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George D Gilbert Elementary School

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George D Gilbert Elementary School ranks 1014 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 3-5

1014^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

George D Gilbert Elementary School in Gwinn, MI, serves 208 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the Gwinn Area Community Schools district, which holds a 2-star rating statewide.

For the 2025-2026 school year, George D Gilbert earned a 2-star rating, placing it in the 32nd percentile of Michigan elementary schools. This represents a notable decline from the 2023-2024 school year, when the school achieved a 3-star rating and ranked in the 55th percentile. Academic proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are currently well below state averages and significantly lower than those at nearby higher-performing schools. For example, 4th-grade ELA proficiency sits at 32.2%, compared to 72.7% at Sandy Knoll School and 66% at Graveraet Elementary School. Similarly, 3rd-grade math proficiency is 32.8%, while schools like Lakeview School (57%) and Superior Hills Elementary (64.6%) post much higher rates.

One of the most pressing challenges is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 36.1%—more than double the rates at nearby high-performing schools like Lakeview (11.5%) and Sandy Knoll (11.3%). The school also serves a higher percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch (56.25%) compared to regional peers. On a positive note, George D Gilbert has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4, smaller than many higher-performing schools, and it outperforms its same-district counterpart, KI Sawyer Elementary School, despite having lower per-pupil spending. Science proficiency was a bright spot in 2023-2024, with 61.9% of 5th graders proficient, though that rate has since declined. The school has demonstrated it can achieve strong results, but recent years have seen a systemic drop in performance across all subjects and student subgroups.

208

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,682

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

250 W Iron St
Gwinn, MI 49841-9641

(906) 346-2775

District: Gwinn Area Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Two or more races:

11.1%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2017 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (27% vs 38% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Michigan)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Michigan avg38%

1,014^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

421^st of 625Gwinn Area 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	29.2	1014 of 1492	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	942 of 1488	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	670 of 1486	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	805 of 1470	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	847 of 1344	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	948 of 1153	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1006 of 1408	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	857 of 1448	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	1035 of 1466	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1072 of 1343	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	886 of 1338	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	615 of 1342	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	468 of 1321	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	602 of 1106	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	683 of 902	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	620 of 1171	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	713 of 1443	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	971 of 1352	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	898 of 1346	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	358 of 1381	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	443 of 1350	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	345 of 1099	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	694 of 1134	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	612 of 1397	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	967 of 1372	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	965 of 1366	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.1	590 of 1347	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.8	972 of 1334	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	737 of 1139	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.7	816 of 915	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	930 of 1196	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	990 of 1446	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	205 of 246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1025 of 1199	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	985 of 1206	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	789 of 1204	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	865 of 1198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	838 of 1102	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	870 of 1005	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	988 of 1128	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	887 of 1253	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math33%-5 vs state

Science27%-13 vs state

English Language Arts26%-15 vs state

Social Studies14%-13 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
George D Gilbert Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	250 W Iron St	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 346-2775	208	16	13.4	56.3%	173 (83.2%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (11.1%)	29.2	1014^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		34.7	942^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	36.7%	72			21.3	32.2	25.8			32.8	39.0	27.4			27.4		14.5				$16,682	$2,223	$14,460
KI Sawyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Scorpion Rd	Gwinn	49841	Marquette County	Gwinn Area Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 346-5567	207	18	11.8	72.0%	176 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.2%)								(n/a)																	93%	4.2%	$20,332	$2,558	$17,775
Cherry Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 Ortman Rd	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(906) 225-4399	430	25	17.5	21.2%	369 (85.8%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	61.8	527^th of 1492 public elementary schools	64.7%		58.5	586^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.6%	59			48.4	52.9	43.1			46.9	42.9	16.9			58.5		40.0		96.4%	3.6%	$13,868	$460	$13,409
Wells Township School	Public, Magnet	K-8	38211 County Road 426	Arnold	49819	Marquette County	Wells Township School District	No	Yes	No	No	(906) 238-4200	8	2	4.0	—	8 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$67,729	$8,037	$59,692
Superior Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 S McClellan Ave	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4295	405	25	16.1	29.6%	351 (86.7%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.5%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	77	308^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.4%		75.9	323^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	78.3%	15			55.1	55.9	49.1			58.8	57.4	37.7			54.7		45.3		96.2%	1.9%	$14,753	$510	$14,243
Lakeview School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 Croix St	Negaunee	49866	Marquette County	Negaunee Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 475-7803	584	40	14.6	33.0%	525 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.2%)	71.3	388^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.0%		66.5	474^th of 1488 public elementary schools	68.1%	86			51.9	54.4				57.0	42.1								88%	7.7%	$14,032	$438	$13,594
Sandy Knoll School	Public	PK, KG-5	401 N 6th St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4281	322	23	13.8	26.4%	272 (84.5%)	3 (0.9%)	7 (2.2%)	7 (2.2%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	89.3	146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.2%		86.7	181^st of 1488 public elementary schools	87.8%	35			55.1	72.7	64.2			63.3	61.4	67.9			69.8		45.3		95.2%	3.2%	$15,451	$555	$14,896
Graveraet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	611 N Front St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	Marquette Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 225-4302	289	17	16.8	29.8%	243 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	16 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.2%)	80.1	261^st of 1492 public elementary schools	82.5%		77.1	306^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%	45			70.8	66.0	53.2			64.6	72.0	29.8			51.1		42.6		92.5%	5%	$19,492	$515	$18,977
North Star Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3030 Wright St	Marquette	49855	Marquette County	North Star Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 226-0156	145	15	9.6	49.0%	125 (86.2%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.9%)	55	628^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.9%		56	629^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.7%	1	76.9	38.5	1279.3	35.3	41.2	54.6	38.5	1269.5	1383.2	31.3	45.5	1676.6	31.3	38.5	37.5	38.5	68.8%	25%	$16,714	$1,371	$15,343
Birchview School	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Poplar St	Ishpeming	49849	Marquette County	Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(906) 485-6341	233	20	11.8	49.8%	202 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.3%)	15.6	1263^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	15.3%		14.5	1267^th of 1488 public elementary schools	14.9%	4			24.3	13.2				29.7	8.3								93.5%	4.3%	$15,239	$1,512	$13,727

Frequently Asked Questions about George D Gilbert Elementary School

How many students attend George D Gilbert Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended George D Gilbert Elementary School.

Is George D Gilbert Elementary School a good school?

George D Gilbert Elementary School ranks 1014^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is George D Gilbert Elementary School in?

Gwinn Area Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of George D Gilbert Elementary School?

Students at George D Gilbert Elementary School are 83% White, 11% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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