Waverly Middle School

Waverly Middle School is a junior high of mid-tier scale in LANSING, Michigan, run under Waverly Community Schools, hosting 451 students in grades 7 through 8.

Waverly Community Schools comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,822 students; Waverly Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Waverly Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Black (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Eaton County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Eaton County's rate of about 42%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Eaton County indicate median household income runs about $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Eaton County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), of which Waverly Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is SAIL Waverly, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Waverly Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 494 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 37% to 27%.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.