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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
371
+35 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.7:1
% White
75%
was 85%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LANSING HIGH SCHOOL
Set in LANSING, New York, LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is a tight-knit secondary school, operated by LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It educates 371 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 44% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
LANSING CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,118 students; LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
On the student-mix side, LANSING HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 15% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.0:1, putting LANSING HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Tompkins County's rate of about 36%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LANSING HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.3%.
In the broader community, Tompkins County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,024, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Tompkins County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,392 students), of which LANSING HIGH SCHOOL is one.
RAYMOND C BUCKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LANSING HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 64.8%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Five-year trend. LANSING HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 336 (now 371). The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 75% over that span.
On allk12, the feed for LANSING HIGH SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.