Wines Elementary School

Wines Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, one of the schools within Ann Arbor Public Schools. The school teaches 465 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 26% above typical.

Within Ann Arbor Public Schools, which oversees 32 schools and 16,551 students, Wines Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Wines Elementary School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Wines Elementary School reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Wines Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washtenaw County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wines Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.0%; this one delivers 69.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washtenaw County put the typical household earns roughly $89,180 per year, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which Wines Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Forsythe Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wines Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 61.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wines Elementary School has rose 5%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025.

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