Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAVERLY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 263552007161
Winans Elementary School
5401 W MICHIGAN AVE, LANSING, MI 48917 · (517) 321-2371 · Eaton County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
245 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 93 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 25% |
This year's 1st grade class (93) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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 Waverly Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
16.8%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Winans Elementary School
Winans Elementary School's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winans Elementary School this school | 392 | 62.5% | 19.5% |
| Mary D Mitchell School ANN ARBOR | 372 | 57.8% | 26.5% |
| Mars Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 338 | 60.1% | N/A |
| Elmwood Elementary School LANSING | 379 | 64.9% | 32.5% |
| Sylvester Elementary School BERRIEN SPRINGS | 394 | 62.2% | 40.2% |
| Post Oak School LANSING | 430 | 65.6% | 46.8% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Winans Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Eaton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #1,075 of 1,085 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,059 of 1,072 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,102 of 1,139 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #692 of 1,630 | #4 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #347 of 1,424 | #4 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.0% | #13 of 1,424 | #1 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #643 of 1,563 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #535 of 979 | #8 of 12 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
392
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 392 | 27.2 | 14.4:1 | 63% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 29.7 | 12.8:1 | 68% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 30.7 | 12.5:1 | 69% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 70% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 23.6 | 18.8:1 | 70% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | 62% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 58% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 24% (77) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winans Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (443 to 392); teachers up 16% (23.6 to 27.2).
About Winans Elementary School
Winans Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in LANSING, Michigan. It reported 392 students in grades 1 through 4 in 2024-25.
Winans Elementary School is part of Waverly Community Schools, where 6 schools serve 2,822 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Winans Elementary School is Black, with 31% of students. Other groups make up 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Eaton County as a whole is about 7% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Winans Elementary School scores 75%.
Winans Elementary School has 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Michigan is 15.8:1. At Winans Elementary School, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 42% average for public schools in Eaton County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Winans Elementary School is -19.1 points, in the bottom 10% of Michigan. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.5%, and the predicted rate is 38.6%.
Census data for Eaton County show median household income comes to about $79,597, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 47 public schools and about 17,025 students.
Waverly Senior High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Winans Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 392, close to the 396 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.5:1 to 14.4:1.
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Eaton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
109,130
Census ACS
Median income
$79,597
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
17,025 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waverly Community Schools
- Waverly Senior High SchoolHigh · 987 students
- Waverly Middle SchoolMiddle · 451 students
- East Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 429 students
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education CenterElementary · 184 students
Other schools in LANSING
- Everett High SchoolHigh · 1,017 students
- Waverly Senior High SchoolHigh · 987 students
- Gardner International SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Insight School of MichiganHigh · 862 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- Pattengill SchoolElementary · 706 students
Nearby schools
- Waverly Senior High School0.3 mi · 987
- SAIL Waverly0.3 mi · 9
- Waverly Middle School0.4 mi · 451
- LifeTech Academy0.7 mi · 378
- Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center0.8 mi · 184
- Insight School of Michigan0.9 mi · 862
Frequently asked questions
About Winans Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Winans Elementary School?
Winans Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 01-04.
Is Winans Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winans Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winans Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winans Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Winans Elementary School?
Winans Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 31% Black, 4% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Winans Elementary School in?
Winans Elementary School is part of Waverly Community Schools.
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