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East Lansing High School

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East Lansing High School ranks 130 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

130^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 84% of Michigan high schools

Summary

East Lansing High School is a large public high school in East Lansing, MI, serving 1,231 students in grades 9-12 as part of the East Lansing School District.

East Lansing High School is a solid, above-average school that consistently earns a 4-star rating and significantly outperforms state averages. For example, 66.3% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing versus 52.1% statewide, and the school's graduation rate of 88.8% tops the state's 84.0%. The school shows a particular strength in supporting students with special needs, ranking in the 90th percentile—a dramatic improvement from just a few years ago. However, the school faces challenges. Its statewide rank has slipped from 37th to 130th over the past five years, and there is a notable achievement gap: while White students score in the 93rd percentile, students from low-income households rank in only the 44th percentile. Performance for Hispanic students has also been volatile, swinging from the 78th to the 18th percentile in consecutive years.

Geographically, ELHS sits between two academic powerhouses: Haslett High School (ranked 39th) and Okemos High School (ranked 21st). While ELHS is a top-20% school statewide, it is consistently outperformed by both neighbors on metrics like SAT Math (36.8% proficient vs. 53.3% at Haslett and 56.1% at Okemos). Interestingly, ELHS spends more per student ($15,407) than either neighbor yet has a higher student-to-teacher ratio (21.6 vs. ~19), suggesting funds may go toward support services rather than smaller classes. The contrast with nearby Lansing Public School District schools is stark—those schools face chronic absenteeism above 53% and 1-star ratings, though they boast higher graduation rates (91-97%) than ELHS, which may be worth investigating.

1,231

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,407

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: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (54% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Michigan high schools

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Michigan avg43%

130^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 625East 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
2026	78.1	130 of 800	83.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	64.0	65 of 252	74.2%	★★★★☆
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
2026	45.2	50 of 74	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.0	44 of 119	63.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	71.4	142 of 686	79.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	43.8	138 of 259	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	45.0	405 of 719	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	78.4	104 of 693	85.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.1	61 of 179	65.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	77.3	23 of 220	89.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.3	48 of 671	92.8%	★★★★★
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 (2026)93rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+13 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing66%+14 vs state

Science51%+16 vs state

Social Studies47%+4 vs state

Mathematics43%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT 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 English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th 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%)	78.1	130^th of 800 public high schools	83.8%		83.3	88^th of 739 public high schools	88.1%	42		70.4	74.7		41.0	44.7	66.3	36.8						51.1		47.2	$15,407	$671	$14,736
Project SEARCH	Public	9-12	735 E Shaw Ln	East Lansing	48854	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	48854	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) 620-7376	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%)	18.5	620^th of 800 public high schools	22.5%		11.3	654^th of 739 public high schools	11.5%	34	52.9	49.1	42.2	5.1	10.8	5.5	32.8	378.6	24.0	22.6	20.0	16.1	15.9	14.4	24.6	17.8	$10,057	$1,208	$8,849
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) 620-7376	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%)	9.7	706^th of 800 public high schools	11.8%		5.5	709^th of 739 public high schools	4.1%	3							24.0	355.2						12.0		16.0	$22,724	$00	$22,724
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%)	22.2	597^th of 800 public high schools	25.4%		16.4	611^th of 739 public high schools	17.3%	14		42.0	36.3		15.7	12.9	37.9	12.6						22.9		28.2	$21,269	$3,132	$18,137
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%)	93	39^th of 800 public high schools	95.1%		89.3	58^th of 739 public high schools	92.2%	19		80.4	80.2		58.8	61.7	72.5	53.3						59.6		63.9	$14,282	$299	$13,983
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%)	96.3	21^st of 800 public high schools	97.4%		97.3	14^th of 739 public high schools	98.1%	7		87.9	88.0		66.4	68.3	77.8	56.1						61.7		69.4	$14,684	$339	$14,345
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%)	8.2	723^rd of 800 public high schools	9.6%		7.3	687^th of 739 public high schools	7.0%	36		23.1	22.2		5.1	3.7	21.4	8.7						10.3		18.3	$24,562	$3,598	$20,964
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%)	13	677^th of 800 public high schools	15.4%		16.7	607^th of 739 public high schools	17.9%	70		30.9	33.5		5.8	9.4	28.9	8.1						17.1		21.2	$19,861	$3,193	$16,668

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 130^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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