Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Sheridan Road

Public Grades 5-8
848th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 5% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Sheridan Road is a middle school located in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 380 students. The school faces significant challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas.

Sheridan Road's academic performance is well below the state and Lansing Public School District averages, with only 13.5% of 5th-grade students proficient in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 44.4% and the district average of 19.6%. The school's PSAT performance for 8th-grade students is also significantly lower than the state and district, with only 31.9% proficient in English Language Arts and 7.41% proficient in Mathematics in 2023-2024. Additionally, Sheridan Road has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% over the past few years, further contributing to the academic challenges.

When compared to nearby schools, the challenges at Sheridan Road are not unique to the school, as the other Lansing Public School District middle school, Mt. Hope School, also struggles with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism. However, schools in higher-performing districts, such as Chippewa Middle School and DeWitt Middle School, consistently outperform Sheridan Road and the Lansing district in academic proficiency, attendance, and other key metrics, suggesting that addressing the systemic issues within the Lansing district may be crucial to improving outcomes at Sheridan Road.

356
Students ?
19.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,668
Per pupil spending ?
96.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 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%
more
 See top rated Michigan middle schools

 Compare Sheridan Road to nearby middle schools!
At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2024 → 5th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school11%
District avg17%
Michigan avg41%
848th of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2024
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Lansing Public School District
526th 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20237.01393 of 14705.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.61315 of 13442.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.91253 of 140811.0%★☆☆☆☆
201827.11117 of 144822.9%★☆☆☆☆
201718.41188 of 146619.0%★☆☆☆☆
201614.61325 of 154814.4%★☆☆☆☆
201519.21302 of 158017.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201834.8297 of 47537.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201838.1167 of 27038.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20238.31245 of 13215.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.01064 of 11719.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.91098 of 144323.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202321.2153 of 18818.6%★☆☆☆☆
201941.647 of 8645.3%★★☆☆☆
201856.276 of 22265.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20239.41281 of 13505.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.71081 of 10991.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.31040 of 11348.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201835.9958 of 139731.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20235.21310 of 13341.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.01134 of 11390.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.11156 of 11963.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.71086 of 144624.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201823.3356 of 40311.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20235.81169 of 11982.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.21101 of 11282.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.61057 of 125315.6%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20257.5848 of 8904.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.9838 of 8976.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202524.8264 of 33821.9%★☆☆☆☆
202437.0170 of 30043.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20254.6782 of 7890.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.0742 of 7713.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20259.1792 of 8324.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.2778 of 8366.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20258.3755 of 7985.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.0761 of 7863.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202510.3660 of 6965.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.6689 of 7011.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)22nd percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
White (2025)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts12%-28 vs state
Science8%-33 vs state
Math8%-25 vs state
Social Studies6%-32 vs state

5.0
1 rating
51
40
30
20
10
Rate Sheridan Road
Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.
Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.
Tap a star to rate
Reviews
No written reviews yet. If you know this school, be the first to share what stands out.



Schools Near Sheridan Road









Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Road

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

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

Sheridan Road ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Michigan middle schools.


Rate Sheridan Road!



Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Sheridan Road!




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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.





Diagnostics

None retrieved from Database in 165 milliseconds.