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How has Bishop Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262157001000
Bishop Elementary School
8888 WHITTAKER RD, YPSILANTI, MI 48197 · (734) 484-7074 · Washtenaw County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
279 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lincoln Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
23.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bishop Elementary School
Bishop Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Elementary School this school | 486 | 57.4% | 26.6% |
| Elliott Elementary School HOLT | 457 | 50.8% | 31.2% |
| Dimondale Elementary School DIMONDALE | 381 | 57.2% | 33.6% |
| Grayson Elementary WATERFORD | 437 | 53.8% | 44.5% |
| Arrowwood Elementary School SAGINAW | 445 | 58.7% | 28.6% |
| Sylvester Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 394 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bishop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Washtenaw County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #994 of 1,085 | #36 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,016 of 1,072 | #38 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #974 of 1,139 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #313 of 1,630 | #13 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #330 of 1,424 | #17 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #98 of 1,424 | #13 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #750 of 1,563 | #13 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #961 of 979 | #32 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
486
+37 (+8%) vs 2020
+69% since 2000-01, when it was 288
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 486 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 57% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33.3 | 14.4:1 | 57% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 25.6 | 18.8:1 | 58% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 53% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 30.9 | 15.8:1 | 54% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 47% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 12 | 24.0:1 | 16% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bishop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (489 to 486); teachers up 10% (30.9 to 34).
About Bishop Elementary School
Bishop Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in YPSILANTI, Michigan. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 486 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 32% higher.
Lincoln Consolidated School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,122 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Bishop Elementary School, at 48%. Other groups make up 20% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Washtenaw County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 34 full-time equivalents, or about 14.3 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 57%. The average for public schools in Washtenaw County is 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Bishop Elementary School is F. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 3% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Bishop Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 26.6%. Predicted: 40.9%. Difference: 14.2 points.
Bishop Elementary School is located in Washtenaw County, where the median household income is $89,180, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bishop Elementary School, Washtenaw County has 103 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Brick Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Bishop Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Bishop Elementary School's average proficiency of 26.6% compares with 38.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Bishop Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 37 more students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Bishop Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washtenaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
369,822
Census ACS
Median income
$89,180
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
42,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln Consolidated School District
- Lincoln Senior High SchoolHigh · 810 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Brick Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Childs Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- LCS Virtual AcademyCombined · 121 students
Other schools in YPSILANTI
- Lincoln Senior High SchoolHigh · 810 students
- South Arbor Charter AcademyElementary · 800 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 712 students
- Fortis AcademyElementary · 681 students
- South Pointe Scholars Charter AcademyElementary · 631 students
- Brick Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other Bishop Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 4 states are named Bishop Elementary. Bishop Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Bishop ElementaryBishop, CA · 832 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolROCHESTER, MN · 545 students
- Bishop ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 465 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolEVERMAN, TX · 341 students
- Bishop Elementary SchoolBISHOP, TX · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Brick Elementary School0.1 mi · 500
- Lincoln Middle School0.3 mi · 712
- Lincoln Senior High School0.4 mi · 810
- LCS Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 121
- Childs Elementary School1.0 mi · 493
- East Arbor Charter Academy2.2 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Bishop Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bishop Elementary School?
Bishop Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bishop Elementary School serve?
Bishop Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bishop Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bishop Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bishop Elementary School?
At Bishop Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 16% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Bishop Elementary School?
Bishop Elementary School is overseen by Lincoln Consolidated School District in Washtenaw County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.