C.w. Otto Middle School

500 East Thomas St, Lansing, MI 48906 | (517) 755-1150

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 606

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 606 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 752nd out of 809 middle schools in MI.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 500 E. Thomas Street, Lansing, MI 48906

Principal or Admin: Ms. Sandra Noecker
Fax: (517) 755-1159
Website: www.lansingschools.net

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Lansing Public School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,217
Graduation Rate: 65.3%
Dropout Rate: 8.5%
Students Per Teacher: 17.2
Enrolled Students: 14,129

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 606
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.4

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 299 (49.3%)
Females: 307 (50.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 43 (7.1%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 484 (79.9%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 527 (87.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

C.w. Otto Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	15	2.5%
Black	246	40.6%
Asian	27	4.5%
Hispanic	112	18.5%
White	206	34.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	191	31.5%
7th Grade	200	33.0%
8th Grade	215	35.5%

Source: MI Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for C.w. Otto Middle School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on December 02, 2008
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Otto is a bad school! It is NOT safe to send your child to Otto. The staff ignore HUGE bullying issues and the students run the school. My daughter was assulted twice and the school suspended her for trying to fight the girls off. HORRIABLE SCHOOL!!!!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that C.w. Otto Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on MEAP state exams in the following subjects:

English Language Arts
Math
Reading
Science
Social Studies
Writing

MEAP - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	54.0%	63.5%	84.5%
2009	53.2%	62.4%	82.0%
2008	66.5%	64.4%	79.9%

Reading Test
2010	62.5%	66.2%	84.0%
2009	69.6%	74.7%	87.7%
2008	67.0%	66.7%	80.5%

Social Studies Test
2010	47.3%	53.0%	75.3%
2009	48.5%	54.4%	73.4%
2008	48.9%	51.6%	73.6%

English Language Arts Test
2008	61.5%	63.3%	79.5%

Writing Test
2008	56.0%	58.7%	75.7%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	60.5%	65.0%	84.6%
2009	65.2%	61.1%	82.2%
2008	57.6%	62.1%	82.6%

Reading Test
2010	50.8%	54.5%	79.0%
2009	55.7%	62.9%	82.0%
2008	50.5%	58.7%	79.6%

Writing Test
2010	19.7%	23.3%	47.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	48.5%	56.9%	77.9%

English Language Arts Test
2008	52.8%	59.4%	80.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	53.4%	49.4%	78.0%
2009	37.5%	39.1%	70.3%
2008	44.3%	46.5%	74.5%

Reading Test
2010	59.7%	61.4%	81.9%
2009	62.8%	66.3%	83.4%
2008	42.8%	55.1%	75.5%

Science Test
2010	53.9%	54.2%	78.1%
2009	45.2%	49.6%	75.9%
2008	39.8%	49.6%	76.3%

English Language Arts Test
2008	42.5%	55.7%	76.7%

Writing Test
2008	40.3%	53.0%	74.2%

Source: MI Department of Education 2009-2010

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