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Great Lakes Learning Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 682 students in Great Lakes Learning Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Great Lakes Learning Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
1,136 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
37 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
31:1
31:1
District Rank
Great Lakes Learning Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 36% has decreased from 48% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#603 out of 866 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
38%
Graduation Rate
36%
81%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.60
# American Indian Students
7 Students
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
1%
3%
# Hispanic Students
108 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
9%
# Black Students
196 Students
123,990 Students
% Black Students
17%
23%
# White Students
717 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
63%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
98 Students
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
-
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
21
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
61
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
102
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
341
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
225
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
250
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
136
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
-
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,403 in this school district is less than the state median of $18,370. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $8,578 is less than the state median of $17,559. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$10 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,403
$18,370
Spending / Student
$8,578
$17,559
Best Great Lakes Learning Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Great Lakes Learning Academy Mshs
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2875 Eyde Pkwy
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 451-3023
East Lansing, MI 48823
(517) 451-3023
Grades: 6-12
| 682 students
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