Enrollment
371
High
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361671001490
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
300 RIDGE RD, LANSING, NY 14882 · (607) 533-3020 · Tompkins County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of New York public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
105 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 27% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 63.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for New York 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 New York'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 →
Schools most like LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LANSING HIGH SCHOOL this school | 371 | 28.3% | 70.3% |
| RHINEBECK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RHINEBECK | 321 | 28.0% | 89.0% |
| MINERVA DELAND SCHOOL FAIRPORT | 419 | 26.5% | 94.5% |
| COXSACKIE-ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL COXSACKIE | 379 | 26.4% | 61.2% |
| POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL POTSDAM | 373 | 32.4% | 81.8% |
| COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COOPERSTOWN | 387 | 27.9% | 75.0% |
Matched among New York high 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 LANSING HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Tompkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #340 of 1,135 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #473 of 1,109 ▼ 7 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #181 of 1,135 ▲ 3 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #786 of 1,216 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #247 of 1,058 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #681 of 1,070 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #1,006 of 1,167 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #139 of 339 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
371
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 371 | 38.4 | 9.7:1 | 28% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 37.8 | 10.2:1 | 30% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 33.1 | 11.6:1 | 30% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 31 | 12.2:1 | 29% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 34.8 | 9.7:1 | 22% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 34 | 10.6:1 | 20% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 35 | 11.0:1 | 16% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 11% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 24 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LANSING HIGH SCHOOL.
About LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
As a small high school, LANSING HIGH SCHOOL serves students in LANSING, New York. Enrollment is 371 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in New York is about 668 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,118 students.
At LANSING HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 75% of the student body. The school is also 15% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. For comparison, Tompkins County is about 75% White. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 9.7:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 11.0:1 average for high schools in New York. LANSING HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 28%. Public schools in Tompkins County average 36%.
The allk12 Grade for LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is B. Compared with New York public high schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.6% for LANSING HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 70.3%, 5.8 points above the prediction.
In the county around the school, Tompkins County, the median household income is $74,024, roughly 59% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 33 public schools in Tompkins County, enrolling about 10,392 students in all.
The closest other public school is RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. LANSING HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 64.8% on proficiency, and LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is above that at 70.3%.
The NCES locale for LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 371, starting from 378. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.2 to 9.7 over 4 years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tompkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,537
Census ACS
Median income
$74,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
59%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 392 students
- LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
Other schools in LANSING
- RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 392 students
- LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 355 students
- FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTERHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 392
- LANSING MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 355
- FINGER LAKES RESIDENTIAL CENTER1.9 mi · 67
- DEWITT MIDDLE SCHOOL5.8 mi · 559
- TOMPKINS-SENECA-TIOGA BOCES5.8 mi · 309
- CAYUGA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About LANSING HIGH SCHOOLHow large is LANSING HIGH SCHOOL?
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 371 students in grades 09-12.
Is LANSING HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does LANSING HIGH SCHOOL have?
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is LANSING HIGH SCHOOL?
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees LANSING HIGH SCHOOL?
LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Tompkins County.
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