📍 300 W Cavanaugh Rd, Lansing, Ingham County, 48910
Cavanaugh School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lansing, Ingham County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lansing Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cavanaugh School enrolls 315 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% White, 29% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 93 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 17% |
| Asian | 13 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
280 of the school's 315 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cavanaugh School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 67.
Cavanaugh School is one of 28 schools in Lansing Public School District, based in LANSING, Michigan. The district serves 9,951 students district-wide and employs 587 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 315 students, Cavanaugh School is close to the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize