Sheridan Road

Public middle school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Lansing, Michigan

Sheridan Road in Lansing, Michigan enrolled 356 students in 2024-25 with 18.5 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 11-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

342 students in 2022-23, 380 students in 2023-24, 356 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.8 to 18.5.

Students enrolled at Sheridan Road by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233422023-243802024-25356
Students enrolled at Sheridan Road by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233422023-243802024-25356
Students enrolled at Sheridan Road by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233422023-243802024-25356
Students enrolled at Sheridan Road by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 35601002003004002022-233422023-243802024-25356
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334215.821.7
2023-2438020.818.3
2024-2535618.519.2

19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Sheridan Road 19.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSheridan Road 19.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Sheridan Road 19.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSheridan Road 19.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Sheridan Road 19.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSheridan Road 19.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Sheridan Road 19.2; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSheridan Road 19.2state median 17.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sheridan Road enrolled 292 students and reported no counselor; it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent59.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

36.2% of students were Black, 24.2% Hispanic, 20.8% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black36.2%
  2. Hispanic24.2%
  3. White20.8%
  4. Two or more races12.6%
  5. Asian5.1%
  6. American Indian1.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sheridan Road scored proficient or above: 11-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2211‑14%17%44%
Math, 2022-235%8% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Lansing

2 public middle schools in Lansing report 2024-25 enrollment; Sheridan Road is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sheridan Road35619.291.0%
Mt Hope School32316.387.0%

All public schools in Lansing →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sheridan Road

  1. East Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.4 miles away: 429 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  2. Waverly Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 451 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  3. Compare Sheridan Road with East Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lansing Public School District spends per student$19,256 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,256
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganSheridan Road is the number 339 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#339 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.19.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sheridan Road

  1. How many students attend Sheridan Road?
    356 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 342 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lansing, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sheridan Road?
    19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sheridan Road a Title I school?
    Sheridan Road ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sheridan Road do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sheridan Road scored proficient or above: 11-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sheridan Road in?
    Lansing Public School District, NCES district ID 2621150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262115008330 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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