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What's one thing Gardens Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 415 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARYSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 262304005991
Gardens Elementary School
1076 6TH ST, MARYSVILLE, MI 48040 · (810) 364-7141 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
154 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 56% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Marysville Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
74.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Michigan's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gardens Elementary School
Gardens Elementary School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardens Elementary School this school | 469 | 32.8% | 71.9% |
| Will L Lee School RICHMOND | 478 | 32.6% | 56.8% |
| William D Miller Elem School NEW BOSTON | 489 | 33.9% | 40.6% |
| Challenger Elementary School HOWELL | 465 | 29.0% | 45.0% |
| Natalie Kreeger Elementary School FOWLERVILLE | 539 | 33.8% | 41.4% |
| Spring Mills Elementary School HIGHLAND | 424 | 30.2% | 46.6% |
Matched among Michigan elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gardens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #55 of 1,085 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #46 of 1,072 | #1 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #50 of 1,139 | #1 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #372 of 1,630 | #2 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,350 of 1,424 | #23 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.7% | #1,286 of 1,424 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #1,179 of 1,563 | #20 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #707 of 979 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 469 | 23.3 | 20.2:1 | 33% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 19.7 | 24.1:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 19.7 | 24.3:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 24% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 24.6 | 20.5:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 21 | 23.3:1 | 21% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 7% (37) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (504 to 469); teachers down 5% (24.6 to 23.3).
About Gardens Elementary School
Gardens Elementary School sits in MARYSVILLE, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's 469 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 27% higher than the average for elementary schools in Michigan, which is about 369.
Across its 5 schools, Marysville Public Schools enrolls 2,655 students. Gardens Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Gardens Elementary School is 94% White. Enrollment also includes 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 91% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Gardens Elementary School total 23.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The school counts 154 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%. Across public schools in St. Clair County, the average is 46%.
allk12 grades Gardens Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 71.9%, is 20.2 points above the 51.7% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Michigan schools.
In the county around the school, St. Clair County, the median household income is $71,270, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. St. Clair County is home to 57 public schools and about 20,511 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Woodland Developmental Center, about 0.7 miles away. Gardens Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Gardens Elementary School ranks 1st of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 71.9% against a local average of 49.8%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
In 2020-21, Gardens Elementary School enrolled 470; in 2024-25, 469. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.2:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Gardens Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,221
Census ACS
Median income
$71,270
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
20,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marysville Public Schools
- Marysville High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Marysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in MARYSVILLE
- Marysville High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Marysville Middle SchoolMiddle · 603 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 460 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Woodland Developmental CenterCombined · 132 students
- Technical Education CenterHigh
Other Gardens Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Gardens Elementary. Gardens Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Gardens Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Developmental Center0.7 mi · 132
- Marysville Middle School1.0 mi · 603
- Marysville High School1.1 mi · 806
- Washington Elementary School1.1 mi · 460
- Morton Elementary School1.1 mi · 317
- St Clair County Intervention Academy1.5 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Gardens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gardens Elementary School?
Gardens Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gardens Elementary School serve?
Gardens Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Gardens Elementary School have?
Gardens Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Gardens Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gardens Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gardens Elementary School public or private?
Gardens Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marysville Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.