High Schools in Lansing

Lansing has one high school, Lansing High 9–12, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 860 students. Its student–teacher ratio is 15.8, and 30% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. The school’s graduation rate was 92% in 2023–24, 3 points above the state rate and matching the Lansing district; its 2024–25 dropout rate was 1%, about 1 point below the state. The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism: 30% of students were chronically absent in 2025–26, 12 points above the state and 8 points above the district.

Because only one school is listed, there is no local school-to-school leader or lower performer to compare. Within Lansing High 9–12’s latest all-grade results, math is the strongest subject relative to the state: 45% met the standard, 4 points above the state. ELA was also slightly ahead, at 47% versus 46%. Science was the weakest comparison: 31%, 7 points below the state and 5 points below the district. Grade-level results add nuance: 10th graders were 6 points above the state in ELA and 8 points above in math, while 11th-grade science was 1 point above the state.

Math remains a strength, but its advantage has narrowed: the school’s score fell from 51% in 2024–25 to 45% in 2025–26, while the state rose from 39% to 41%; the school’s lead shrank from 12 points to 4. ELA changed little, slipping from 47% to 47% as the state improved, reducing the school’s lead from 3 points to about 1. SchoolDigger’s ranking also moved down over the reported years, from 41st of 318 schools (87th percentile) in 2023–24 to 106th of 340 (69th percentile) in 2025–26. These rankings are a separate signal from test-score changes; the school’s staffing ratio and lunch-rate figure provide additional context, not an explanation for its results.