Rawsonville Elementary School

As a small K-5 school in YPSILANTI, Michigan, Rawsonville Elementary School educates 313 students from grades K through 5, run under Van Buren Public Schools.

Van Buren Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,206 students. Rawsonville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Rawsonville Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 36% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Washtenaw County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rawsonville Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.2%; this one delivers 29.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Washtenaw County shows median household earnings sit near $89,180, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Rawsonville Elementary School is one of 104 public schools in Washtenaw County (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students).

Nearest neighbor: Erickson Elementary, around 2.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Rawsonville Elementary School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 313).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.