Macdonald Middle School
1601 Burcham Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48823-3780 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Macdonald Middle School
School Level Middle school
Grades Offered Grades 7 - 8
County Ingham County, MI
Students & Faculty
Total Students 554 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 29 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 7 - 265 students
Grade 8 - 289 students
This School
(MI) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:18
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MI) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 8% 2%
% Hispanic 6% 4%
% Black 18% 16%
% White 67% 75%
% Unknown 1 % 3%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MI) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 19% 27%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MI) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name East Lansing School District
This School's Agency
(MI) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 8 5
Number of Students Managed 3,738 students 2,257 students
District Total Revenue $41,827,000 $19,656,000
District Expenditure $53,836,000 $20,268,000
District Revenue / Student $11,190 $8,709
District Expenditure / Student $14,402 $8,980
In the News:
  • Local workshop offers lessons on shaping instrument, Jewish faith (Lansing State Journal)
    posted on September 14, 2009 at 08:02:08 am
    Nine-year-old Sam Erickson put on protective gloves and safety glasses.
  • East Lansing school gets science grant (Lansing State Journal)
    posted on June 5, 2009 at 03:22:45 pm
    EAST LANSING - MacDonald Middle School has won a grant to buy laptop computers for students participating in a special science project. The Dart Foundation, a private family foundation based in Mason, awarded $28,500 to the the East Lansing school to purchase computers for seventh-graders involved in a collaborative science project on heredity, school district officials said. The grant will help ...
  • Economic artistry (The State News)
    posted on May 18, 2009 at 04:04:30 am
    The smell of barbecue and the sounds of celebration rose from downtown East Lansing as the streets were packed with people and white tents. East Lansing’s 46th annual Art Festival brought artists from across the country to the city. From photography, painting, pottery to piano, the community came out, with an estimated 70,000 in attendance despite the state’s economic slowdown.
  • Our Towns - news from our local communities (Lansing State Journal)
    posted on April 2, 2009 at 08:05:36 am
    An East Lansing eighth-grader has won a regional writing competition and has moved on to a national contest.
  • East Lansing student wins regional poetry contest (Lansing State Journal)
    posted on April 1, 2009 at 05:04:09 pm
    EAST LANSING An East Lansing eighth-grader has won a regional writing competition and has moved onto a national contest. MacDonald Middle School student Andrew Kaplowitz won the 2009 Gold Key award for the Midwestern Regional Scholastic Writing Contest, presented by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, school officials said. A panel of literary arts professionals selected Andrew's poem, ...
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (48823)
School Zip (48823)
(MI) State Average
Population (Approximate) 46,320 people 9,669,191 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 70% 24%
Population Average Age 24 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $33,153 $43,870
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 40 years old 46 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (48823)


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% Owning / % Renting 41% / 59% 70% / 30%
School Map:
1. Whitehills Elementary School - 258 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
2. Glencairn School - 252 students - 1.7 mi. away - view location
3. Haslett Middle School - 629 students - 2.7 mi. away - view location
4. Chippewa Middle School - 533 students - 3.3 mi. away - view location
5. Kinawa Middle School - 478 students - 3.7 mi. away - view location
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