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Gates Elementary School

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Gates Elementary School ranks 379 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-4

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gates Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Davison, Michigan, serving 504 students in grades 1-4. The school is part of the Davison Community Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gates Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math proficiency rates for both 3rd and 4th grades. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 50% of 3rd graders and 48.4% of 4th graders at Gates Elementary were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 38.9% and 42.4%, respectively. Similarly, in Math, 57.9% of 3rd graders and 53.2% of 4th graders at Gates Elementary were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 42.7% and 39.4%. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking 323 out of 1,366 Michigan elementary schools for male students and 195 out of 1,346 for low socioeconomic status students.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Davison Community Schools district, Gates Elementary School generally performs better than Central Elementary School but slightly lower than Hill Elementary School, which is the top-performing school in the district. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Gates Elementary School is able to allocate resources effectively and support the academic and social-emotional needs of its diverse student population.

506

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,031

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 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Michigan median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 84th-percentile peak (2023) to 75th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Davison Community Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Michigan avg41%

379^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Davison Community Schools

177^th of 613Davison 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
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
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%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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
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
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 (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

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

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math56%+14 vs state

English Language Arts49%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	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%)	72.5	379^th of 1488 public elementary schools	74.5%		70.8	394^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.5%	15			50.0	48.4				57.9	53.2								$14,031	$1,749	$12,282
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%)	23.1	1109^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.5%		26.4	1075^th of 1486 public elementary schools	27.7%	34			22.8	30.2	33.3			24.6	20.8	17.6			27.5		19.6		$13,575	$1,745	$11,830
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%)	74.7	343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	76.9%		69.5	415^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.1%	72			43.9	57.4				53.4	63.1								$12,848	$1,425	$11,423
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%)	89.7	124^th of 1488 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.5	89^th of 1486 public elementary schools	94.0%	35			60.0	60.8				74.5	68.6								$14,625	$1,379	$13,246
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)																	$13,971	$1,235	$12,735
Atherton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	18	1197^th of 1488 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.3	1195^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.6%	2			23.8	10.5	31.7	21.9		23.8	15.8	17.1	18.8		19.5		14.6		$16,608	$3,958	$12,649
Myers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	86	190^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.2%		90.1	110^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.6%	80			54.1	55.3	75.6			56.8	55.8	60.8			72.4		56.6		$13,747	$821	$12,926
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%)	31.2	991^st of 1488 public elementary schools	33.4%		29.8	1020^th of 1486 public elementary schools	31.4%	29	59.6	23.4	28.8	33.8	25.5	27.3	20.7	41.3	38.7	16.4	23.6	20.7	7.3	25.5		36.2	$13,519	$2,158	$11,362
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%)	16.6	1232^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.2%		22.4	1137^th of 1486 public elementary schools	23.5%	95	61.5	30.8	21.4	26.1	20.0	26.5	23.8	21.4					8.6	34.6		46.2	$12,631	$1,952	$10,678
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)			33.0					40.9									$14,501	$2,419	$12,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Gates Elementary School

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

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

Is Gates Elementary School a good school?

Gates Elementary School ranks 379^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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.

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