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Estabrook Elementary

Q: Is Estabrook Elementary a good school?

Estabrook Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Estabrook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Estabrook Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Estabrook Elementary?

Students at Estabrook Elementary are 46% African American, 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Estabrook Elementary attend?

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

Public Grades 1-8

1485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Estabrook Elementary, part of the Ypsilanti Community Schools district in Ypsilanti, MI, serves 357 students in grades 1 through 8 and is currently facing a severe academic crisis, ranking in the 0th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

For parents, the most critical takeaway is that Estabrook’s academic proficiency rates are dramatically below state averages—and even below other schools in its own district. For example, only 4.11% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA in 2025-2026, compared to 17.3% for the district and 38.2% for the state. This pattern repeats across all subjects and grade levels. The contrast with Ypsilanti International Elementary School, just under two miles away, is stark: that school posts proficiency rates 4 to 5 times higher (e.g., 47.7% vs. 4.11% for 3rd-grade ELA) and holds a 46th percentile ranking. Even within the same district, success is clearly possible, which suggests Estabrook’s struggles are tied to internal systems rather than district-wide inevitability. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is extreme—47.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the state average and more than double the rate at Ypsilanti International (22.1%). This makes meaningful academic progress nearly impossible until attendance improves.

Another important factor is that Estabrook spends a significant amount per student—$26,244 in 2024-2025—which is actually higher than high-performing Ann Arbor Public Schools like Carpenter School ($21,784). High spending combined with the lowest possible academic ranking points to a problem with resource allocation and program effectiveness, not a lack of funding. The school’s ranking has also declined steadily over the past decade, from the 12th percentile in 2017-2018 to 0th percentile today. However, there is a glimmer of hope: historical data shows the school once performed better with certain student groups, indicating that with targeted interventions—especially around attendance and instructional quality—improvement may still be possible.

357

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,244

Per pupil spending ?

72%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1555 W Cross St
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-2011

(734) 221-1900

District: Ypsilanti Community Schools

Students who attend Estabrook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ypsilanti Community Middle School
High:	ACTech High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.7%

Hispanic:

29.1%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (6% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school6%

District avg14%

Michigan avg38%

1,485^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	1485 of 1492	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1418 of 1488	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1432 of 1486	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1453 of 1470	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1323 of 1344	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1360 of 1408	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1267 of 1448	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1319 of 1466	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	1323 of 1548	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1381 of 1580	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	1342 of 1533	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.5	1209 of 1563	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	1285 of 1566	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.5	1259 of 1552	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.8	1257 of 1552	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	1289 of 1589	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.9	1145 of 1577	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	1186 of 1565	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.4	1076 of 1545	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	305 of 369	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	282 of 348	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	252 of 475	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	35.7	178 of 270	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1291 of 1338	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1301 of 1342	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1316 of 1321	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1277 of 1443	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	39.3	138 of 222	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	1348 of 1352	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	1302 of 1346	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	1334 of 1381	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1334 of 1350	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	1114 of 1134	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	1163 of 1397	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.3	1357 of 1372	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	1352 of 1366	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	1332 of 1347	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1186 of 1196	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1195 of 1446	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.6	1114 of 1253	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.0	782 of 838	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	759 of 821	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	817 of 894	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	781 of 919	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.2	773 of 921	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	682 of 919	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	732 of 900	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	635 of 858	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	21.2	316 of 366	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.3	761 of 794	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	13.1	741 of 815	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	14.2	690 of 797	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2018)38th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)34th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+13 vs school

White (2018)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2018)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2018)13th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)9th percentile~ school

Female (2018)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science13%-27 vs state

English Language Arts7%-34 vs state

Social Studies5%-23 vs state

Math4%-34 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Estabrook staff goes above and beyond working with children who have a disability and their families. The staff works from the heart and your child is not just another number to them. I write this from experience. Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	4.9	1485^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.3	1418^th of 1488 public elementary schools	4.7%	67			4.1	6.8	9.3			5.4	4.4	3.5			12.6		4.6		$26,244	$5,833	$20,411
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
Fortis Academy	Public, Charter	K-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%)	23.9	1100^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.3%		23.2	1104^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.8%	4	50.0	21.2	28.4	26.6	25.7	27.9	41.7	25.7	20.3	14.3	22.1	28.3	27.1	21.2	15.7	40.9	$14,447	$1,861	$12,587
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%)	41.4	831^st of 1492 public elementary schools	44.3%		39.6	872^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	41.4%	41			27.7	55.4	29.0			33.8	58.9	25.7			36.2		14.3		$21,784	$1,637	$20,147
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
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
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
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%)	34.6	934^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.4%		31.2	993^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	33.3%	59			26.7	33.3	36.6			26.7	17.1	35.7			35.7		22.5		$21,822	$1,897	$19,925
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
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%)	23.4	1115^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.3%		22.1	1125^th of 1488 public elementary schools	24.4%	10			35.5	13.3	25.0			29.0	20.0	17.5			23.8		19.4		$26,207	$1,446	$24,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Estabrook Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Estabrook Elementary?

Students at Estabrook Elementary are 46% African American, 29% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Estabrook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Estabrook Elementary.

Is Estabrook Elementary a good school?

Estabrook Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Estabrook Elementary in?

Ypsilanti Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Estabrook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Estabrook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ypsilanti Community Middle School
High : ACTech High School

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