Gates Elementary School

Located at 2359 S IRISH RD, in DAVISON, Michigan, Gates Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-5 school that works with 506 students (grades 1 through 4), part of Davison Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 37% bigger than typical.

Davison Community Schools runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,442 students. Gates Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Gates Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gates Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.8%; this one delivers 52.4%, a residual of +13.6 points.

In the area at large, census data for Genesee County shows median household earnings sit near $62,281, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Gates Elementary School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Nearest neighbor: Michigan International Prep School, around 2.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Gates Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Gates Elementary School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Gates Elementary School's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 561 (now 506). The White share of enrollment fell from 81% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.9:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.