Gardner Elementary School

Gardner Elementary School operates as a small primary school in DETROIT, Michigan, overseen by Detroit Public Schools Community District. Current enrollment sits at 239 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 369.

Detroit Public Schools Community District comprises 103 schools with combined enrollment of 48,448 students; Gardner Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Gardner Elementary School shows that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 38% White, 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Wayne County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Gardner Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Gardner Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Wayne County's rate of about 66%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Wayne County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,539 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Wayne County's 573 public schools (combined enrollment of about 259,786 students), Gardner Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maples Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gardner Elementary School has ticked down 3%, going from 246 students in 2018 to 239 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 2% to 14% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.