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North School

Public Grades K-8

1412^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

North School is an elementary school located in Lansing, Michigan, serving 359 students in grades K-8. It 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.

North School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1350-1476 out of around 1500 schools. The school faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 80.8%, and very low academic performance, with only 6.82% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 8.7% to 13% proficient in math across the tested grades. Additionally, North School has a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.91% to 94.58%, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

When comparing North School to other nearby schools in the Lansing Public School District, such as Wexford Montessori Magnet School, Forest View School, and Lyons School, North School consistently performs worse academically and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. Furthermore, when compared to schools in the neighboring Holt Public Schools district, such as Elliott Elementary, Sycamore Elementary, and Horizon Elementary, North School's performance is significantly lower across various metrics.

471

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,226

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 E Miller Rd
Lansing, MI 48911-5643

(517) 755-1710

District: Lansing Public School District

Students who attend North School usually attend:

High:

Everett High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.5%

White:

18.9%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2012 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (61% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg18%

Michigan avg41%

Elementary school

1,412^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

834^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	1412 of 1488	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1411 of 1486	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1395 of 1470	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	1350 of 1448	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	1407 of 1466	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	1340 of 1548	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	1431 of 1580	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	1435 of 1533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	1476 of 1563	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.9	1409 of 1566	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.9	1295 of 1552	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	1267 of 1552	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.7	1322 of 1589	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1301 of 1577	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	1275 of 1565	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.4	1257 of 1545	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	15.9	465 of 475	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	1.7	100 of 101	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	22.1	240 of 270	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1251 of 1338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1328 of 1443	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	1253 of 1346	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1315 of 1381	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	1303 of 1350	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1253 of 1397	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1354 of 1366	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1307 of 1334	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1292 of 1446	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	16.7	1113 of 1253	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	834 of 890	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	835 of 897	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	229 of 338	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	779 of 832	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	795 of 836	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	739 of 798	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2018)11th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2018)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2018)1st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science12%-29 vs state

English Language Arts12%-29 vs state

Social Studies11%-28 vs state

Math11%-26 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-4	5776 Holt Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-4224	354	19	18.6	35.3%	202 (57.1%)	42 (11.9%)	48 (13.6%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (11.6%)	53.6	669^th of 1488 public elementary schools	55.0%		54	648^th of 1486 public elementary schools	56.4%	21			43.7	48.2				40.8	35.7								$17,835	$834	$17,001
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
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
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	356	20	17.5	84.0%	94 (26.4%)	134 (37.6%)	54 (15.2%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.1%)	15.6	1254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.6	1272^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	14.4%	18	64.7		20.4	23.1	27.5	22.5	23.1	16.3	11.5	7.5	10.0	11.5	25.0	32.4	15.0	29.4	$21,090	$5,982	$15,108
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
Elliott Elementary School	Public	K-5	4200 Bond Ave	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 699-2106	457	23	19.6	50.8%	223 (48.8%)	82 (17.9%)	76 (16.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (13.6%)	35.8	925^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.8%		43.1	801^st of 1486 public elementary schools	46.1%	124			38.0	34.9	38.9			33.8	27.7	26.4			31.9		22.2		$18,473	$823	$17,650

Frequently Asked Questions about North School

What schools do graduates of North School attend?

Students who attend North School usually go on to attend:

High : Everett High School

How many students attend North School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended North School.

What is the racial makeup of North School?

Students at North School are 46% African American, 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is North School a good school?

North School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is North School in?

Lansing Public School District

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