State/Public Middle Open

MacDonald Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1601 Burcham Dr, East Lansing, Ingham County, 48823

864
Pupils
21.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

MacDonald Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in East Lansing, Ingham County. The school has 864 pupils enrolled. It is part of the East Lansing School District school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
East Lansing School District

Enrollment & staffing

MacDonald Middle School enrolls 864 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.

Male students
438 (51%)
Female students
426 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
40.9
Student-teacher ratio
21.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 18% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45453%
Black or African American15818%
Two or more races9911%
Hispanic or Latino9611%
Asian515.9%
American Indian or Alaska Native5<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

323 of the school's 864 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 qualify for free lunch and 32 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades 6โ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

MacDonald Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-70, state senate district 23, state house district 69.

School district: East Lansing School District

MacDonald Middle School is one of 8 schools in East Lansing School District, based in East Lansing, Michigan. The district serves 3,726 students district-wide and employs 213 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 864 students, MacDonald Middle School is larger than the district average of about 466 students per school.

3,726
District students
8
Schools
213
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

66%
Reading proficient
40%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Small

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