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Winans Elementary School

Public Grades K-4

1319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Winans Elementary School is a K-4 school in Lansing, MI, serving 392 students as part of the Waverly Community Schools district, where over 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Winans has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, consistently ranking in the bottom 12-20% of Michigan elementary schools. The most concerning area is 4th-grade math, where only 5.1% of students were proficient in the most recent school year—far below the district average of 19.5% and the state average of 39.4%. This is not a one-year blip; proficiency rates have hovered around 10-11% in prior years, pointing to a persistent struggle. Reading scores tell a similar story, with just 16.5% of 4th graders proficient in ELA. Chronic absenteeism also affects about 30% of students, which is higher than the state average and can make it harder for children to keep up with instruction.

What makes these results particularly striking is the comparison to Elmwood Elementary School, a sister school in the same district with nearly identical demographics (about 65% free/reduced lunch). Elmwood's 4th graders achieve a 34.8% math proficiency rate—nearly seven times higher than Winans—and a 35.9% ELA rate. Winans actually spends more per student ($16,675 vs. $14,918 at Elmwood), yet outcomes lag considerably. There is one bright spot: African American students at Winans have historically performed relatively better than other subgroups, though this strength has faded recently. The school has also declined sharply from its 2015-2016 performance, when it ranked near the 45th percentile. For parents weighing options, nearby Delta Center Elementary School in Grand Ledge Public Schools serves a more affluent population and posts proficiency rates two to three times higher, highlighting the scale of the achievement gap Winans is working to close.

392

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,675

Per pupil spending ?

62.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5401 W Michigan Ave
Lansing, MI 48917-3330

(517) 321-2371

District: Waverly Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.4%

White:

29.8%

Hispanic:

20.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg23%

Michigan avg40%

1,319^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Waverly Community Schools

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	12.6	1319 of 1492	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	1300 of 1488	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1185 of 1486	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1295 of 1470	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1244 of 1344	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	1067 of 1153	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	991 of 1408	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	973 of 1448	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.1	809 of 1466	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	802 of 1548	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.7	587 of 1580	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	40.9	1001 of 1533	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.9	931 of 1563	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.1	689 of 1566	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	33.7	1253 of 1552	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.7	1244 of 1552	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.7	1063 of 1589	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.6	1274 of 1577	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.1	930 of 1565	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.7	815 of 1545	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	272 of 388	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	247 of 369	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	157 of 348	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	91 of 212	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	116 of 475	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	1272 of 1343	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	1246 of 1338	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1168 of 1342	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	1250 of 1321	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	929 of 1171	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	937 of 1443	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	10.0	182 of 188	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	1203 of 1352	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	1208 of 1346	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1158 of 1381	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1237 of 1350	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	1075 of 1099	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	862 of 1134	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	851 of 1397	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1236 of 1372	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	1273 of 1366	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1169 of 1347	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1228 of 1334	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1103 of 1139	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	928 of 1196	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	982 of 1446	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	83 of 93	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	35 of 81	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	22.7	360 of 403	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	990 of 1199	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1146 of 1206	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1110 of 1204	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1131 of 1198	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1070 of 1102	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	722 of 1128	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	893 of 1253	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)30th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile+6 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2018)11th percentile-22 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts19%-21 vs state

Math14%-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 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 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
Winans Elementary School	Public	K-4	5401 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-2371	392	27	14.3	62.5%	117 (29.8%)	123 (31.4%)	82 (20.9%)	16 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.0%)	12.6	1319^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.6%		12.9	1300^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.6%	19			21.4	16.5				25.0	5.1								$16,675	$1,514	$15,161
Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK-K	4344 W Michigan Ave	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 323-3777	184	22	8.2	73.9%	35 (19.0%)	51 (27.7%)	46 (25.0%)	13 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (21.2%)								(n/a)																	$20,399	$1,805	$18,594
Elmwood Elementary School	Public	1-4	1533 Elmwood Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Waverly Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 321-3383	379	26	14.8	64.9%	151 (39.8%)	99 (26.1%)	57 (15.0%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.2%)	29.5	1009^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.4%		34.9	937^th of 1488 public elementary schools	37.0%	72			21.5	35.9				21.5	34.8								$14,918	$709	$14,210
Delta Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	305 S Canal Rd	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 925-5540	528	30	17.6	33.3%	310 (58.7%)	33 (6.3%)	79 (15.0%)	63 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	59.7	561^st of 1492 public elementary schools	62.4%		69.9	412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	72.3%	149			41.8	43.1				52.7	42.7								$12,880	$1,388	$11,492
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Eaton County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	48.1	728^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.2%		50.9	704^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.7%	24	58.5	29.3	26.5	44.3	51.6	46.2	53.3	34.9	35.7	37.5	40.4	35.6	29.7	22.0	21.9	34.1	$14,611	$1,427	$13,184
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	4000 Woodcreek Ln	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	25.5	1077^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.8%		12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%	235	36.4		33.3	16.7	22.2	12.0		36.7	19.4	22.2			38.9		22.2	18.2	$22,959	$2,966	$19,994
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Clinton County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	308	21	14.4	89.3%	66 (21.4%)	110 (35.7%)	55 (17.9%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	33.2	951^st of 1492 public elementary schools	36.3%		23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%	155			37.8	23.4	38.3			48.9	21.3	23.4			27.7		14.9		$22,109	$3,521	$18,588
Forrest G Averill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Averill Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1220	232	19	12.2	90.9%	41 (17.7%)	95 (40.9%)	38 (16.4%)	21 (9.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	11.5	1342^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	10.1%		10.3	1351^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.2%	9			8.9	26.5				17.8	11.8								$19,696	$3,765	$15,932
Willow School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Huron St	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1680	273	18	14.9	89.7%	38 (13.9%)	126 (46.2%)	50 (18.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.4%)	13.8	1300^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.9%		9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%	74			19.1	14.3	26.1			17.6	10.2	10.9			28.3		8.7		$20,784	$3,140	$17,644
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	562	31	17.9	92.5%	93 (16.5%)	262 (46.6%)	85 (15.1%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.6%)	6.5	1447^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.0%		5.6	1454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.3%	7	41.1			11.6	7.4	13.9	14.3		7.2	4.4	4.2	11.1	8.7	10.8		17.3	$24,193	$3,467	$20,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Winans Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Winans Elementary School?

Students at Winans Elementary School are 31% African American, 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Winans Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Winans Elementary School.

Is Winans Elementary School a good school?

Winans Elementary School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Winans Elementary School in?

Waverly Community Schools

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