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Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 9-12

709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School is a public charter virtual high school located in East Lansing, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 217 students. The school faces significant challenges, including a steady decline in its statewide ranking, from 490 out of 735 Michigan high schools in 2022-2023 to 709 out of 739 in 2024-2025, and a decrease in its SchoolDigger rating from 2 stars out of 5 to 0 stars out of 5 during the same period.

The school's performance has been particularly concerning, with male students outperforming female students and both white students and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom half of Michigan high schools. Additionally, the school has experienced very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 93.0% in recent years, and low academic performance, with only 11.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 34.9%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 19.5% to 82.8%, and dropout rates have been high, ranging from 7.6% to 50.7%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Lansing Learning Hub, Ingham AcademyFamily Center, and schools in the Lansing Public School District, Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School performs significantly worse on various metrics. The school's per-student spending has fluctuated, ranging from $0 to $18,369 in recent years, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio has also varied, from 19.4 to 33.9, which is higher than the state average.

163

Students ?

30.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,369

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2875 Eyde Pkwy
East Lansing, MI 48823-5399

(810) 471-4989

District: Great Lakes Learning Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.7%

African American:

27.6%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (20% vs 83%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg18%

Michigan avg44%

709^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 29 pts since 2023

From bottom 33% (2023) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Great Lakes Learning Academy

571^st of 613Great Lakes Learning Academy among Michigan districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	709 of 739	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	620 of 743	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	490 of 735	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	501 of 611	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	615 of 635	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	528 of 654	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	518 of 614	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	14.2	560 of 633	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.1	165 of 611	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	21.7	519 of 638	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	477 of 647	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)19th percentile~ school

Female (2023)18th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2024)12th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing18%-37 vs state

Science11%-24 vs state

Social Studies7%-35 vs state

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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 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	2875 Eyde Pkwy	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Great Lakes Learning Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 471-4989	163	5	30.5	82.2%	81 (49.7%)	45 (27.6%)	11 (6.7%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.7%)	5.5	709^th of 739 public high schools	4.1%		16.9	620^th of 743 public high schools	16.6%	89			18.2							11.4		6.8	$18,369	$00	$18,369
Great Lakes Learning Academy Middle/High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2875 Eyde Pkwy	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Great Lakes Learning Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(810) 471-4989	760	30	25.2	73.8%	509 (67.0%)	119 (15.7%)	52 (6.8%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.4%)	11.3	654^th of 739 public high schools	11.5%		28.2	525^th of 743 public high schools	29.3%	129	50.0	5.6	29.0		20.8	18.3	14.6	10.8	16.7	14.2	23.0	15.3	$13,854	$3,621	$10,233
Project SEARCH	Public	9-12	735 E Shaw Ln	East Lansing	48825	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1210	4	1	4.0		3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Okemos High School	Public	9-12	2800 Jolly Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4900	1,496	78	19.0	14.5%	842 (56.3%)	114 (7.6%)	61 (4.1%)	341 (22.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (9.0%)	97.3	14^th of 739 public high schools	98.1%		98	13^th of 743 public high schools	98.3%	1			84.2	58.2						62.2		77.5	$14,116	$715	$13,401
East Lansing High School	Public	9-12	509 Burcham Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7500	1,231	57	21.6	31.8%	660 (53.6%)	249 (20.2%)	125 (10.2%)	67 (5.4%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (10.1%)	83.3	88^th of 739 public high schools	88.1%		85.2	80^th of 743 public high schools	89.2%	8			66.8	40.1						57.9		53.4	$14,580	$607	$13,973
Haslett High School	Public	9-12	5450 Marsh Rd	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8249	774	39	19.7	18.9%	541 (69.9%)	34 (4.4%)	83 (10.7%)	38 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.8%)	89.3	58^th of 739 public high schools	92.2%		92.6	48^th of 743 public high schools	93.5%	10			67.0	44.0						59.6		68.4	$14,471	$572	$13,899
SAIL Lansing	Public	9-12	200 N Foster Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 244-1210	12	2	6.0	33.3%	5 (41.7%)	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)
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
Ingham AcademyFamily Center	Public	7-12	1601 W Holmes Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 352-2692	41	4	9.2	82.9%	10 (24.4%)	24 (58.5%)	3 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.3%)								(n/a)

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Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Michigan high schools.

How many students attend Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School.

What is the racial makeup of Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School?

Students at Great Lakes Learning Academy Alternative High School are 50% White, 28% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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