Donley Elementary School

Located at 2961 E LAKE LANSING RD, in EAST LANSING, Michigan, Donley Elementary School is a modestly sized primary school that instructs 262 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by East Lansing School District. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

East Lansing School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,702 students; Donley Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Donley Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 26% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Donley Elementary School records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at Donley Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Donley Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Ingham County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Donley Elementary School is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Whitehills Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Donley Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Donley Elementary School's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 262). Over the same period, the White share fell from 46% to 38%.

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