Willow School

As a compact elementary campus in LANSING, Michigan, Willow School caters to 273 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Lansing Public School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Willow School sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

Lansing Public School District runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 10,048 students. Willow School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Willow School shows that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 19% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 14% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

In terms of school funding signals, Willow School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at Willow School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ingham County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Ingham County indicate median household income runs about $65,526, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Willow School is one of 100 public schools in Ingham County (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students).

Nearest neighbor: JW Sexton High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Willow School's enrollment has edged up 73% since 2018, when it stood at 158 (now 273). The White share of enrollment decreased from 23% to 14% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.