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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Windemere Park Charter Academy this year?
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Enrollment
580
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINDEMERE PARK CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260020301114
Windemere Park Charter Academy
3100 W SAGINAW ST, LANSING, MI 48917 · (517) 327-0700 · Ingham County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
501 students
STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
45.7%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 28% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
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 Windemere Park Charter Academy
Windemere Park Charter Academy's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windemere Park Charter Academy this school | 580 | 86.4% | 43.9% |
| Fortis Academy YPSILANTI | 681 | 89.1% | 26.4% |
| Pattengill School LANSING | 706 | 88.8% | 25.1% |
| Holly Park Academy LANSING | 478 | 91.2% | 38.6% |
| Carrollton Elementary School SAGINAW | 662 | 85.2% | 24.6% |
| Central Kelloggsville Elementary GRAND RAPIDS | 494 | 82.8% | 23.3% |
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 Windemere Park Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #609 of 1,085 | #17 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #539 of 1,072 | #15 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #629 of 1,139 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #143 of 1,630 | #3 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #637 of 1,424 | #23 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.7% | #26 of 1,424 | #10 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.4% | #250 of 1,563 | #14 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #418 of 979 | #12 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. 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
580
-76 (-12%) vs 2020
+85% since 2000-01, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 86% (501) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 34 | 18.0:1 | 88% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 37.3 | 16.9:1 | 85% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 80% (522) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 74% (507) |
| 2015-16 | 705 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 59% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 53% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 22% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windemere Park Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (681 to 580); teachers up 12% (33 to 37).
About Windemere Park Charter Academy
Federal records list Windemere Park Charter Academy as an elementary school in LANSING, Michigan. There are 580 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. Across elementary schools in Michigan, the average enrollment is about 369.
Windemere Park Charter Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
Black students make up 35% of enrollment at Windemere Park Charter Academy, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 28% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 13% White, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Ingham County's population at about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
The school had 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Michigan is similar, at 15.8:1. The school reported 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County, the school's rate is higher.
Windemere Park Charter Academy holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of Michigan public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 43.9%, is 15.8 points above the 28.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
In the wider Ingham County area, median household income comes to about $65,526, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ingham County counts 100 public schools with about 37,914 students.
Measured in a straight line, East Intermediate School is about 0.6 miles from Windemere Park Charter Academy. The five-mile area around Windemere Park Charter Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. Windemere Park Charter Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 76 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 18.2:1 to 15.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 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
- East Intermediate School0.6 mi · 429
- JW Sexton High School1.0 mi · 586
- Meryl S Colt Early Childhood Education Center1.1 mi · 184
- Cumberland School1.1 mi · 308
- Willow School1.3 mi · 273
- LifeTech Academy1.5 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Windemere Park Charter AcademyHow large is Windemere Park Charter Academy?
Windemere Park Charter Academy enrolls approximately 580 students in grades KG-08.
Is Windemere Park Charter Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Windemere Park Charter Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Windemere Park Charter Academy have?
Windemere Park Charter Academy employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Windemere Park Charter Academy?
Windemere Park Charter Academy reports a student body of 13% White, 28% Hispanic, 35% Black, 2% Asian, 22% Two or more.
Who oversees Windemere Park Charter Academy?
Windemere Park Charter Academy is overseen by Windemere Park Charter Academy in Ingham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.