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Eastern High School

Q: Is Eastern High School a good school?

Eastern High School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Michigan high schools.

Q: How many students attend Eastern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Eastern High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Eastern High School?

Students at Eastern High School are 35% African American, 29% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Eastern High School?

Eastern High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Forest View School Elementary : Gier Park School Elementary : Lyons School Elementary : Pattengill School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Eastern High School is a public magnet high school in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 901 students. The school is part of the Lansing Public School District, which is ranked 526 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Eastern High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Michigan high schools, with a ranking between 448 and 661 over the past 10 years, and a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges in academic performance, with students consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics and social studies. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.5% of 11th-grade students at Eastern High School were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 27.5% statewide. The school also struggles with graduation and dropout rates, with a four-year graduation rate around 82-88% and a dropout rate between 2.2% and 8.6% in recent years, both of which are higher than the state average. Additionally, Eastern High School has had a chronic absenteeism rate between 29.5% and 80.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby East Lansing High School, which is in a different school district, performs significantly better on academic measures and has higher graduation rates and lower chronic absenteeism. In contrast, other schools in the Lansing Public School District, such as Everett High School and JW Sexton High School, also face similar challenges to Eastern High School.

798

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,208

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

626 Marshall St
Lansing, MI 48912-1598

(517) 755-1050

District: Lansing Public School District

Feeder schools for Eastern High School:

Elementary:	Forest View School
	Gier Park School
	Lyons School
	Pattengill School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.5%

Hispanic:

28.7%

White:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg17%

Michigan avg40%

611^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Lansing Public School District

526^th of 613Lansing Public 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	678 of 897	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	719 of 883	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	749 of 776	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	769 of 792	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	781 of 838	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.9	803 of 821	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	777 of 894	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	775 of 919	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	817 of 921	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	823 of 919	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	110 of 300	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.4	194 of 196	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	325 of 366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	2.0	103 of 104	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	24.1	132 of 154	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	527 of 771	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	650 of 770	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	650 of 657	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	653 of 658	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	740 of 794	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	221 of 257	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	182 of 246	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	134 of 137	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	255 of 266	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.9	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	594 of 836	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	662 of 825	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	672 of 691	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	663 of 672	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	768 of 815	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	609 of 776	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	641 of 658	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	627 of 639	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	703 of 797	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	9.7	153 of 156	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.8	362 of 377	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	10.1	654 of 688	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	631 of 638	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	608 of 624	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	641 of 678	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	611 of 739	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	581 of 743	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	633 of 735	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	511 of 531	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	448 of 561	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	566 of 666	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	661 of 824	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	599 of 835	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.6	461 of 852	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.7	545 of 832	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.1	587 of 799	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.0	550 of 805	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.3	548 of 773	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.5	602 of 784	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.2	534 of 765	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.0	533 of 754	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.9	481 of 750	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.4	540 of 767	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.0	465 of 705	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	121 of 192	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	146 of 188	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	140 of 170	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	125 of 147	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	194 of 254	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	63.5	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	29.6	72 of 102	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	550 of 629	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	573 of 619	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	566 of 611	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	415 of 416	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	507 of 554	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	595 of 710	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	200 of 203	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	179 of 195	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	171 of 190	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	164 of 201	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	508 of 635	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	514 of 654	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	554 of 614	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	364 of 369	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	490 of 532	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	584 of 755	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	555 of 628	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	452 of 633	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	543 of 611	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	424 of 440	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	489 of 543	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	604 of 707	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	76 of 127	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.1	103 of 105	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	102 of 110	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	31 of 36	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	91 of 93	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	123 of 125	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	301 of 315	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	424 of 639	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	362 of 638	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	526 of 647	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	352 of 492	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	398 of 582	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	578 of 708	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2024)63rd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2024)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)22nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)14th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2024)14th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2018)4th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2018)1st percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2018)<1st percentile-7 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)79th percentile+57 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing33%-22 vs state

Social Studies22%-20 vs state

Science20%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
Waverly Senior High School	Public	9-12	160 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 323-3831	987	47	21.1	50.3%	273 (27.7%)	354 (35.9%)	226 (22.9%)	44 (4.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.6%)	29.2	510^th of 739 public high schools	31.0%		32.5	490^th of 743 public high schools	34.1%	20			44.0	13.8						23.3		32.0	$16,310	$1,393	$14,917

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern High School

How many students attend Eastern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 798 students attended Eastern High School.

What schools feed into Eastern High School?

Eastern High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forest View School
Elementary : Gier Park School
Elementary : Lyons School
Elementary : Pattengill School

What district is Eastern High School in?

Lansing Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Eastern High School?

Students at Eastern High School are 35% African American, 29% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Eastern High School a good school?

Eastern High School ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Michigan high schools.

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