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Gates Elementary School

Q: Is Gates Elementary School a good school?

Gates Elementary School ranks 400 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gates Elementary School in Davison, MI, is a 1st through 4th grade school with 506 students, part of the well-regarded Davison Community Schools district, and it stands out for achieving strong academics despite serving a community where about 62% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

What makes Gates special is how well its students perform, especially given the economic challenges many families face. In recent state testing, Gates students scored well above the Michigan average in both reading and math. For example, 3rd-grade math proficiency hit 52.8%, compared to the state average of 42.9%. Even more impressive, the school ranks in the 86th percentile statewide specifically for the academic growth of its low-income students—a clear sign that the school is highly effective at helping every child succeed, regardless of background. Boys at Gates also perform notably well, ranking in the 77th percentile, which is higher than the girls' ranking and bucks a common national trend. When you compare Gates to nearby schools, the difference is striking. Schools like Barhitte Elementary or Atherton Elementary, which have much higher poverty rates, post proficiency scores in the 10-30% range. Even Myers Elementary in the higher-performing Grand Blanc district, with a lower poverty rate, posts similar or slightly lower scores. Gates is clearly punching above its weight.

There are a couple of areas where Gates shines and one that needs attention. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from a spike of 37.6% a few years ago to just 17.5%—far better than the state average of 27.9%. That improvement likely fuels the strong test scores. However, while the school excels with low-income and male students, its special education students have seen a sharp decline in performance, dropping to the 9th percentile recently. Within the Davison district, Hill Elementary outperforms Gates overall, but Gates beats Central Elementary, which has similar poverty levels but lower scores. With a per-student spend of $14,795, Gates delivers strong results efficiently compared to schools that spend far more for far less.

506

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,795

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2359 S Irish Rd
Davison, MI 48423-8361

(810) 591-5001

District: Davison Community Schools

Students who attend Gates Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Davison Middle School
	Hahn Intermediate School
High:	Davison High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.7%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 84th percentile in 2023 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2023) to 73rd (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg50%

Michigan avg40%

400^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Davison Community Schools

193^rd of 625Davison Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	400 of 1492	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	379 of 1488	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	394 of 1486	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	241 of 1470	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	250 of 1344	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	228 of 1153	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	419 of 1408	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	498 of 1448	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.9	458 of 1466	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.5	745 of 1548	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	730 of 1580	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.9	274 of 1533	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	341 of 1563	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	62.8	563 of 1566	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	550 of 1552	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.0	411 of 1552	73.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.1	261 of 1589	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.9	435 of 1577	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	368 of 1565	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	241 of 1545	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	504 of 1343	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	434 of 1338	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	412 of 1342	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.4	164 of 1321	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	183 of 1106	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	131 of 902	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	318 of 1171	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	540 of 1443	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	111 of 225	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	72.8	255 of 1352	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	195 of 1346	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	252 of 1381	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	61 of 1350	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	33 of 1099	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	28 of 749	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	125 of 1134	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	318 of 1397	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	310 of 1372	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	323 of 1366	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	359 of 1347	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	292 of 1334	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	288 of 1139	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	300 of 915	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	489 of 1196	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	460 of 1446	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	230 of 252	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	187 of 225	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	96 of 195	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	169 of 403	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	302 of 1199	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	408 of 1206	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	486 of 1204	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	287 of 1198	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	267 of 1102	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	193 of 1005	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	453 of 1128	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	542 of 1253	56.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math52%+11 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gates Elementary School	Public	1-4	2359 S Irish Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-5001	506	26	19.7	62.1%	388 (76.7%)	32 (6.3%)	42 (8.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.7%)	70.4	400^th of 1492 public elementary schools	73.2%		72.5	379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.5%	21			48.8	49.6				52.8	51.2								$14,795	$1,375	$13,420
Barhitte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6080 Roberta St	Burton	48509	Genesee County	Bentley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-9647	309	18	17.1	72.2%	203 (65.7%)	31 (10.0%)	36 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.6%)	20.1	1177^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%	68			17.4	30.5	35.3			21.7	23.7	5.9			25.5		9.8		$13,638	$1,559	$12,079
Central Elementary School	Public	1-4	600 S State Rd	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0818	581	32	18.0	62.5%	483 (83.1%)	19 (3.3%)	42 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	64	499^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.6%		74.7	343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%	156			41.1	50.3				45.4	52.3								$13,781	$1,402	$12,380
Hill Elementary School	Public	K-4	404 Aloha St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-0839	261	14	18.2	48.3%	214 (82.0%)	6 (2.3%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	88.8	152^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.7	124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.7%	28			61.2	59.3				73.5	64.4								$15,748	$812	$14,936
Thomson Elementary School	Public	PK-K	617 E Clark St	Davison	48423	Genesee County	Davison Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0911	322	21	15.7	56.5%	258 (80.1%)	13 (4.0%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	$16,234	$1,210	$15,024
Atherton Elementary School	Public	K-6	3444 S Genesee Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Atherton Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-0604	267	22	11.8	90.3%	134 (50.2%)	74 (27.7%)	24 (9.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.6%)	26.4	1061^st of 1492 public elementary schools	28.9%		18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%	136				29.3	10.5	40.5		29.7	22.0	15.8	29.7		13.2				$19,138	$3,031	$16,107
Myers Elementary School	Public	K-5	6085 Sun Valley Dr	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 591-3000	479	26	18.4	47.4%	334 (69.7%)	53 (11.1%)	39 (8.1%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.8%)	84.6	205^th of 1492 public elementary schools	86.3%		86	190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%	15			56.0	55.3	65.4			60.0	55.3	56.8			56.8		53.1		$13,719	$775	$12,944
Burton Glen Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4171 E Atherton Rd	Burton	48519	Genesee County	Burton Glen Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 744-2300	709	33	21.4	94.5%	64 (9.0%)	491 (69.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (16.8%)	36.2	912^th of 1492 public elementary schools	38.9%		31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%	79	42.9	26.5	32.2	32.3	42.3	23.5	27.8	40.2	32.3	33.8	19.6	35.2	28.6	20.4	12.9	28.6	$13,806	$1,837	$11,970
Grand Blanc Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5135 E Hill Rd	Grand Blanc	48439	Genesee County	Grand Blanc Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 953-3140	279	25	11.3	96.4%	40 (14.3%)	187 (67.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	12.9	1314^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.6	1232^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.2%	82	53.3			22.2	21.1	10.7	17.9		14.8	15.8			15.8			33.3	$15,414	$2,846	$12,567
Kate Dowdall Elementary School	Public	K-5	3333 Shillelagh Dr	Flint	48506	Genesee County	Kearsley Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 591-2274	405	23	17.7	81.7%	262 (64.7%)	64 (15.8%)	37 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.1%)								(n/a)			24.6					33.0									$15,208	$1,610	$13,598

Frequently Asked Questions about Gates Elementary School

Is Gates Elementary School a good school?

Gates Elementary School ranks 400^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gates Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Gates Elementary School.

What district is Gates Elementary School in?

Davison Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Gates Elementary School?

Students at Gates Elementary School are 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Gates Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Gates Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davison Middle School
Middle : Hahn Intermediate School
High : Davison High School

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