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= Lansing School District Your Child Matters! Lansing School District Home Page =

Mt. Hope Elementary School is located in the Lansing Public School District. The district contains 34 schools including 25 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, an early childhood center, and a special education school.

**District Mission Statement**: It is the mission of the Lansing School District to provide relevant educational excellence in a safe and nurturing environment. ===Students of the Lansing School District bring rich, diverse experiences to the classroom everyday. Throughout the district, 73.7% of the students were eligible to receive free/reduced lunch in the 2008-2009 school year. Of the nearly 16,000 students in the district, 2,167 students are bilingual (see this chart for a further description) and 53 different native languages are spoken. The student population is representative of 67 countries from around the world! The district's Bilingual Education Department supports these students and helps them to succeed in school and in the community. ===

== [|Lansing School District 2009-2010 MEAP Results] - Comparisons to State Results by Demographic ==

**Grade 3 **
===• American Indian/Alaska Native students performed at the same level of proficiency as the state in mathematics and reading. === ===• African American students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading and mathematics. === ===• Hispanic students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading. === ===• Economically Disadvantaged students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading and mathematics. === ===• English Language Learners performed at the same level as the state in reading. === ===• Special Ed. students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading and mathematics. ===

**Grade 4 **
===• American Indian/Alaska Native students performed at the same level of proficiency as the state in reading. === ===• African American students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading. === ===• Hispanic students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading and mathematics. === ===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">• White students performed at the same level of proficiency as the state in mathematics. === ===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">• English Language Learners surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading. ===

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Grade 5 **
===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">• African American students surpassed the state level of proficiency in mathematics and science and performed at the same level of proficiency as the state in reading. === ===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">• Hispanic students surpassed the state level of proficiency in reading and science and performed at the same level of proficiency as the state in mathematics. ===

Adequate Yearly Progress Statistics
District Annual Education Report 2009-2010    ﻿In the 2009-2010 school year, the Lansing School District made AYP! However, all schools in the district did not make AYP and a list of those that did not is below. All schools that did not make AYP in the 2009-2010 school year, have actions underway to address the issues discussed above.
 * The Beekman Center did not make AYP because of a failure in reading participation rates for all students.
 * Eastern High School did not make AYP because of graduation rates of all students.
 * Gardner Middle School did not make AYP because of a failure in reading participation rates for Limited English Proficient students.
 * Riddle Elementary School did not make AYP because of a failure in reading proficiency for Limited English Proficient students.

<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Special Services Statistics
In the Lansing School District, there are over 2,700 students in special education. The district employs around 275 professional and 145 non-professional special education staff. The Beekman Center in Lansing serves students from the ages of 2 to 26 with both physical and cognitive special needs. Throughout the district, the Special Education Department works to provide K-12 students with the support that they need in order to succeed in school and in the community. Some of the programs offered include home-based programs, work-based programs, and special education classrooms which provide support for fourteen different disabilities.