Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 261260004978
Donley Elementary School
2961 E LAKE LANSING RD, EAST LANSING, MI 48823 · (517) 333-7370 · Ingham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
150 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 20% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within East Lansing School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
43.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.9%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Donley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #771 of 1,085 | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #581 of 1,072 | #18 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #766 of 1,139 | #25 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #1,224 of 1,630 | #38 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #147 of 1,424 | #6 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #20 of 1,424 | #7 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #755 of 1,563 | #21 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.0% | #813 of 979 | #20 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 262 | 20.2 | 13.0:1 | 57% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 19.7 | 14.0:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 19.8 | 13.4:1 | 55% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 54% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 19.9 | 13.7:1 | 57% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 17 | 16.2:1 | 49% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 20% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donley Elementary School.
About Donley Elementary School
The public elementary school Donley Elementary School is located in EAST LANSING, Michigan. It teaches 262 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
East Lansing School District oversees Donley Elementary School and 7 other schools, with 3,702 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Donley Elementary School; the largest is White, at 38%. It is also 26% Black, 15% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 7% Asian. Ingham County's residents are about 69% White, 31 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Donley Elementary School scores 74%.
Donley Elementary School lists 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 2.9 students per teacher. About 57% of students at Donley Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Donley Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6% is 3.3 points below the 40.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Ingham County, home to about 283,913 people, the median household earns about $65,526 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ingham County number 100, with about 37,914 students.
Whitehills Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Donley Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 37.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 263 to 262.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Donley Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Lansing School District
- East Lansing High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- MacDonald Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Marble SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Glencairn SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Whitehills Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Robert L Green ElementaryElementary · 273 students
Other schools in EAST LANSING
- East Lansing High SchoolHigh · 1,231 students
- MacDonald Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Great Lakes Learning Academy MSHSHigh · 760 students
- Marble SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Glencairn SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Whitehills Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Whitehills Elementary School0.8 mi · 286
- MacDonald Middle School0.9 mi · 857
- Marble School0.9 mi · 306
- East Lansing High School1.2 mi · 1,231
- Ingham ISD ASD Programs1.8 mi · 11
- Robert L Green Elementary1.8 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Donley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Donley Elementary School?
Donley Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-05.
Is Donley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Donley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Donley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Donley Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Donley Elementary School?
Student demographics at Donley Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 15% Hispanic, 26% Black, 7% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Donley Elementary School in?
Donley Elementary School is part of East Lansing School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.