Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 383 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANSING PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262115005798
Gier Park School
401 E GIER ST, LANSING, MI 48906 · (517) 755-1360 · Ingham County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
284 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 55%
Community
0
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 | 69 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 15% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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 Park School→Sheridan Road
Based on grade levels within Lansing Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
18.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
22.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
Where Gier Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Ingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,068 of 1,085 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #1,019 of 1,072 | #28 of 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,118 of 1,139 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #1,023 of 1,630 | #30 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #453 of 1,424 | #15 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.8% | #24 of 1,424 | #9 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #198 of 1,563 | #7 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #368 of 979 | #11 of 25 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
316
+18 (+6%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 316 | 21.3 | 14.8:1 | 90% (284) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 19.1 | 17.1:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 97% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 85% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 21.4 | 17.6:1 | 86% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | 84% (261) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 91% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 69% (214) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gier Park School.
About Gier Park School
Gier Park School is an elementary school in LANSING, Michigan, and it is part of Lansing Public School District. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 316 students.
Lansing Public School District has 10,048 students in 26 schools, and Gier Park School is one of those schools.
The student body at Gier Park School has no majority group. White students lead at 33%. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic, 24% Black, and 16% multiracial. The school's White share is 36 points below the 69% share among Ingham County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
Gier Park School lists 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.8 students per teacher. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 15.8:1 for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 90% of the student body. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Ingham County is 41 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gier Park School would be expected to post about 26.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.5%.
Ingham County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $65,526 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Ingham County number 100, with about 37,914 students.
Sheridan Road is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
NCES assigns Gier Park School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 6%.
The discussion board for Gier Park School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Ingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,913
Census ACS
Median income
$65,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
37,914 students
Quick facts
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- Insight School of MichiganHigh · 862 students
- Eastern High SchoolHigh · 798 students
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Nearby schools
- Sheridan Road0.8 mi · 356
- MidMichigan Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 316
- Post Oak School1.6 mi · 430
- Pattengill School1.8 mi · 706
- Eastern High School1.8 mi · 798
- Cumberland School2.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Gier Park SchoolHow large is Gier Park School?
Gier Park School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Gier Park School serve?
Gier Park School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gier Park School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gier Park School is approximately 14.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gier Park School?
At Gier Park School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Gier Park School in?
Gier Park School is part of Lansing Public School District.
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