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Lewton School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lewton School is an elementary school in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 264 students. The school 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.

Lewton School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating below-average performance. The school's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.6% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 38.9% statewide and 20.6% in the Lansing district. Lewton School also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state and district averages.

While the nearby Lyons School and Wexford Montessori Magnet School also struggle with low academic performance and high poverty levels, the charter schools in the area, such as Windemere Park Charter Academy and Lansing Charter Academy, tend to perform better academically, despite serving high-poverty populations. Addressing the challenges at Lewton School will require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that addresses the root causes of the school's struggles.

272

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,939

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Lewton Pl
Lansing, MI 48911

(517) 755-1460

District: Lansing Public School District

Students who attend Lewton School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Hope School
	Sheridan Road

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

White:

14.7%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (30% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg19%

Michigan avg43%

Elementary school

1,312^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

172^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 5 pts since 2023

From top 25% (2023) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	12.3	1312 of 1488	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	1374 of 1486	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	989 of 1470	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1067 of 1344	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1198 of 1408	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	952 of 1448	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.7	1197 of 1466	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	1242 of 1548	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.8	1342 of 1580	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	61.8	127 of 475	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	11.7	1219 of 1342	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1013 of 1321	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1042 of 1171	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	949 of 1443	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	41.5	102 of 188	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.0	60 of 222	73.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	17.4	1189 of 1381	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	829 of 1350	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	928 of 1397	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	1165 of 1366	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1153 of 1334	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	1098 of 1196	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	873 of 1446	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	58.5	504 of 1253	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	172 of 890	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	38.9	524 of 897	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.0	217 of 883	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	58 of 832	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	107 of 825	87.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2018)73rd percentile+39 vs school

White (2018)60th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2023)46th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)9th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+20 vs state

Social Studies54%+7 vs state

Mathematics38%+8 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

Math16%-25 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, December 12, 2019

I went to school from Kindergarten to sixth grade and back the food stunk and tasted like garbage however the school activities were very enjoyable and most of the staff members were kind and cared about every single student there and the after school activities were enjoyable, fun, and taught us multiple things we would never have learned about in regular classes they also were able to help out students who were falling behind in classes so overall it was an enjoyable experience to go to this school and I hope many others enjoy it as much as I did. Close Quote

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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
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	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%)	12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%		8.4	1374^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.5%	62	69.2	38.5	17.6	18.8				11.8	25.0					61.5		53.9	$18,939	$5,170	$13,769
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
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
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%)	10.3	1351^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.2%		7.8	1394^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.2%	43			18.2	17.5				15.9	10.0								$18,910	$5,778	$13,133
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
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
Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	4344 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 323-3777	184	22	8.2	73.9%	35 (19.0%)	51 (27.7%)	46 (25.0%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)								(n/a)																	$21,032	$3,196	$17,836
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	50.9	704^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.7%		47.1	741^st of 1486 public elementary schools	50.1%	37	47.2	13.2	44.4	45.5	44.3	46.8	22.7	47.3	43.9	23.0	27.7	22.7	37.7	34.0	19.7	30.2	$13,720	$1,938	$11,782
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
Winans Elementary School	Public	1-4	5401 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-2371	392	27	14.3	62.5%	117 (29.8%)	123 (31.4%)	82 (20.9%)	16 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	12.9	1300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%		18.8	1185^th of 1486 public elementary schools	20.3%	115			15.8	27.3				10.8	16.9								$17,474	$1,974	$15,500

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewton School

Is Lewton School a good school?

Lewton School ranks in the bottom 11.8% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lewton School?

Students at Lewton School are 63% Hispanic, 15% White, 11% African American, 11% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lewton School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 272 students attended Lewton School.

What district is Lewton School in?

Lansing Public School District

What schools do graduates of Lewton School attend?

Students who attend Lewton School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Hope School
Middle : Sheridan Road

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