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Red Cedar School

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Red Cedar School ranks 554 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Red Cedar School is a small elementary school in East Lansing, MI, serving 189 students in grades PK-5 as part of the highly regarded East Lansing School District.

Red Cedar stands out for its intensive investment in students. The school spends about $22,057 per student and maintains a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1—roughly half that of nearby Glencairn School (16.1:1) and Whitehills Elementary School (15.6:1). This resource-heavy approach appears to be paying off for its most vulnerable learners: the school's low-income students jumped from the 44th to the 75th percentile statewide in just one year, earning a 4-star rating for that subgroup. Overall, Red Cedar has improved its state ranking from the 47th to the 63rd percentile, earning a 3-star rating. However, the school still trails its East Lansing peers in most subjects—for example, 5th-grade math proficiency was 23.8% versus a district average of 46.8% and 57.4% at Marble School. Chronic absenteeism (25%) also remains higher than at Whitehills (19.2%) or Glencairn (19.8%), which may be a factor in the performance gap.

Compared to schools in the neighboring Lansing Public School District, Red Cedar performs strongly—its 3rd-grade ELA proficiency (44.4%) was more than double that of Pattengill School (14.7%) and Forest View School (24.6%). One interesting outlier is Post Oak School, a Lansing district school that performs comparably to Red Cedar, suggesting it may draw a different student population. Because Red Cedar's test scores can swing significantly from year to year due to small class sizes, parents should look at multi-year trends rather than any single year's results.

189

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,057

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1110 Narcissus Dr
East Lansing, MI 48823-5135

(517) 333-5060

District: East Lansing School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.7%

Asian:

21.7%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2023 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (44% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2023

✓Above the Michigan median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of East Lansing School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

Michigan avg38%

554^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 16 pts since 2023

From bottom 47% (2023) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the East Lansing School District

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	60.3	554 of 1492	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	642 of 1488	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	561 of 1486	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	777 of 1470	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	408 of 1343	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	583 of 1338	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	470 of 1342	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	343 of 1352	74.6%	★★★★☆
2025	42.3	760 of 1346	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	532 of 1381	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	556 of 1372	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	900 of 1366	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	505 of 1347	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	326 of 1334	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	376 of 1206	68.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%+7 vs state

Math43%+5 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

Social Studies33%+6 vs state

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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
Red Cedar School	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Narcissus Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-5060	189	21	8.9	43.4%	77 (40.7%)	29 (15.3%)	24 (12.7%)	41 (21.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.5%)	60.3	554^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.9%		55.3	642^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	56.9%	88			44.4	47.4	52.4			48.1	50.0	23.8			38.1		33.3		$22,057	$1,454	$20,602
Glencairn School	Public	PK, KG-5	939 N Harrison Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7930	298	18	16.1	23.8%	186 (62.4%)	30 (10.1%)	32 (10.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.1%)	76.1	322^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	78.4%		77.3	300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.8%	22			55.4	42.9	64.4			47.4	49.0	53.3			55.8		51.1		$13,461	$723	$12,738
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%)	26.3	1066^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.6%		23.2	1107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.6%	41			24.6	31.7				23.0	34.1								$22,324	$4,580	$17,743
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
Marble School	Public	PK, KG-5	729 N Hagadorn Rd	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7860	306	20	15.4	35.6%	175 (57.2%)	49 (16.0%)	35 (11.4%)	8 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.4%)	79.2	273^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.7%		71.7	390^th of 1488 public elementary schools	73.8%	117			49.0	51.0	63.0			56.9	47.1	57.4			55.6		48.1		$14,217	$611	$13,605
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1471	11	3	3.6	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Robert L Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7870	273	21	13.1	33.7%	143 (52.4%)	52 (19.0%)	27 (9.9%)	19 (7.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	70.8	392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	73.7%		80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%	129			54.9	57.8	56.0			56.9	47.8	40.0			46.0		30.0		$15,049	$1,089	$13,960
Whitehills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Pebblebrook Ln	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7900	286	18	15.6	24.5%	183 (64.0%)	32 (11.2%)	35 (12.2%)	17 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	79.1	276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	81.5%		87.9	159^th of 1488 public elementary schools	89.3%	117			62.8	46.2	59.3			67.4	40.4	51.9			57.4		50.0		$14,448	$605	$13,843
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%)	16.9	1240^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.9%		12.8	1304^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%	64			18.4	21.3				32.7	8.5								$18,929	$3,079	$15,850
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Cedar School

What is the racial makeup of Red Cedar School?

Students at Red Cedar School are 41% White, 22% Asian, 15% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Red Cedar School a good school?

Red Cedar School ranks 554^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Red Cedar School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 189 students attended Red Cedar School.

What district is Red Cedar School in?

East Lansing School District

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