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Mt Hope School

Public Grades 4-8

810^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 896 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Mt Hope School is a small middle school in Lansing, MI, serving 323 students in grades 4 through 8 within the Lansing Public School District.

Mt Hope serves a community where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate far higher than nearby schools like DeWitt Middle School (11%) or Kenneth T Beagle Middle School (24%). The school spends a substantial $22,354 per student—nearly double what higher-performing neighboring schools spend—yet academic results remain critically low, with the school ranking in the bottom 10th percentile statewide. The most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism: while the rate has improved dramatically from 77.9% last year to 56.1% this year, it remains double the state average and far exceeds rates at schools like DeWitt (13.6%) or Holt Junior High School. This level of missed instruction makes academic progress extremely difficult.

Despite the overall struggles, there are some notable bright spots. Mt Hope's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 22.4% actually beats the district average and outperforms several nearby schools, including Waverly Middle School (18.5%) and Sheridan Road (12.5%). When compared directly to Sheridan Road—its most similar peer in the district, with nearly identical poverty and absenteeism levels—Mt Hope consistently achieves higher proficiency in most subjects. However, the school shows a significant gender gap, ranking in the 19th percentile for female students but only the 4th percentile for males, indicating that boys are particularly struggling. Test scores have also been volatile, with 4th-grade reading proficiency dropping from 26.8% to just 6.25% in one year. For parents, the takeaway is clear: Mt Hope faces immense challenges tied to poverty and attendance, but it shows pockets of promise and is working to improve.

323

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,354

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1810 Harding Ave
Lansing, MI 48910

(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: Declining — 15th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg17%

Michigan avg39%

Elementary school

1,401^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

810^th of 896

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 15% (2023) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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
2026	8.4	1401 of 1492	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1361 of 1488	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1320 of 1486	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1302 of 1470	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1289 of 1344	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1223 of 1408	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1200 of 1448	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1237 of 1466	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	1194 of 1548	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1243 of 1580	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.2	405 of 475	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	1299 of 1343	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	1282 of 1338	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1079 of 1342	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1197 of 1321	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	1096 of 1106	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1070 of 1171	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1206 of 1443	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	25.5	142 of 188	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	161 of 222	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	1281 of 1352	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	1199 of 1346	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1212 of 1381	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	1200 of 1350	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1068 of 1099	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	974 of 1134	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1119 of 1397	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	1339 of 1372	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1260 of 1366	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	1250 of 1334	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1120 of 1139	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1106 of 1196	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1161 of 1446	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	75 of 81	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	56 of 81	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1024 of 1199	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	1105 of 1206	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1043 of 1204	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1113 of 1198	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1052 of 1102	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	902 of 1128	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1036 of 1253	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	810 of 896	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	788 of 890	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	774 of 897	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	749 of 883	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	253 of 338	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	636 of 789	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	715 of 789	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	707 of 771	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	722 of 770	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	226 of 260	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	740 of 834	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	741 of 832	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	713 of 836	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	703 of 825	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	783 of 813	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	729 of 798	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	520 of 687	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	587 of 696	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	636 of 701	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

White (2026)15th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)24th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science17%-23 vs state

Social Studies14%-25 vs state

English Language Arts12%-28 vs state

Mathematics8%-25 vs state

Math7%-27 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
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
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
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
Washington Woods Middle School	Public	5-6	2055 S Washington Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 699-0250	346	24	14.3	46.0%	180 (52.0%)	39 (11.3%)	62 (17.9%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.4%)								(n/a)				27.4	31.3			5.6	26.1		11.1		6.8		$18,438	$576	$17,863
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
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
Holt Junior High School	Public	7-8	1784 Aurelius Rd	Holt	48842	Ingham County	Holt Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 694-7117	713	42	16.8	42.2%	362 (50.8%)	115 (16.1%)	107 (15.0%)	30 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (13.6%)	47	443^rd of 896 public middle schools	50.6%		45.4	471^st of 890 public middle schools	47.1%	28	67.8	22.1				27.4				26.2		35.4		52.5	$16,277	$410	$15,867
Potterville Middle School	Public, Magnet	5-8	425 E Main St	Potterville	48876	Eaton County	Potterville Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 645-4609	222	13	16.9	42.8%	185 (83.3%)	3 (1.4%)	13 (5.9%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.2%)	36.2	555^th of 896 public middle schools	38.1%		57.8	323^rd of 890 public middle schools	63.7%	232	54.5	15.2		54.3	33.3	39.3		13.0	16.7	23.6	63.0	30.3	37.0	30.3	$14,108	$949	$13,159
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
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	Public	7-8	600 W South St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5680	835	44	18.9	23.6%	609 (72.9%)	30 (3.6%)	102 (12.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	77.6	155^th of 896 public middle schools	82.7%		81.1	127^th of 890 public middle schools	85.7%	28	77.0	43.2				47.8				33.8		54.1		71.0	$12,758	$1,273	$11,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt Hope School

How many students attend Mt Hope School?

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

Is Mt Hope School a good school?

Mt Hope School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Michigan middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mt Hope School?

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

What district is Mt Hope School in?

Lansing Public School District

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