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Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education

Public, Virtual Grades 7-12

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 20% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education (WAVE) is a public virtual school in Ypsilanti, MI, serving 386 students in grades 7 through 12 under the Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd).

WAVE serves a high-need student body—80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—and operates with a high student-to-teacher ratio of 26.1:1, which is unusual for a virtual school and suggests a heavy reliance on self-paced learning. Academically, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20th to 30th percentile of Michigan high schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating in the 2025-2026 school year. The achievement gap compared to nearby schools is stark: on the 11th-grade SAT reading and writing section, only 29.5% of WAVE students were proficient, versus 87.6% at Washtenaw International High School and 73.3% at Early College Alliance—both of which are top-tier schools within the same ISD. The math gap is even wider: just 3.45% of WAVE 10th graders were proficient on the PSAT, compared to 42.1% district-wide and 67.6% at Washtenaw International.

There are a few notable bright spots and inconsistencies. WAVE’s Special Education students performed exceptionally well in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, ranking in the 94th and 96th percentiles statewide—a 5-star performance—though this dropped sharply to the 28th percentile in 2025-2026. The school also shows a steep decline in English proficiency as students advance: 9th graders posted a 54.8% proficiency rate (near the state average), but that falls to 32.2% by 10th grade and 29.5% by 11th grade. Even when compared to schools with similar poverty levels, such as Arbor Preparatory High School (43.9% proficiency) and Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College (54.5%), WAVE underperforms. This suggests that while poverty is a factor, the virtual model itself may present significant challenges for keeping students engaged and achieving consistent academic growth.

386

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

301 W Michigan Ave
Ypsilanti, MI 48103-5450

(734) 761-7027

District: Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.4%

African American:

23.6%

Hispanic:

10.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (23% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg57%

Michigan avg43%

644^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)

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	16.0	644 of 800	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.1	558 of 739	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	529 of 743	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	615 of 735	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	424 of 561	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	579 of 666	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	591 of 824	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	576 of 835	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.4	546 of 852	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.6	517 of 832	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.8	531 of 799	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	15.7	648 of 805	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.4	233 of 254	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	572 of 686	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	519 of 629	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	480 of 619	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	517 of 611	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	490 of 554	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	619 of 710	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	616 of 719	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	420 of 635	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.3	559 of 654	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	568 of 614	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	499 of 532	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	586 of 755	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	581 of 693	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	423 of 628	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	500 of 633	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	523 of 611	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	498 of 543	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	514 of 707	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	97 of 127	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	90 of 105	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	159 of 220	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	89.7	8 of 125	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	5 of 130	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	48.1	126 of 315	60.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	578 of 671	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	507 of 639	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	358 of 638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	552 of 647	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	511 of 582	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	585 of 708	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2018)8th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts38%-23 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing30%-23 vs state

Science19%-19 vs state

Social Studies19%-28 vs state

Mathematics3%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	Public, Virtual	7-12	301 W Michigan Ave	Ypsilanti	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	Yes	No	(734) 761-7027	386	15	26.1	80.1%	214 (55.4%)	91 (23.6%)	40 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.4%)	16	644^th of 800 public high schools	19.5%		23.1	558^th of 739 public high schools	24.5%	86	330.0	54.8	32.2	246.4	339.4	3.5	29.5	378.5			1776.3	18.6	1773.1	18.6
Early College Alliance	Public	9-12	220 King Hall	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 487-4290	454	19	24.2	39.4%	209 (46.0%)	115 (25.3%)	46 (10.1%)	27 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.3%)	87.1	70^th of 800 public high schools	91.3%		93.6	38^th of 739 public high schools	94.9%	32		82.4	84.0		63.6	49.1	73.3	34.0				50.5		56.0
Washtenaw International High School	Public	9-12	105 N Mansfield St	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-8145	493	26	18.8	20.5%	156 (31.6%)	101 (20.5%)	41 (8.3%)	140 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (11.2%)	96.6	14^th of 800 public high schools	98.3%		97.4	13^th of 739 public high schools	98.2%	1		89.5	89.5		63.2	67.6	87.6	64.5				65.8		62.8
Acce	Public, Magnet	6-12	1076 Ecorse Rd	Ypsilanti	48198	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 221-1691	175	12	14.5	79.4%	32 (18.3%)	108 (61.7%)	16 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.3%)								(n/a)		328.4	350.3		293.2	325.7	355.9	323.1				2066.9		2075.7	$20,249	$2,233	$18,016
ACTech High School	Public	9-12	2095 Packard Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 221-1001	459	39	11.8	61.9%	48 (10.5%)	238 (51.9%)	133 (29.0%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	2.8	795^th of 800 public high schools	0.6%		1.9	739^th of 739 public high schools	0.0%	56		9.6	7.7		300.1	320.9	7.7	359.4				5.7		10.5	$21,124	$4,173	$16,952
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	Public	9-12	2095 Packard Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Ypsilanti Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 221-1001	108	11	9.8	63.9%	18 (16.7%)	66 (61.1%)	11 (10.2%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	41.1	440^th of 800 public high schools	45.0%		38.3	454^th of 739 public high schools	38.6%	14		52.2	70.8		13.0	402.9	54.5	15.2				27.3		30.3	$58,857	$10,724	$48,134
Washtenaw Technical Middle College	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 E Huron River Dr	Ann Arbor	48105	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Technical Middle College	Yes	No	No	No	(734) 973-3410	821	26	31.8	33.6%	569 (69.3%)	95 (11.6%)	30 (3.7%)	63 (7.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.2%)	86.7	73^rd of 800 public high schools	90.9%		80.9	102^nd of 739 public high schools	86.2%	29		89.7	81.7		65.8	60.6	78.5	55.4				40.2		43.3	$9,718	$30	$9,688
Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs	Public	5-12	4125 Washtenaw Ave	Ann Arbor	48103	Washtenaw County	Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(734) 474-8903	16	4	4.0	68.8%	7 (43.8%)	9 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Correctional Services	Public	9-12	2201 Hogback Rd	Ann Arbor	48104	Washtenaw County	Ann Arbor Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 994-2249	3	0	15.0	—	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)															$3,025	$622	$2,403
Arbor Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	6800 Hitchingham Rd	Ypsilanti	48197	Washtenaw County	Arbor Preparatory High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 961-9700	278	19	14.7	56.8%	55 (19.8%)	140 (50.4%)	42 (15.1%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.5%)	25.9	564^th of 800 public high schools	29.5%		51.1	359^th of 739 public high schools	51.4%	205		42.2	28.6		14.5	11.1	43.9	14.0				26.8		41.1	$19,745	$1,046	$18,699

Frequently Asked Questions about Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education

What is the racial makeup of Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education?

Students at Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education are 55% White, 24% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What district is Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education in?

Washtenaw Independent School District (Isd)

Is Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education a good school?

Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education?

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education.

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