📍 1915 W Mount Hope Ave, Lansing, Ingham County, 48910
Cole Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lansing, Ingham County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cole Academy school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cole Academy enrolls 174 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 20% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 68 | 39% |
| White | 35 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 18% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
116 of the school's 174 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 111 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cole Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-70, state senate district 23, state house district 68.
Cole Academy is one of 2 schools in Cole Academy, based in LANSING, Michigan. The district serves 303 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, Cole Academy is close to the district average of about 152 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize