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Mt Hope School

Public Grades 4-8
788th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 11% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Mt Hope School is a middle school located in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 222 students. The school is part of the Lansing Public School District, which is ranked 526 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mt Hope School itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan middle schools over the past 3 school years, also receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mt Hope School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 77.9% over the past 3 school years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are also consistently well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.8% of 4th graders were proficient in ELA compared to 42.4% statewide. Additionally, Mt Hope School has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

When comparing Mt Hope School to other middle schools in the surrounding area, it is clear that the school is an outlier in terms of performance. For instance, Potterville Middle School, which is about 8 miles away, consistently outperforms Mt Hope School on state assessments and has a higher school-wide rating from SchoolDigger. Furthermore, Mt Hope School's ranking among Michigan middle schools has steadily declined over the past 3 years, suggesting that the school is struggling to improve and may be falling further behind its peers.

323
Students ?
16.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,015
Per pupil spending ?
92%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4000 Woodcreek Ln
       Lansing, MI  48911-1929

(517) 755-1550

District: Lansing Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
35.9%
White:
27.6%
Hispanic:
17.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2023 → 11th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school15%
District avg16%
Michigan avg40%
Elementary school
1,361st of 1,488
Michigan public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
788th of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2023
From bottom 15% (2023) to bottom 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st 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
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20259.81361 of 14888.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.51320 of 148611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202310.81302 of 147011.4%★☆☆☆☆
20226.11289 of 13444.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.01223 of 140813.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.71200 of 144817.1%★☆☆☆☆
201715.41237 of 146615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201623.91194 of 154822.9%★☆☆☆☆
201523.81243 of 158021.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
201823.2405 of 47514.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
20258.31282 of 13384.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.41079 of 134219.6%★☆☆☆☆
202311.21197 of 13219.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.11096 of 11060.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.61070 of 11718.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.91206 of 144316.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202325.5142 of 18824.5%★☆☆☆☆
201830.7161 of 22227.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202515.21199 of 134610.9%★☆☆☆☆
202416.31212 of 138112.2%★☆☆☆☆
202314.11200 of 135011.1%★☆☆☆☆
20226.71068 of 10992.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.2974 of 113414.1%★☆☆☆☆
201826.11119 of 139719.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202510.11260 of 13667.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.71250 of 13346.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.51120 of 11391.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.21106 of 11967.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.71161 of 144619.7%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202316.675 of 817.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.756 of 8130.9%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202512.41105 of 12068.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.41043 of 120413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202311.61113 of 11987.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.91052 of 11024.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.0902 of 112820.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.81036 of 125317.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202512.3788 of 89011.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.0774 of 89713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7749 of 88315.2%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202525.4253 of 33825.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202511.5715 of 7899.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.8707 of 7718.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.4722 of 7706.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202515.7741 of 83210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.3713 of 83614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202317.9703 of 82514.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202511.0729 of 7988.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202518.0587 of 69615.7%★☆☆☆☆
202413.4636 of 7019.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2023)24th percentile+13 vs school
African American (2018)15th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school
White (2025)8th percentile~ school
Male (2025)8th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school
White (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Male (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts18%-23 vs state
Science14%-26 vs state
Math11%-24 vs state
Mathematics10%-20 vs state
Social Studies10%-29 vs state

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Mt Hope School ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Michigan middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Mt Hope School.

Students at Mt Hope School are 36% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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