Elementary Schools in Cole Academy

Summary:

The Cole Academy district in Michigan is home to two elementary schools: Cole Academy East and Cole Academy. While both schools serve elementary-aged students, they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance and school characteristics.

Cole Academy East appears to be the higher-performing school, with higher test scores across various subjects and grade levels compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Cole Academy has lower test scores and a lower statewide ranking, indicating it is the lower-performing school in the district.

Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 29.5%. However, Cole Academy East has a lower free and reduced lunch rate of 52.75%, compared to 70.86% at Cole Academy, suggesting a more economically diverse student population. Additionally, Cole Academy East has a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1, while Cole Academy has a higher ratio of 18.8 students per teacher.

District Detail

1915 W Mount Hope Ave
Lansing, MI 48910-2434

(517) 372-0038

SchoolDigger Rank:
427^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: K-5
Students: 303

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1915 W Mount Hope Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 372-0038	155	6	25.8	66.5%	29 (18.7%)	59 (38.1%)	38 (24.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.1%)								(n/a)	20.8			25.0					$10,637	$2,393	$8,244
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Clinton County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	148	9	16.4	54.1%	44 (29.7%)	38 (25.7%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.9	785^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	193		30.8	38.5	15.0	38.5	26.9	26.9	23.1	$10,912	$1,810	$9,103

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lansing Public School District	0.47 mi	32	526^th
Holly Park Academy	0.88 mi	1	448^th
Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	1.08 mi	13
Waverly Community Schools	1.59 mi	6	484^th
Windemere Park Charter Academy	2.19 mi	1	335^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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