementary School?

Students at Rawsonville Elementary School are 50% African American, 36% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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