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Lyons School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lyons School is an elementary school in Lansing, Michigan, serving 250 students in grades PK-4 as part of the Lansing Public School District. Despite the district's relatively high per-student spending, Lyons School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One of the key challenges facing Lyons School is its extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. This indicates a significant issue with student engagement and attendance. Additionally, the school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step proficiency rates, is consistently well below the state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 14.3% of 3rd-grade students were proficient in ELA and Math, compared to 38.9% and 42.7% statewide, respectively. These academic struggles may be linked to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.4% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When comparing Lyons School to other nearby schools in the Lansing Public School District, it performs significantly worse academically. For instance, Cavanaugh School, which is only 1.17 miles away, had 41.6% of 3rd-grade students proficient in ELA and 48.1% proficient in Math in 2024-2025, far exceeding Lyons School's performance. Despite the challenges, Lyons School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1, suggesting that the issue may not be solely a lack of funding or resources, but rather the effective allocation and utilization of those resources to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

242

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,240

Per pupil spending ?

89.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2901 Lyons Ave
Lansing, MI 48910-3469

(517) 755-1480

District: Lansing Public School District

Students who attend Lyons School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Hope School
	Sheridan Road
High:	Eastern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

28.1%

African American:

21.9%

Hispanic:

21.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2006 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg19%

Michigan avg41%

1,304^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2024

From bottom 9% (2024) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 14Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1304 of 1488	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1357 of 1486	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	1006 of 1566	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	1025 of 1552	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.6	953 of 1552	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.9	782 of 1589	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	949 of 1577	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	1007 of 1565	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.2	1247 of 1545	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1225 of 1338	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1142 of 1346	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1256 of 1381	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1223 of 1366	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	1278 of 1347	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-20 vs state

Math15%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, February 10, 2012

Fantastic kindergarten program! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, July 16, 2011

Lyons is a great school friendly and safe environment and my son loves it and Mr chase helped my son out alot this year my daughter will also be attending Close Quote

Schools Near Lyons School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT 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	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
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%)	12.8	1304^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.3	1357^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.7%	53			14.3	26.7				14.3	15.6								$19,240	$4,987	$14,253
Cavanaugh School	Public	PK, KG-3	300 W Cavanaugh Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1250	245	17	14.1	80.8%	55 (22.4%)	78 (31.8%)	62 (25.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.6%)								(n/a)			41.6					48.1									$19,629	$5,411	$14,218
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%)	23.2	1107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.7	1073^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	27.8%	34			25.0	27.5				27.1	25.0								$20,208	$6,358	$13,850
Gardner International School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	874	55	15.9	88.3%	126 (14.4%)	420 (48.1%)	135 (15.4%)	157 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	8.5	1383^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.6	1420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.4%	37	36.8	4.2	22.2	11.0	9.3	14.6	9.6	14.9	8.7		6.9	2.4	9.6	17.5	9.6	17.5	$20,104	$4,910	$15,194
Holly Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3300 Express Ct	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Holly Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 882-9585	478	28	17.0	91.2%	35 (7.3%)	233 (48.7%)	119 (24.9%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.3%)	30.9	998^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%		14.5	1253^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.7%	255	52.5	20.5	43.4	20.0	34.0	30.4	20.5	45.3	26.0	20.8	19.6	15.9	22.6	27.3	13.0	27.3	$15,078	$2,397	$12,681
Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1915 W Mount Hope Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 372-0038	155	6	25.8	66.5%	29 (18.7%)	59 (38.1%)	38 (24.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.1%)								(n/a)			20.8					25.0									$10,637	$2,393	$8,244
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	562	31	17.9	92.5%	93 (16.5%)	262 (46.6%)	85 (15.1%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.6%)	5.6	1454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.2	1460^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.7%	6	43.7		8.8	5.9	12.3	7.7	18.3	5.6	5.7	6.0			12.0	14.1	6.0	9.0	$21,030	$5,843	$15,188
North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	471	21	22.7	90.4%	89 (18.9%)	219 (46.5%)	71 (15.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	7.5	1412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.1	1411^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	1	28.2		6.8		17.4	10.0	8.9	13.0		8.7		11.4	11.8	12.5	5.7	20.0	$22,226	$6,207	$16,019
Attwood School	Public	K-8	915 Attwood Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1210	426	23	18.2	91.5%	71 (16.7%)	215 (50.5%)	56 (13.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.4%)	6.1	1445^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.9%		6	1440^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.1%	5	22.5		14.6	17.1	12.7	4.0	8.0	9.8	7.1			6.0	7.4				$19,427	$5,021	$14,406
Willow School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Huron St	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1680	273	18	14.9	89.7%	38 (13.9%)	126 (46.2%)	50 (18.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.4%)	9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)			10.4	6.4				25.0	8.5								$27,096	$5,854	$21,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyons School

How many students attend Lyons School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Lyons School.

What is the racial makeup of Lyons School?

Students at Lyons School are 28% White, 22% African American, 22% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 10% Asian.

What district is Lyons School in?

Lansing Public School District

Is Lyons School a good school?

Lyons School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lyons School attend?

Students who attend Lyons School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Hope School
Middle : Sheridan Road
High : Eastern High School

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