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Ypsilanti Community Middle School

Q: Is Ypsilanti Community Middle School a good school?

Ypsilanti Community Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Michigan middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Ypsilanti Community Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Ypsilanti Community Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ypsilanti Community Middle School?

Students at Ypsilanti Community Middle School are 59% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% White, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 5-8

878^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Ypsilanti Community Middle School (YCMS) serves 456 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the Ypsilanti Community Schools district, and it faces significant challenges reflected in its consistently low academic rankings and high rate of student poverty.

For parents, the most critical takeaway is that YCMS is struggling academically. State test scores show that only about 6-8% of 6th and 7th graders are proficient in English Language Arts, and math proficiency is even lower, at roughly 3%. This is dramatically below the state average of about 38% for ELA. The contrast is stark when compared to other schools in the area. For instance, Tappan Middle School in Ann Arbor sees over 50% of its students proficient in math, while Washtenaw International Middle Academy—a magnet school in the same district, just a few miles away—boasts proficiency rates above 50% in both subjects. This gap highlights a major disparity within the same district. A related and severe issue is attendance: nearly 60% of YCMS students are chronically absent, meaning they miss a significant number of school days. This rate is more than double the state average and far exceeds the rates at nearby schools like Lincoln Middle School (22%) or Scarlett Middle School.

Interestingly, YCMS spends more per student ($25,295) than any other school in the comparison group, including high-performing schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools and Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. This high spending, however, is not translating into better test scores, suggesting that the school's challenges are complex and not simply a matter of funding. There is a slight silver lining: 8th graders taking the PSAT showed a higher proficiency rate (29.9%) in ELA than younger students on state tests, though this is still well below the state average. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand that while the school receives substantial resources, it is currently facing a deep academic and attendance crisis that requires significant, targeted intervention.

456

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,295

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

235 Spencer Ln
Ypsilanti, MI 48198-4247

(734) 221-2200

District: Ypsilanti Community Schools

Students who attend Ypsilanti Community Middle School usually attend:

High:

ACTech High School

Feeder schools for Ypsilanti Community Middle School:

Elementary:	Erickson Elementary
	Estabrook Elementary
	Ford STEAM Early Learning Center
	Holmes STEAM Elementary
	More...
	Perry Early Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.2%

Hispanic:

17.3%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (60% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg24%

Michigan avg41%

878^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Ypsilanti Community Schools

516^th of 625Ypsilanti Community 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	6.0	878 of 896	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	873 of 890	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	882 of 897	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	874 of 883	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	769 of 776	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	780 of 792	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	797 of 838	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	813 of 821	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	828 of 894	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	800 of 919	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	332 of 337	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	328 of 338	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	293 of 300	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	298 of 310	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	182 of 182	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	188 of 196	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	291 of 366	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	781 of 789	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	773 of 789	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	769 of 771	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	767 of 770	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	656 of 658	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	714 of 794	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	18.3	18 of 19	5.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	821 of 834	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	822 of 832	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	822 of 836	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	819 of 825	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	688 of 691	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	656 of 672	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	751 of 815	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	800 of 813	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	789 of 798	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	779 of 786	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	766 of 776	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	634 of 639	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	763 of 797	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.0	156 of 156	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	611 of 687	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	609 of 701	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	645 of 688	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	592 of 638	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	668 of 678	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)11th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2018)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies13%-37 vs state

Science8%-31 vs state

English Language Arts7%-31 vs state

Mathematics6%-27 vs state

Math3%-30 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th 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
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	Public	5-8	235 Spencer Ln	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 221-2200	456	38	12.1	77.9%	45 (9.9%)	270 (59.2%)	79 (17.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.3%)	6	878^th of 896 public middle schools	2.0%		5.3	873^rd of 890 public middle schools	1.9%	5	29.9	6.3		6.6	7.6		2.6	1654.3		8.2		13.4	$25,295	$5,273	$20,022
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	Public	6-8	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	249	0		30.9%	104 (41.8%)	65 (26.1%)	31 (12.4%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	77.3	161^st of 896 public middle schools	82.0%		73.5	187^th of 890 public middle schools	79.0%	26	76.4	41.6		51.9	57.7		31.6	46.8		47.7		64.4	$9,413	$2,360	$7,053
McBride Middle School	Public	6-9	47097 McBride Ave	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-9171	561	35	16.2	46.3%	249 (44.4%)	227 (40.5%)	38 (6.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	37.9	544^th of 896 public middle schools	39.3%		34.4	568^th of 890 public middle schools	36.2%	24	51.9	23.7			33.3			23.7		30.9		40.8	$15,877	$1,371	$14,506
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	46250 Cherry Hill Rd	Canton	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7600	817	46	17.9	26.1%	462 (56.5%)	158 (19.3%)	39 (4.8%)	125 (15.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	84.2	113^th of 896 public middle schools	87.4%		84.5	105^th of 890 public middle schools	88.2%	8	80.3	45.2		46.3	50.6		50.6	53.2		56.0		70.8	$15,739	$735	$15,004
Owen Intermediate School	Public	4-6	45201 Owen St	Belleville	48111	Wayne County	Van Buren Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 697-8711	575	31	18.5	48.0%	267 (46.4%)	232 (40.3%)	37 (6.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)								(n/a)			29.8	18.4		21.1	19.4		24.5		13.2		$17,259	$1,397	$15,862
Scarlett Middle School	Public	6-8	3300 Lorraine St	Ann Arbor	48108	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 997-1220	616	46	13.5	58.6%	178 (28.9%)	190 (30.8%)	136 (22.1%)	30 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (13.3%)	47.1	441^st of 896 public middle schools	50.8%		43.5	498^th of 890 public middle schools	44.0%	57	66.8	26.3		31.5	33.5		27.3	25.0		42.2		40.3	$21,118	$1,711	$19,407
Lincoln Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	8744 Whittaker Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Lincoln Consolidated School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 484-7033	712	40	17.6	53.4%	342 (48.0%)	205 (28.8%)	51 (7.2%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (14.3%)	29.4	615^th of 896 public middle schools	31.4%		31.6	591^st of 890 public middle schools	33.6%	24	52.4	17.8		22.2	26.4		16.2	18.0		30.9		41.0	$17,072	$1,116	$15,957
Discovery Middle School	Public	6-8	45083 Hanford Rd	Canton	48187	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7952	731	42	17.4	32.0%	436 (59.6%)	107 (14.6%)	50 (6.8%)	82 (11.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.4%)	62.6	273^rd of 896 public middle schools	69.5%		68.7	226^th of 890 public middle schools	74.6%	47	71.6	33.7		40.2	44.0		34.2	38.5		40.0		49.4	$16,045	$937	$15,108
Tappan Middle School	Public	6-8	2251 E Stadium Blvd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2011	695	41	16.9	29.9%	357 (51.4%)	104 (15.0%)	83 (11.9%)	58 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (13.1%)	87	92^nd of 896 public middle schools	89.7%		87	93^rd of 890 public middle schools	89.6%	1	81.0	57.1		49.0	47.3		51.7	49.2		64.6		74.6	$16,637	$1,007	$15,630
Clague Middle School	Public	6-8	2616 Nixon Rd	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-1976	696	37	18.6	14.5%	285 (40.9%)	58 (8.3%)	50 (7.2%)	221 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.8%)	97.5	14^th of 896 public middle schools	98.4%		96.6	20^th of 890 public middle schools	97.8%	6	90.5	69.2		67.0	67.2		68.8	77.6		74.3		82.4	$15,618	$685	$14,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Ypsilanti Community Middle School

What district is Ypsilanti Community Middle School in?

Ypsilanti Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Ypsilanti Community Middle School?

Students at Ypsilanti Community Middle School are 59% African American, 17% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 10% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Ypsilanti Community Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Ypsilanti Community Middle School.

Is Ypsilanti Community Middle School a good school?

Ypsilanti Community Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Michigan middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Ypsilanti Community Middle School attend?

Students who attend Ypsilanti Community Middle School usually go on to attend ACTech High School

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