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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Gier Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 261839008143
Gier Elementary School
175 SPRING ST, HILLSDALE, MI 49242 · (517) 437-7347 · Hillsdale County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
274 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 90 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (79).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Gier Elementary School→Davis Middle School
Based on grade levels within Hillsdale Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
20.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.5%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Michigan schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Michigan's top nor bottom 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 Gier Elementary School
Gier Elementary School's state test result (27.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gier Elementary School this school | 434 | 63.1% | 27.0% |
| Morley Stanwood Elementary School MORLEY | 437 | 65.2% | 29.9% |
| Parma Elementary School PARMA | 408 | 61.5% | 55.7% |
| Daisy Brook Elementary School FREMONT | 446 | 63.5% | 46.5% |
| North Ohio Elementary School GAYLORD | 388 | 63.1% | 30.6% |
| South Maple Elementary School GAYLORD | 385 | 63.6% | 34.9% |
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 Gier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Hillsdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #990 of 1,085 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #838 of 1,072 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #1,106 of 1,139 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #509 of 1,630 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #641 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #1,114 of 1,424 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #632 of 1,563 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #806 of 979 | N/A |
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
434
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 434 | 27.7 | 15.7:1 | 63% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 26.8 | 16.3:1 | 65% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 27.8 | 16.3:1 | 60% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 63% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 454 | 24.6 | 18.5:1 | 70% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 65% (277) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (454 to 434); teachers up 13% (24.6 to 27.7).
About Gier Elementary School
Gier Elementary School is one of the public schools in HILLSDALE, Michigan. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 434 students across kindergarten through 4.
Hillsdale Community Schools runs 5 schools with a combined 1,259 students. Gier Elementary School is one of them.
Most students at Gier Elementary School are White: 89% of enrollment. Other students are 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. For comparison, Hillsdale County is about 93% White. By the diversity index, Gier Elementary School comes in at 20%.
Its 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Michigan have a similar average ratio of 15.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 63% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Gier Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Gier Elementary School is 38.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Hillsdale County, median household income is about $64,242, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Gier Elementary School is among the 23 public schools in Hillsdale County.
Nearest public school: Davis Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 448 to 434.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hillsdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,654
Census ACS
Median income
$64,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,067 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsdale Community Schools
- Hillsdale High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 366 students
- Horizon Alternative SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Bailey Early Childhood CenterElementary · 34 students
Other schools in HILLSDALE
- Hillsdale High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Davis Middle SchoolMiddle · 366 students
- Will Carleton Charter School AcademyCombined · 276 students
- Hillsdale Preparatory SchoolElementary · 60 students
- Horizon Alternative SchoolHigh · 55 students
- Greenfield SchoolCombined · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Davis Middle School0.6 mi · 366
- Hillsdale Preparatory School0.6 mi · 60
- Hillsdale High School0.6 mi · 370
- Horizon Alternative School0.6 mi · 55
- Bailey Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 34
- Will Carleton Charter School Academy1.1 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Gier Elementary SchoolHow large is Gier Elementary School?
Gier Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Gier Elementary School serve?
Gier Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Gier Elementary School have?
Gier Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Gier Elementary School?
Gier Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gier Elementary School?
Gier Elementary School is overseen by Hillsdale Community Schools in Hillsdale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.