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Waverly Senior High School

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Waverly Senior High School ranks 586 th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

586^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 27% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Waverly Senior High School is a public high school in Lansing, MI, serving 987 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Waverly Community Schools district.

Waverly sits in a middle position among Lansing-area high schools. Its test scores are consistently higher than those at Eastern High School, Everett High School, and JW Sexton High School in the Lansing Public School District, but far below the high-achieving DeWitt High School. For example, SAT reading proficiency is about 31% at Waverly versus 81% at DeWitt, and math proficiency is 11.5% versus 56%. The school's greatest strength is its graduation rate of 92.7%, which is well above the state average of 84% and comparable to wealthier neighboring districts. Its dropout rate of 2.2% is also far below the state's 7.1%.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge, affecting 36.4% of students—more than double DeWitt's rate but notably lower than the 53-63% rates seen in Lansing district schools. The most recent test scores show a sharp year-over-year decline across most subjects, which is worth investigating. However, there are bright spots: English Language Learner students rank in the 78th percentile statewide (a 4-star rating), indicating a highly effective program. The school spends about $15,016 per student, nearly identical to DeWitt's funding, showing that resource levels are not the cause of performance gaps. For parents, Waverly offers a supportive environment that successfully guides students to graduation, though academic proficiency benchmarks remain an area for growth.

987

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,016

Per pupil spending ?

50.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Snow Rd
Lansing, MI 48917-3391

(517) 323-3831

District: Waverly Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.9%

White:

27.7%

Hispanic:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (26% vs 43% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Michigan)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Michigan avg43%

586^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

508^th of 625Waverly Community Schools 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	586 of 800	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	510 of 739	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	490 of 743	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	532 of 735	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	459 of 531	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	398 of 561	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	552 of 666	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	523 of 824	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	501 of 835	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.5	536 of 852	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	470 of 832	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	413 of 799	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	458 of 805	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	463 of 773	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	500 of 784	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.0	371 of 765	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	334 of 754	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.3	325 of 750	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.4	302 of 767	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.1	182 of 705	74.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	65 of 192	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	105 of 188	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	132 of 170	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	35 of 51	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	93 of 147	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	140 of 254	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	69 of 74	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	47 of 63	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	26 of 119	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	548 of 686	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	453 of 629	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	500 of 619	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	471 of 611	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	390 of 416	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	370 of 462	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	492 of 554	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	494 of 710	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	214 of 259	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	150 of 203	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	120 of 195	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	131 of 190	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.9	78 of 83	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	72 of 97	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	144 of 201	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	571 of 719	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	425 of 635	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	405 of 654	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	498 of 614	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	328 of 369	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	298 of 417	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	451 of 532	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	538 of 755	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	547 of 693	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	507 of 628	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	397 of 633	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	482 of 611	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	380 of 440	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	353 of 472	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	474 of 543	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	498 of 707	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	151 of 179	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	116 of 127	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	70 of 105	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	5.2	109 of 110	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	182 of 220	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	450 of 671	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	423 of 639	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	278 of 638	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	210 of 647	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	276 of 492	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	251 of 516	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.1	448 of 582	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.5	249 of 708	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-10 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing31%-21 vs state

Social Studies25%-18 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

Mathematics15%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)		PSAT Mathematics (2026)		SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (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 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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
Waverly Senior High School	Public	9-12	160 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 323-3831	987	47	21.1	50.3%	273 (27.7%)	354 (35.9%)	226 (22.9%)	44 (4.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.6%)	23.6	586^th of 800 public high schools	26.8%		29.2	510^th of 739 public high schools	31.0%	76	46.7	52.2	10.7	19.8	30.7	11.5		15.5		25.2	$15,016	$761	$14,255
SAIL Waverly	Public	9-12	160 Snow Rd	Lansing	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 244-1210	9	1	9.0	33.3%	4 (44.4%)	4 (44.4%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eaton Regional Educational Service Agency Career Preparation Center	Public	9-12	5708 Cornerstone Dr	Lansing	48813	Eaton County	Eaton Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(517) 483-1341	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Insight School of Michigan	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	526 S Creyts Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Insight School of Michigan	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(517) 580-0020	862	39	22.0	77.6%	457 (53.0%)	223 (25.9%)	92 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.6%)	7.2	738^th of 800 public high schools	7.8%		6.1	703^rd of 739 public high schools	4.9%	35	26.9	21.9	317.1	2.3	18.5	357.9		10.4		17.2	$11,857	$528	$11,329
JW Sexton High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	102 McPherson Ave	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1070	586	32	18.0	90.3%	86 (14.7%)	332 (56.7%)	73 (12.5%)	36 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	8.2	723^rd of 800 public high schools	9.6%		7.3	687^th of 739 public high schools	7.0%	36	23.1	22.2	5.1	3.7	21.4	8.7		10.3		18.3	$24,562	$3,598	$20,964
Ingham AcademyFamily Center	Public	7-12	1601 W Holmes Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 352-2692	41	4	9.2	82.9%	10 (24.4%)	24 (58.5%)	3 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.3%)								(n/a)		340.0		285.7	270.0	249.1
Everett High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3900 Stabler St	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1080	1,017	51	19.8	88.6%	188 (18.5%)	430 (42.3%)	204 (20.1%)	106 (10.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (8.7%)	13	677^th of 800 public high schools	15.4%		16.7	607^th of 739 public high schools	17.9%	70	30.9	33.5	5.8	9.4	28.9	8.1		17.1		21.2	$19,861	$3,193	$16,668
Hill Center	Public	9-12	5815 Wise Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	No	(517) 755-2800	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eastern High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	626 Marshall St	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1050	798	40	19.8	86.6%	152 (19.0%)	283 (35.5%)	229 (28.7%)	28 (3.5%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.2%)	22.2	597^th of 800 public high schools	25.4%		16.4	611^th of 739 public high schools	17.3%	14	42.0	36.3	15.7	12.9	37.9	12.6		22.9		28.2	$21,269	$3,132	$18,137
SAIL Lansing	Public	9-12	200 N Foster Ave	Lansing	48854	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(517) 244-1210	12	2	6.0	33.3%	5 (41.7%)	5 (41.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)

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What is the racial makeup of Waverly Senior High School?

Students at Waverly Senior High School are 36% African American, 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Waverly Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 987 students attended Waverly Senior High School.

Is Waverly Senior High School a good school?

Waverly Senior High School ranks 586^th of 800 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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