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What tradition at Gates Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVISON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261143004578
Gates Elementary School
2359 S IRISH RD, DAVISON, MI 48423 · (810) 591-5001 · Genesee County
GRADES 01–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
314 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 132 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (132) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (122).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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 Davison Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
55.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 14 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 Gates Elementary School
Gates Elementary School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Elementary School this school | 506 | 62.1% | 52.4% |
| Central Elementary School DAVISON | 581 | 62.5% | 54.4% |
| Larsen Elementary School COLDWATER | 463 | 66.3% | N/A |
| Dresden Elementary School STERLING HEIGHTS | 420 | 62.4% | 44.7% |
| Daisy Brook Elementary School FREMONT | 446 | 63.5% | 46.5% |
| Shepherd Elementary School SHEPHERD | 544 | 57.4% | 39.4% |
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 Gates Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Genesee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #354 of 1,085 | #11 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #311 of 1,072 | #9 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #510 of 1,139 | #12 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #268 of 1,630 | #7 of 71 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #1,334 of 1,424 | #49 of 60 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #632 of 1,424 | #35 of 60 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #659 of 1,563 | #43 of 69 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #591 of 979 | #34 of 50 |
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
506
+136 (+37%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 506 | 25.6 | 19.8:1 | 62% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 27.1 | 18.6:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 27.1 | 19.0:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 48% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 25.6 | 21.9:1 | 53% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 44% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 16% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gates Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (561 to 506); teachers unchanged (25.6 to 25.6).
About Gates Elementary School
Gates Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in DAVISON, Michigan. The latest federal count shows 506 students in grades 1 through 4. Against the 369-student average for elementary schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 37% higher.
Across its 9 schools, Davison Community Schools enrolls 5,442 students. Gates Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 77% of students at Gates Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Gates Elementary School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 19.8:1 comes from the school's 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.9 students per teacher above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 62% in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Genesee County average 61%.
The allk12 Grade for Gates Elementary School is A-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Gates Elementary School beats its 38.8% prediction with 52.4%, a top-10% result in Michigan.
Among Genesee County residents, the median household income is $62,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Gates Elementary School, Genesee County has 157 other public schools.
The closest public school, Michigan International Prep School, is about 2.0 miles from Gates Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Gates Elementary School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 37% from 2020-21, when Gates Elementary School had 370 students, to 2024-25, when it had 506. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 19.8:1 over the same years.
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Genesee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
403,305
Census ACS
Median income
$62,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
158
58,534 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davison Community Schools
- Davison High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Davison Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
- Hahn Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Siple Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other schools in DAVISON
- Davison High SchoolHigh · 1,623 students
- Davison Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
- Hahn Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 581 students
- Siple Elementary SchoolElementary · 381 students
- Thomson Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other Gates Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Gates Elementary. Gates Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLAND, NE · 284 students
- Gates Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Michigan International Prep School2.0 mi · 1,657
- Barhitte Elementary School2.1 mi · 309
- Davison Middle School2.5 mi · 816
- Hahn Intermediate School2.6 mi · 812
- Central Elementary School2.7 mi · 581
- Bentley Senior High School2.8 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Gates Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gates Elementary School?
Gates Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 01-04.
What age range does Gates Elementary School serve?
Gates Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Gates Elementary School?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Gates Elementary School.
How diverse is Gates Elementary School?
Gates Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Gates Elementary School public or private?
Gates Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davison Community Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.