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MidMichigan Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

MidMichigan Leadership Academy is a public charter school in Lansing, MI, serving 316 students in grades PK through 8, where nearly every student (99.68%) comes from a low-income household—a concentration of poverty significantly higher than nearby schools like Post Oak School (65.58%) or Cole Academy (66.45%).

Academically, the school has struggled persistently, holding a 0-star rating and ranking in the 3rd percentile statewide. Test scores reveal a profound gap: only 10% of 5th graders were proficient in English Language Arts in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 43.8%, and 8th-grade science proficiency was just 8.82% versus the state's 39.2%. Chronic absenteeism is a major barrier, with 45.5% of students missing significant school time—nearly double the state average of 27.9%, though improved from a peak of 68.7% in 2021-2022. The school spends $17,474 per student and maintains a favorable 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain low. A comparison with Windemere Park Charter Academy, just 1.47 miles away, is striking: Windemere serves a similarly high-poverty population (86.38% free/reduced lunch) but ranks in the 51st percentile statewide, with 5th-grade ELA proficiency at 51.6% versus MidMichigan's 10%—a five-fold difference demonstrating that high poverty does not inevitably lead to low achievement.

Despite the challenges, there are signs of progress and specific strengths. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has improved significantly from 68.7% to 45.5% over three years, suggesting attendance interventions may be taking effect. Additionally, subgroup data from 2017-2018 showed African American students performing at the 29th percentile statewide—considerably better than the school's overall 6th percentile that year—indicating possible strengths in serving this population. For parents considering this school, the primary concerns are academic performance and attendance, while the favorable class sizes and targeted support for certain student groups offer some positives to weigh against the school's overall struggles.

316

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,474

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 W Maple St
Lansing, MI 48906-5086

(517) 485-5379

District: Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.0%

Two or more races:

18.0%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2010 → 3rd in 2019

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2010

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg15%

Michigan avg40%

885^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	1369 of 1408	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1356 of 1448	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	1322 of 1466	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	1345 of 1548	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	1437 of 1580	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1441 of 1533	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.1	1536 of 1563	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	1453 of 1566	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	1429 of 1552	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	1331 of 1552	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	1448 of 1589	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	1413 of 1577	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	1461 of 1565	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.7	1449 of 1545	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	30.1	338 of 475	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.0	1320 of 1443	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	8.6	1094 of 1134	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1245 of 1397	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.2	1293 of 1446	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	885 of 896	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	724 of 838	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	650 of 821	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	709 of 894	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	731 of 919	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	830 of 921	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.8	785 of 919	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	696 of 900	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	787 of 858	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	662 of 851	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	739 of 847	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	721 of 839	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	762 of 823	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.3	720 of 806	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	41.1	194 of 366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	820 of 834	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	652 of 815	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.3	709 of 797	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2018)29th percentile+22 vs school

Male (2018)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2018)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2018)47th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2018)11th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies18%-21 vs state

English Language Arts10%-30 vs state

Science9%-31 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, August 12, 2010

This is a great school! The staff go over and above for each student! Also, it has Lansing's only MicroSociety program, which is fantastic! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

My son has attended MMLA for 4 years - K-3rd grade. He has done well and all of his teachers have been excellent. The Micro Society program - a program that, like the name suggests, allows the students to participate in a micro-society - with jobs, government, etc. - is an awesome program. When considering test scores, which have been great for my son, it is important to know that those scores reflect the learning of kids from their previous grade - and near 1/2 of those students came from attending a different school the previous year. Returning students in each year have performed very well at MMLA. I recommend this school highly. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Mid Michigan Leadership Academy is the only MicroSociety school in the greater Lansing area. This program allows students to take what they have learned in the clasroom and live it. They open business ventures, run a court room and government, they run a bank and pay taxes.

In addition, the curriculum guidelines and pacing guides are up-to-date and the teachers area all highly qualified. The class sizes are smaller and they have paraprofessionals who also work with the students. This allows the students to receive more one on one attention. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th 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 Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MidMichigan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	730 W Maple St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 485-5379	316	27	11.7	99.7%	11 (3.5%)	215 (68.0%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (18.0%)								(n/a)	24.2	347.6	1267.0	1365.7	10.0	1559.5	1670.0	1259.2	1357.1	1457.2	1551.2	1661.2	1471.4	8.8	1464.8	17.6	$17,474	$2,595	$14,880
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%)	13.8	1300^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	74			19.1	14.3	26.1			17.6	10.2	10.9			28.3		8.7		$20,784	$3,140	$17,644
Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Clinton 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%)	12.4	1325^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.2%		15.1	1257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%	68			17.1	18.1				13.3	20.8								$19,792	$3,313	$16,478
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Clinton 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%)	33.2	951^st of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%	155			37.8	23.4	38.3			48.9	21.3	23.4			27.7		14.9		$22,109	$3,521	$18,588
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	48.1	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		50.9	704^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.7%	24	58.5	29.3	26.5	44.3	51.6	46.2	53.3	34.9	35.7	37.5	40.4	35.6	29.7	22.0	21.9	34.1	$14,611	$1,427	$13,184
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%)	16.6	1247^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.4%		23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%	150	41.8	10.1	14.7	13.7	25.0	25.3	16.7	22.7	6.8	15.8	20.0	17.7	22.4	17.7	11.8	19.0	$18,089	$3,339	$14,750
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%)	29.4	1011^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.2%					(n/a)			32.0	15.0	1470.8			44.0	15.0	1461.8			1465.5		1466.5		$10,638	$1,785	$8,853
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%)	53.6	648^th of 1492 public elementary schools	56.6%		60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%	97	57.4	21.3	56.5	64.3	36.7	50.0	47.3	58.7	52.4	18.3	37.5	36.4	26.7	44.7	13.3	48.9	$17,973	$2,904	$15,069
Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	4344 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 323-3777	184	22	8.2	73.9%	35 (19.0%)	51 (27.7%)	46 (25.0%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)								(n/a)																	$20,399	$1,805	$18,594
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	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%)	25.5	1077^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.8%		12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%	235	36.4	321.4	33.3	16.7	22.2	12.0	1667.6	36.7	19.4	22.2	1566.7	1663.5	38.9	1774.4	22.2	18.2	$22,959	$2,966	$19,994

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How many students attend MidMichigan Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended MidMichigan Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of MidMichigan Leadership Academy?

Students at MidMichigan Leadership Academy are 68% African American, 18% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

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