East Arbor Charter Academy

East Arbor Charter Academy is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in YPSILANTI, Michigan, run under East Arbor Charter Academy, educateing 483 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 31% bigger than typical.

Operationally, East Arbor Charter Academy answers to East Arbor Charter Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, East Arbor Charter Academy reports that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 21% White, 16% multiracial, 13% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting East Arbor Charter Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washtenaw County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, East Arbor Charter Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.8%, the actual is 37.4%, a residual of +1.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for Washtenaw County shows median household earnings sit near $89,180, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washtenaw County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), East Arbor Charter Academy is one campus in the mix.

Arbor Preparatory High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), East Arbor Charter Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. East Arbor Charter Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. East Arbor Charter Academy's enrollment has contracted 34% since 2018, when it stood at 734 (now 483). White enrollment moved from 39% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.