Lansing Public School District

Summary:

The Lansing Public School District operates 25 schools, including 15 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 4 alternative schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade in the Lansing, Michigan area. The district as a whole is ranked 526 out of 613 school districts in Michigan and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out as performing better than the district and state averages, including Post Oak School, which has the highest performance across multiple metrics, and Pattengill School and Wexford Montessori Magnet School, which also demonstrate above-average performance. However, the district as a whole struggles with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and significantly lower proficiency rates on state assessments compared to the state averages.

Key challenges facing the Lansing Public School District include consistently high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools, as well as the high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income population. While there is room for improvement, the data suggests that targeted interventions and support could help address these systemic issues and improve educational outcomes for students in the district.

District Detail

519 W Kalamazoo St
Lansing, MI 48933-2008

(517) 755-1010

SchoolDigger Rank:
526^th of 613 Michigan districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,781

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 5

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cavanaugh School	Public	PK, KG-3	300 W Cavanaugh Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1250	245	17	14.1	80.8%	55 (22.4%)	78 (31.8%)	62 (25.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.6%)								(n/a)					41.6					48.1											$19,629	$5,411	$14,218
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	308	21	14.4	89.3%	66 (21.4%)	110 (35.7%)	55 (17.9%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.1	1123^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	24.4%	17					27.3	23.2	29.4			27.3	17.9	27.5			26.0			17.6			$21,143	$5,081	$16,062
Eastern High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	626 Marshall St	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1050	798	40	19.8	86.6%	152 (19.0%)	283 (35.5%)	229 (28.7%)	28 (3.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.2%)	16.4	611^th of 739 public high schools	17.3%		22.1	581^st of 743 public high schools	21.8%	30			33.2	7.5													20.4			21.9	$21,208	$5,341	$15,867
Everett High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3900 Stabler St	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1080	1,017	51	19.8	88.6%	188 (18.5%)	430 (42.3%)	204 (20.1%)	106 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.7%)	16.7	607^th of 739 public high schools	17.9%		14.6	633^rd of 743 public high schools	14.8%	26			29.6														20.3			20.9	$20,268	$5,190	$15,078
Forest View School	Public	PK, KG-4	3119 Stoneleigh Dr	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1330	262	21	12.5	83.2%	72 (27.5%)	87 (33.2%)	44 (16.8%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.1%)	23.2	1107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.7	1073^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	27.8%	34					25.0	27.5				27.1	25.0										$20,208	$6,358	$13,850
Forrest G Averill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Averill Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1220	232	19	12.2	90.9%	41 (17.7%)	95 (40.9%)	38 (16.4%)	21 (9.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	10.3	1351^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.2%		7.8	1394^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.2%	43					18.2	17.5				15.9	10.0										$18,910	$5,778	$13,133
Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1360	316	21	14.8	89.9%	104 (32.9%)	76 (24.1%)	83 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.5%)	15.1	1257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%		7.6	1399^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.9%	142					18.3	16.7				22.5	22.9										$18,187	$5,040	$13,147
JW Sexton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	102 McPherson Ave	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1070	586	32	18.0	90.3%	86 (14.7%)	332 (56.7%)	73 (12.5%)	36 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	7.3	687^th of 739 public high schools	7.0%		6.9	694^th of 743 public high schools	6.6%	7			17.7														14.9			10.1	$22,700	$5,586	$17,114
Lyons School	Public	PK, KG-4	2901 Lyons Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1480	242	16	14.9	89.7%	68 (28.1%)	53 (21.9%)	53 (21.9%)	25 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.8%)	12.8	1304^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.3	1357^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.7%	53					14.3	26.7				14.3	15.6										$19,240	$4,987	$14,253
Post Oak School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2320 Post Oak Ln	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1610	430	28	15.2	65.6%	162 (37.7%)	78 (18.1%)	109 (25.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.4%)	60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%		45.2	760^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	209	77.3	31.8			54.5	37.8	67.6	41.5	44.7	65.9	24.3	43.2	28.3	27.7	54.1	45.5		21.6	54.5		$17,167	$4,790	$12,377
Willow School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Huron St	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1680	273	18	14.9	89.7%	38 (13.9%)	126 (46.2%)	50 (18.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.4%)	9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)					10.4	6.4				25.0	8.5										$27,096	$5,854	$21,242
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	356	20	17.5	84.0%	94 (26.4%)	134 (37.6%)	54 (15.2%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.1%)	15.6	1254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.6	1272^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	14.4%	18	64.7				20.4	23.1	27.5	22.5	23.1	16.3	11.5	7.5	10.0	11.5	25.0	32.4		15.0	29.4		$21,090	$5,982	$15,108
North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	471	21	22.7	90.4%	89 (18.9%)	219 (46.5%)	71 (15.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	7.5	1412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.1	1411^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	1	28.2				6.8		17.4	10.0	8.9	13.0		8.7		11.4	11.8	12.5		5.7	20.0		$22,226	$6,207	$16,019
Ingham County Youth Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	700 E Jolly Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 755-2946	12	1	12.0	83.3%	1 (8.3%)	7 (58.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)																					$36,894	$13,850	$23,044
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	562	31	17.9	92.5%	93 (16.5%)	262 (46.6%)	85 (15.1%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.6%)	5.6	1454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.2	1460^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.7%	6	43.7				8.8	5.9	12.3	7.7	18.3	5.6	5.7	6.0			12.0	14.1		6.0	9.0		$21,030	$5,843	$15,188
Sheridan Road	Public	5-8	16900 Cedar St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1630	356	19	19.2	96.3%	74 (20.8%)	129 (36.2%)	86 (24.2%)	18 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)	7.5	848^th of 890 public middle schools	4.7%		8.9	838^th of 897 public middle schools	6.6%	10	31.9						13.5	8.5	15.6			6.6		9.1	10.0	5.7		4.4	8.7		$17,668	$4,655	$13,013
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%		8.4	1374^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.5%	62	69.2	38.5			17.6	18.8				11.8	25.0					61.5			53.9		$18,939	$5,170	$13,769
Attwood School	Public	K-8	915 Attwood Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1210	426	23	18.2	91.5%	71 (16.7%)	215 (50.5%)	56 (13.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.4%)	6.1	1445^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.9%		6	1440^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.1%	5	22.5				14.6	17.1	12.7	4.0	8.0	9.8	7.1			6.0	7.4						$19,427	$5,021	$14,406
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	Lansing	48911	Eaton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	323	20	16.3	92.0%	89 (27.6%)	116 (35.9%)	56 (17.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%		14	774^th of 897 public middle schools	13.7%	14	33.8	10.0				26.8	12.2	17.3	22.2		24.4	5.0	7.7	11.1	11.0	17.9		3.8	15.6		$28,015	$5,395	$22,620
Pattengill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	815 N Fairview Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1130	706	39	18.3	88.8%	147 (20.8%)	190 (26.9%)	222 (31.4%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	121 (17.1%)	23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%		22.7	1133^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	36	46.5	10.7			11.1	24.7	35.9	17.5	28.8	7.7	19.2	25.3	15.9	14.9	34.2	13.5		27.8	17.5		$18,782	$5,966	$12,816
Hill Center	Public	9-12	5815 Wise Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 755-2800	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gardner International School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	874	55	15.9	88.3%	126 (14.4%)	420 (48.1%)	135 (15.4%)	157 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	8.5	1383^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.6	1420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.4%	37	36.8	4.2			22.2	11.0	9.3	14.6	9.6	14.9	8.7		6.9	2.4	9.6	17.5		9.6	17.5		$20,104	$4,910	$15,194
Lansing Learning Hub	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4501 Pleasant Grove Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 755-1600	204	2	98.0	88.2%	40 (19.6%)	89 (43.6%)	31 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (21.1%)								(n/a)																				27.3	$17,714	$4,190	$13,523
Capital Area K12 Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4501 Pleasant Grove Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 755-1650	353	12	28.5	93.5%	112 (31.7%)	109 (30.9%)	78 (22.1%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)								(n/a)	34.1		25.0				13.6	11.5	20.0							9.8			19.5		$20,776	$5,205	$15,572
Lansing Technical High School	Public, Alternative	9-10	5815 Wise Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 755-4181	157	13	11.9	87.3%	44 (28.0%)	41 (26.1%)	26 (16.6%)	14 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.7%)								(n/a)																					$26,844	$10,894	$15,950
Newcomer Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 W Jolly Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 755-2945	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	0.01 mi	13
East Lansing School District	1.68 mi	8	118^th
Okemos Public Schools	2.84 mi	8	29^th
Great Lakes Learning Academy	2.85 mi	2	571^st
Holly Park Academy	3.39 mi	1	448^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.