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East Lansing High School

Q: Is East Lansing High School a good school?

East Lansing High School ranks 88 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 88% of Michigan high schools

Summary

East Lansing High School is a public high school serving 1,240 students in grades 9-12 in East Lansing, Michigan. The school is part of the East Lansing School District, which is ranked 118 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Lansing High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Michigan, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. Its students significantly outperform the state averages on standardized tests, with 66.8% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, compared to the state average of 55.4%. In math, 40.1% of East Lansing High School students were proficient or better, compared to 27.5% statewide. The school also has a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 90.2% over the past few years, outperforming the state average.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as JW Sexton High School, Everett High School, and Eastern High School in the Lansing Public School District, East Lansing High School significantly outperforms them in test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings. However, it is comparable to the highly-ranked Haslett High School, which is also a top-performing school in the state.

1,231

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,580

Per pupil spending ?

31.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 Burcham Dr
East Lansing, MI 48823-2750

(517) 333-7500

District: East Lansing School District

Feeder schools for East Lansing High School:

Elementary:	Donley Elementary School
	Glencairn School
	Marble School
	Robert L Green Elementary
	More...
	Whitehills Elementary School
Middle:	MacDonald Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 82nd percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (55% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Michigan high schools

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Michigan avg40%

88^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

118^th of 613East Lansing School District 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	83.3	88 of 739	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	80 of 743	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	86 of 735	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	93 of 531	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	37 of 561	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	65 of 666	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	68 of 824	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.6	80 of 835	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	60 of 852	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	94.0	31 of 832	96.3%	★★★★★
2014	90.5	52 of 799	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	70 of 805	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	90.5	54 of 773	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.2	84 of 784	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	84.1	83 of 765	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	90.0	51 of 754	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.9	66 of 750	91.2%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	63 of 767	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	52 of 705	92.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	30 of 192	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	31 of 188	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	24 of 170	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	13 of 51	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	38 of 147	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	24 of 254	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	47 of 69	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	49 of 70	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	87.4	5 of 63	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	10.0	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.3	25 of 42	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	62 of 87	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	2 of 43	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	39.8	44 of 102	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	134 of 629	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	107 of 619	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	72 of 611	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	140 of 416	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.8	19 of 462	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	62 of 554	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	98 of 710	86.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	166 of 203	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	76.2	42 of 195	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	97 of 190	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.1	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	34 of 97	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	167 of 635	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	147 of 654	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	152 of 614	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	39.2	270 of 369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	88.0	35 of 417	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	69.2	128 of 532	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	186 of 755	75.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	58 of 628	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	64 of 633	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	89 of 611	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	57 of 440	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	68 of 472	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	57 of 543	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	90.9	49 of 707	93.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	44 of 127	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	36 of 105	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	15 of 32	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	12 of 93	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	96 of 130	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.4	41 of 116	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	27 of 639	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	34 of 638	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	39 of 647	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	50 of 492	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	26 of 516	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	19 of 582	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	38 of 708	94.6%	★★★★★

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 (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-56 vs school

Special Education (2024)26th percentile-63 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing67%+11 vs state

Science58%+23 vs state

Social Studies53%+11 vs state

Mathematics40%+13 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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about East Lansing High School

What is the racial makeup of East Lansing High School?

Students at East Lansing High School are 54% White, 20% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is East Lansing High School in?

East Lansing School District

What schools feed into East Lansing High School?

East Lansing High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Donley Elementary School
Elementary : Glencairn School
Elementary : Marble School
Elementary : Robert L Green Elementary
Elementary : Whitehills Elementary School
Middle : MacDonald Middle School

How many students attend East Lansing High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,231 students attended East Lansing High School.

Is East Lansing High School a good school?

East Lansing High School ranks 88^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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