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Dwight Rich School of the Arts

Q: Is Dwight Rich School of the Arts a good school?

Dwight Rich School of the Arts ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Dwight Rich School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Dwight Rich School of the Arts.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dwight Rich School of the Arts?

Students at Dwight Rich School of the Arts are 47% African American, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Dwight Rich School of the Arts is a public elementary and middle school in Lansing, MI, serving 562 students in grades PK through 8 within the Lansing Public School District.

Dwight Rich faces significant academic challenges. Test scores are critically low, with English Language Arts proficiency ranging from just 7.4% to 14.3% across grade levels, and math proficiency between 4.17% and 11.1%—far below state averages of roughly 38-44% in ELA and 32-39% in math. The school ranks in the bottom 3rd percentile statewide. A major factor is chronic absenteeism: 55% of students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, nearly double the state average of 27.9%. This makes it difficult for any curriculum to be effective. The student body also faces substantial economic challenges, with over 92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Perhaps the most striking finding is the disconnect between spending and results. Dwight Rich spends over $24,000 per student—one of the highest amounts in the area, exceeding nearby schools like Wexford Montessori Magnet School ($21,394) and Lewton School ($22,959)—yet its performance is among the lowest in the state. The comparison with Cavanaugh School, just 1.89 miles away, is stark: Cavanaugh ranks in the 73rd percentile statewide with 3rd-grade ELA proficiency of 56.1%, versus Dwight Rich's 11.6% in 4th grade. Nearby charter schools like Holly Park Academy and Cole Academy also outperform Dwight Rich despite serving similar demographics and spending less per student. There is one glimmer of hope: 41.1% of 8th graders were proficient on the PSAT 8/9 for ELA, exceeding the district average of 38.7%, suggesting some success in preparing older students for college preparatory assessments.

562

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,193

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

2600 Hampden Dr
Lansing, MI 48911-1799

(517) 755-1160

District: Lansing Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.6%

White:

16.5%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (55% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg18%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,447^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

815^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lansing Public School District

539^th of 625Lansing 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
2026	6.5	1447 of 1492	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.6	1454 of 1488	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1460 of 1486	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	1397 of 1470	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1258 of 1408	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1431 of 1448	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.7	1462 of 1466	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	1466 of 1548	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	1473 of 1580	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.3	1232 of 1533	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2019	39.3	126 of 212	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.7	422 of 475	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	1312 of 1343	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	1299 of 1338	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1323 of 1342	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	1258 of 1321	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1109 of 1171	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1396 of 1443	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.2	1324 of 1352	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1324 of 1346	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1369 of 1381	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1290 of 1350	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	986 of 1134	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1362 of 1397	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1361 of 1366	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1316 of 1334	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1108 of 1196	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	1395 of 1446	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	818 of 1206	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	868 of 1204	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	815 of 896	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	801 of 890	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	864 of 897	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	811 of 883	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	743 of 776	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	811 of 821	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	799 of 894	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	833 of 919	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	755 of 921	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	299 of 337	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	280 of 338	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	732 of 789	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	723 of 770	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	209 of 260	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	762 of 834	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	759 of 832	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	819 of 836	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	770 of 825	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.3	764 of 813	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	713 of 798	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	708 of 776	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	557 of 687	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2019)41st percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile+30 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies17%-22 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Science10%-30 vs state

Math7%-29 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-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%)	6.5	1447^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.6	1454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.3%	7	41.1	328.8	1257.5	11.6	7.4	13.9	14.3	1260.6	7.2	4.4	4.2	11.1	8.7	10.8	1464.8	17.3	$24,193	$3,467	$20,726
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%)	29.4	1011^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.2%					(n/a)			32.0	15.0	1470.8			44.0	15.0	1461.8			1465.5		1466.5		$10,638	$1,785	$8,853
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	25.5	1077^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.8%		12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%	235	36.4	321.4	33.3	16.7	22.2	12.0	1667.6	36.7	19.4	22.2	1566.7	1663.5	38.9	1774.4	22.2	18.2	$22,959	$2,966	$19,994
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%)	23.7	1107^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.8%		30.9	998^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%	109	50.0	13.9	28.6	33.9	19.2	25.9	28.9	28.6	33.3	9.6	13.8	20.0	15.4	25.0	1471.8	27.8	$15,781	$2,096	$13,685
Forrest G Averill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Averill Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1220	232	19	12.2	90.9%	41 (17.7%)	95 (40.9%)	38 (16.4%)	21 (9.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	11.5	1342^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.3	1351^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.2%	9			8.9	26.5				17.8	11.8								$19,696	$3,765	$15,932
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%)	16.6	1246^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.5%		15.6	1254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%	8	54.2	16.7	15.4	24.4	29.2	23.8	17.1	15.4	17.1	12.0	7.1	12.2	29.2	33.3	1475.2	29.2	$21,394	$4,330	$17,065
Cavanaugh School	Public	PK, KG-4	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%)	70.4	398^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.3%					(n/a)			56.1	44.0				56.1	36.0								$23,372	$3,306	$20,066
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%)	13.8	1300^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	74			19.1	14.3	26.1			17.6	10.2	10.9			28.3		8.7		$20,784	$3,140	$17,644
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
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%)	12.9	1313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.0%		8.5	1383^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%	70	35.2	5.7	14.9	24.3	19.4	19.8	17.6	20.3	21.6	8.7	8.3	8.7	10.8	13.9	8.8	28.7	$19,576	$2,987	$16,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Dwight Rich School of the Arts

Is Dwight Rich School of the Arts a good school?

Dwight Rich School of the Arts ranks in the bottom 3.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Dwight Rich School of the Arts in?

Lansing Public School District

How many students attend Dwight Rich School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended Dwight Rich School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Dwight Rich School of the Arts?

Students at Dwight Rich School of the Arts are 47% African American, 17% White, 15% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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