Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – East Lansing High School – US News & World Report – 65/100

East Lansing High School
509 BURCHAM DR
EAST LANSING, MI 48823

Phone: (517) 333-7500

District: East Lansing School District

Overview

East Lansing High School is ranked 6th within Michigan. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at East Lansing High School is 54 percent. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 38 percent. East Lansing High School is the only high school in the East Lansing School District.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#424
State Rank
#6
STEM Rank
#65
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,132
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 38%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 26%
Full-Time Teachers 57
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 82%
Proficient in Math 70%
College Readiness Index 48.6
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Small City
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding Yes
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 1
Total Students 1,132
Proficient in Reading (district average) 82%
Proficient in Math (district average) 70%
College Readiness (district average) 48.6

Total Enrollment 1,132
9th Grade 303 Students
10th Grade 309 Students
11th Grade 287 Students
12th Grade 233 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 38%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.3%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 7%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 20%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.3%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 8%
White Enrollment (% of total) 62%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 3%
Gender

Male (% of total) 51%
Female (% of total) 49%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 22%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 4%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 26%

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Michigan Merit Exam.

Total Students Tested 249
Not Proficient 6%
Partially Proficient 12%
Proficient 71%
Advanced 11%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Michigan Merit Exam.

Total Students Tested 249
Not Proficient 19%
Partially Proficient 10%
Proficient 42%
Advanced 28%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 91.3
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 12.0
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 58.2
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 81.2
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -23.0
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 21.8
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 48.6
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 54%
Participant Passing Rate 87%
Exams Per Test Taker 2.7
Exam Pass Rate 84%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 47%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 2.6

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