📍 2921 e Coleman Rd, East Lansing, Clinton County, 48823
Cole Academy East is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Lansing, Clinton County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cole Academy school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cole Academy East enrolls 180 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 33% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 60 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 18% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 180 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 13 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 East is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 24, state house district 93.
Cole Academy East 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 180 students, Cole Academy East is larger than the district average of about 152 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small