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Best Public Schools in Gaines, MI

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Top rankedGaines Elementary School990^th of 1,488 Michigan elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Gaines, Michigan has only one public elementary school, Gaines Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and is part of the Swartz Creek Community Schools district. The district is ranked 421 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gaines Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Michigan elementary schools over the past three school years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts, M-Step/Math, M-Step/Science, and M-Step/Social Studies have been below the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 47.22% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 19.2, which is slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $13,671 for the 2023-2024 school year, the data suggests a need for improvement in order to better serve its students and meet state standards. The persistent underperformance and socioeconomic challenges faced by the school's population indicate the importance of developing targeted strategies to address the school's challenges and support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gaines Elementary School	Public	K-5	300 Lansing St	Gaines	48436	Genesee County	Swartz Creek Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-1076	93	7	13.2	35.5%	81 (87.1%)	2 (2.2%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	31.3	990^th of 1488 public elementary schools	33.5%		41.2	832^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	44.0%	158	35.7	26.7	25.0	21.4	33.3	33.3	25.0	$17,784	$1,565	$16,219

Cities Near Gaines

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Byron	4.38 mi	3	334^th
Linden	5.02 mi	7	95^th
Swartz Creek	5.98 mi	8	404^th
Durand	6.3 mi	4	367^th
Fenton	7.47 mi	10	61^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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