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Waverly Senior High School

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Waverly Senior High School ranks 510 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 31% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Waverly Senior High School is a public high school located in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 968 students. The school is part of the Waverly Community Schools district, which is ranked 484 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Waverly Senior High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 23.3% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in M-Step/Science, compared to the state average of 34.9%, and only 13.8% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school also has a lower 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 89.2%, and a higher dropout rate, ranging from 4.5% to 8.1%, than the state average. Additionally, Waverly Senior High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.5% to 39.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby high-performing schools, such as DeWitt High School, Waverly Senior High School's performance is significantly lower, with much higher proficiency rates in subjects like M-Step/Science, M-Step/Social Studies, SAT/Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT/Mathematics. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $11,543 in 2020-2021 to $16,310 in 2023-2024, but this increased spending does not seem to have translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

987

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,310

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: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓88% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 31st (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Michigan avg40%

510^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Michigan High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

484^th of 613Waverly 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
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
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
2023	30.8	47 of 63	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	22 of 53	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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)

African American (2025)66th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2023)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing44%-11 vs state

Social Studies32%-10 vs state

Science23%-12 vs state

Mathematics14%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th 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%)	29.2	510^th of 739 public high schools	31.0%		32.5	490^th of 743 public high schools	34.1%	20	44.0	13.8	23.3	32.0	$16,310	$1,393	$14,917
SAIL Waverly	Public	9-12	160 Snow Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton 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	48917	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%)	6.1	703^rd of 739 public high schools	4.9%		22.5	579^th of 743 public high schools	22.1%	124	18.1		11.5	10.4	$13,481	$1,679	$11,802
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%)	7.3	687^th of 739 public high schools	7.0%		6.9	694^th of 743 public high schools	6.6%	7	17.7		14.9	10.1	$22,700	$5,586	$17,114
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)
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%)	16.7	607^th of 739 public high schools	17.9%		14.6	633^rd of 743 public high schools	14.8%	26	29.6		20.3	20.9	$20,268	$5,190	$15,078
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%)	16.4	611^th of 739 public high schools	17.3%		22.1	581^st of 743 public high schools	21.8%	30	33.2	7.5	20.4	21.9	$21,208	$5,341	$15,867
SAIL Lansing	Public	9-12	200 N Foster Ave	Lansing	48912	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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Is Waverly Senior High School a good school?

Waverly Senior High School ranks 510^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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