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Capital Area K12 Online

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Alternative Schools

Better than 9% of Michigan alternative schools

Summary

Capital Area K12 Online is an alternative public virtual school serving grades K-12 in the Lansing Public School District in Michigan, with 396 students. While the school provides an online learning option, it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state, with a low statewide ranking of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Capital Area K12 Online faces significant challenges, including fluctuating graduation rates that are generally lower than the state average, relatively high dropout rates, and extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 80.8%. Academically, the school consistently underperforms the Lansing district and the state of Michigan in terms of proficiency on standardized tests. For example, in 11th grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate is around 25% compared to the state's 55%. The school also serves a high-needs population, with a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 76.19% to 93.18%.

When compared to other alternative schools in the Lansing district, such as Lansing Technical High School and Beekman Center, Capital Area K12 Online performs similarly in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism, but its test scores are generally lower. Comparing the school to the virtual charter school LifeTech Academy, which is located outside the Lansing district, reveals that LifeTech Academy outperforms Capital Area K12 Online in terms of test scores, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratio.

353

Students ?

28.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,776

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4501 Pleasant Grove Rd
Lansing, MI 48910-5097

(517) 755-1650

District: Lansing Public School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.7%

African American:

30.9%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2023 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (59% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg22%

Michigan avg47%

811^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2023

From bottom 17% (2023) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	811 of 890	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	766 of 897	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	734 of 883	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	657 of 770	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	735 of 832	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	695 of 836	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	649 of 825	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	702 of 798	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	662 of 786	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	672 of 776	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	649 of 696	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2023)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

High school

Female (2024)34th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)30th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing25%-30 vs state

Social Studies20%-28 vs state

English Language Arts15%-25 vs state

Science10%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT 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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lansing Learning Hub	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4501 Pleasant Grove Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 755-1600	204	2	98.0	88.2%	40 (19.6%)	89 (43.6%)	31 (15.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (21.1%)								(n/a)																				27.3	$17,714	$4,190	$13,523
Capital Area K12 Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4501 Pleasant Grove Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	Yes	No	(517) 755-1650	353	12	28.5	93.5%	112 (31.7%)	109 (30.9%)	78 (22.1%)	8 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.5%)								(n/a)	34.1		25.0				13.6	11.5	20.0							9.8			19.5		$20,776	$5,205	$15,572
Lansing Technical High School	Public, Alternative	9-10	5815 Wise Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 755-4181	157	13	11.9	87.3%	44 (28.0%)	41 (26.1%)	26 (16.6%)	14 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.7%)								(n/a)																					$26,844	$10,894	$15,950
Newcomer Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 W Jolly Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 755-2945	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ingham County Youth Center	Public, Alternative	3-12	700 E Jolly Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 755-2946	12	1	12.0	83.3%	1 (8.3%)	7 (58.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)								(n/a)																					$36,894	$13,850	$23,044
Beekman Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2901 Wabash Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 755-1170	113	12	9.4	69.0%	38 (33.6%)	34 (30.1%)	17 (15.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (19.5%)								(n/a)
Michigan Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3950 Heritage Ave	Okemos	48864	Ingham County	Michigan Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 507-5390	1,589	63	25.1	61.5%	938 (59.0%)	319 (20.1%)	146 (9.2%)	48 (3.0%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	134 (8.4%)								(n/a)	69.9	15.0	62.6	16.3	22.8	28.6	43.2	35.6	37.0	15.2	25.0	22.5	19.3	20.0	39.1	42.9	54.5	26.4	40.3	58.5	$10,572	$1,771	$8,802
Heartwood School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	625 Hagadorn Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1404	88	15	6.0	54.5%	55 (62.5%)	12 (13.6%)	14 (15.9%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)
North Star School	Public, Alternative	K-12	611 Hagadorn Rd	Mason	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1354	24	5	4.7	54.2%	20 (83.3%)	3 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
LifeTech Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	912 Greyhound Dr	Eaton Rapids	48827	Eaton County	LifeTech Academy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(517) 325-5469	378	9	40.6	64.8%	275 (72.8%)	52 (13.8%)	38 (10.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)	64.5	19.4	36.5	15.4		45.5		46.7	19.1		36.4		26.7	19.1		43.3	28.0		40.0	38.0	$10,606	$781	$9,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Capital Area K12 Online

Is Capital Area K12 Online a good school?

Capital Area K12 Online ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Michigan alternative schools.

How many students attend Capital Area K12 Online?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Capital Area K12 Online.

What is the racial makeup of Capital Area K12 Online?

Students at Capital Area K12 Online are 32% White, 31% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Capital Area K12 Online in?

Lansing Public School District

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