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Sheridan Road

Public Grades 5-8

839^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Sheridan Road is a middle school in Lansing, MI, serving 356 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Lansing Public School District, where over 96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Sheridan Road faces significant challenges. The school's overall academic performance places it in the bottom 5-7% of schools statewide, earning a 0-star rating. Proficiency rates in core subjects are drastically lower than district and state averages. For example, 7th-grade ELA proficiency is just 3.45%, compared to 67% at Chippewa Middle School (7.89 miles away) and 67.6% at DeWitt Middle School (4.11 miles away). Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, hovering around 58-62%—more than double the state average of 27.9%. This is far above nearby schools like DeWitt Middle School (13.6%) and Kinawa School (14.7%). Interestingly, Sheridan Road spends more per student ($19,137) than higher-performing neighboring schools like DeWitt Middle School ($13,016) and Haslett Middle School ($13,655), suggesting that funding alone isn't translating into academic results.

There are a few notable bright spots. In 8th grade, Social Studies proficiency (23.9%) is the highest M-Step score at the school and much closer to the district average (26.6%) than other subjects. Additionally, in the 2023-2024 school year, African American students at Sheridan Road ranked in the 43rd percentile statewide—a 2-star rating—though this has declined in subsequent years. One concerning pattern is a significant academic drop in 7th grade: math proficiency falls from around 10% in 5th and 6th grades to just 3.41% in 7th grade, and ELA drops from 10.1% in 6th grade to 3.45% in 7th grade. For parents, this suggests that targeted support for attendance and the transition into 7th grade could be critical areas of focus.

356

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,137

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

16900 Cedar St
Lansing, MI 48906

(517) 755-1630

District: Lansing Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.2%

Hispanic:

24.2%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2024 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg17%

Michigan avg39%

839^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2024

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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
2023	7.0	1393 of 1470	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	1315 of 1344	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1253 of 1408	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1117 of 1448	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	1188 of 1466	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	1325 of 1548	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	1302 of 1580	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	34.8	297 of 475	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	38.1	167 of 270	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	8.3	1245 of 1321	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1064 of 1171	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1098 of 1443	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	153 of 188	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	47 of 86	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	76 of 222	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	1281 of 1350	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1081 of 1099	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1040 of 1134	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	958 of 1397	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	5.2	1310 of 1334	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1134 of 1139	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1156 of 1196	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1086 of 1446	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.3	356 of 403	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	5.8	1169 of 1198	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	1101 of 1128	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1057 of 1253	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	839 of 896	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	848 of 890	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	838 of 897	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	280 of 337	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	264 of 338	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	170 of 300	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	756 of 789	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	782 of 789	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	742 of 771	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	256 of 260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	755 of 834	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.1	792 of 832	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	778 of 836	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	769 of 813	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	755 of 798	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	761 of 786	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	627 of 687	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	660 of 696	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	689 of 701	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2018)38th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2018)37th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)19th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2018)12th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)5th percentile~ school

White (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies24%-15 vs state

Science11%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-23 vs state

Math8%-25 vs state

English Language Arts7%-33 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 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 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
Sheridan Road	Public	5-8	16900 Cedar St	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1630	356	19	19.2	96.3%	74 (20.8%)	129 (36.2%)	86 (24.2%)	18 (5.1%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.6%)	8.9	839^th of 896 public middle schools	6.4%		7.5	848^th of 890 public middle schools	4.7%	9	30.2	10.5		1464.2	10.1	3.5		10.3	10.1	3.4	7.9	12.5	1462.3	23.9	$19,137	$2,929	$16,208
East Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3131 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 484-8830	429	28	15.3	61.3%	109 (25.4%)	144 (33.6%)	106 (24.7%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.1%)								(n/a)				32.4	24.5			14.6	13.5		26.5		17.8		$14,993	$708	$14,285
DeWitt Middle School	Public	6-8	2957 W Herbison Rd	Dewitt	48820	Clinton County	DeWitt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 668-3200	754	40	18.6	11.3%	625 (82.9%)	18 (2.4%)	57 (7.6%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	90	68^th of 896 public middle schools	92.4%		92	56^th of 890 public middle schools	93.7%	12	85.1	53.3			46.3	67.6			51.7	60.3		59.5		77.6	$13,016	$548	$12,468
Waverly Middle School	Public	7-8	620 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 321-7240	451	26	17.6	55.0%	123 (27.3%)	162 (35.9%)	96 (21.3%)	19 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.9%)	23.2	665^th of 896 public middle schools	25.8%		21.2	680^th of 890 public middle schools	23.6%	15	53.5	8.9				21.1				13.1		18.5		39.8	$15,922	$719	$15,203
MacDonald Middle School	Public	6-8	1601 Burcham Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 333-7600	857	44	19.5	37.2%	453 (52.9%)	154 (18.0%)	113 (13.2%)	37 (4.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.0%)	74.5	180^th of 896 public middle schools	79.9%		70	211^th of 890 public middle schools	76.3%	31	74.4	37.4			48.6	51.6			37.6	43.3		46.2		62.7	$12,626	$584	$12,042
Mt Hope School	Public	4-8	1810 Harding Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1550	323	20	16.3	92.0%	89 (27.6%)	116 (35.9%)	56 (17.3%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	52 (16.1%)	11.7	810^th of 896 public middle schools	9.6%		12.3	788^th of 890 public middle schools	11.5%	22	44.9	8.2	6.3	17.0	11.2	12.1	13.0	7.5	4.1	6.0	14.1	22.4	7.8	25.5	$22,354	$2,655	$19,699
Bath Middle School	Public	6-8	13675 Webster Rd	Bath	48808	Clinton County	Bath Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 641-6781	241	14	17.7	41.5%	194 (80.5%)	4 (1.7%)	19 (7.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.3%)	67.6	232^nd of 896 public middle schools	74.1%		66.8	240^th of 890 public middle schools	73.0%	8	66.2	40.3			41.3	44.7			43.8	31.2		41.6		63.6	$14,144	$695	$13,449
Haslett Middle School	Public	6-8	1535 Franklin St	Haslett	48840	Ingham County	Haslett Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 339-8233	660	37	18.0	23.2%	459 (69.5%)	24 (3.6%)	77 (11.7%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.7%)	91.4	64^th of 896 public middle schools	92.9%		89	80^th of 890 public middle schools	91.0%	16	88.8	64.1			55.6	56.2			59.5	46.0		63.6		76.5	$13,655	$299	$13,356
Leon W Hayes Intermediate School	Public	5-6	12620 Nixon Rd	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5740	810	45	17.9	25.9%	559 (69.0%)	28 (3.5%)	103 (12.7%)	40 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.9%)								(n/a)				56.0	49.3			34.1	39.2		54.9		36.5		$12,174	$1,427	$10,747
Chippewa Middle School	Public	6-8	4000 Okemos Rd	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Okemos Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 706-4800	726	45	16.1	14.3%	405 (55.8%)	52 (7.2%)	26 (3.6%)	173 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (9.4%)	94.5	39^th of 896 public middle schools	95.6%		95.2	37^th of 890 public middle schools	95.8%	2	88.4	59.9				67.0				54.7		66.8		77.0	$15,149	$293	$14,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Road

How many students attend Sheridan Road?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Sheridan Road.

What district is Sheridan Road in?

Lansing Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan Road?

Students at Sheridan Road are 36% African American, 24% Hispanic, 21% White, 13% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Sheridan Road a good school?

Sheridan Road ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Michigan middle schools.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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