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Gobles Elementary School

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Gobles Elementary School ranks 612 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gobles Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 374 students in grades PK-5 in the Gobles Public School District in Gobles, Michigan. The school has consistently received a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the middle range of Michigan elementary schools.

Gobles Elementary stands out for its strong student performance, consistently outperforming the state average in M-Step test scores for grades 3-5 in both English Language Arts and Math. For example, in 2024-2025, 51.4% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 38.9%. Additionally, the school's low-income students perform very well, ranking in the top 290 out of 1,346 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025, despite the school having a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 19.6% in 2022-2023 to 29.5% in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, Pine Trails Elementary (Allegan Public Schools) and Bloomingdale Elementary (Bloomingdale Public Schools), Gobles Elementary outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency across grade levels. However, it lags behind the high-performing Mattawan Later Elementary School (Mattawan Consolidated School District), which ranks in the top 133 Michigan elementary schools.

355

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,514

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

409 N State St
Gobles, MI 49055-9717

(269) 628-9445

District: Gobles Public School District

Students who attend Gobles Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Gobles High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Michigan median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

Michigan avg39%

612^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

209^th of 613Gobles Public School District 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	56.8	612 of 1488	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	668 of 1486	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	715 of 1470	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	524 of 1344	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	544 of 1153	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	573 of 1408	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.0	326 of 1448	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	75.7	270 of 1466	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	503 of 1548	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.1	709 of 1580	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	695 of 1533	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	637 of 1563	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.5	892 of 1566	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.7	605 of 1552	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.9	972 of 1552	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.6	827 of 1589	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	1045 of 1577	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.7	1026 of 1565	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.2	666 of 1545	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	656 of 1338	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	504 of 1342	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	615 of 1321	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	527 of 1106	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	414 of 902	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	535 of 1171	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	302 of 1443	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	290 of 1346	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	343 of 1381	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	450 of 1350	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	380 of 1099	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	54 of 749	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	66.3	289 of 1134	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	87 of 1397	93.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	557 of 1366	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	697 of 1347	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	816 of 1334	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	385 of 1139	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	284 of 915	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	583 of 1196	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	373 of 1446	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	629 of 1206	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	745 of 1204	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	822 of 1198	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	514 of 1102	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	548 of 1005	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	643 of 1128	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.2	373 of 1253	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)51st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math49%+11 vs state

English Language Arts47%+5 vs state

Science34%-6 vs state

Social Studies18%-12 vs state

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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 (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	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 4th 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
Gobles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	409 N State St	Gobles	49055	Van Buren County	Gobles Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 628-9445	355	23	15.5	57.7%	280 (78.9%)	7 (2.0%)	47 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	56.8	612^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.9%		52.7	668^th of 1486 public elementary schools	55.0%	56	51.4	45.3	42.9	63.9	54.7	25.0	33.9	17.9	$11,514	$1,482	$10,033
Bloomingdale Elementary School	Public	K-5	307 E Willow St	Bloomingdale	49026	Van Buren County	Bloomingdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 521-3935	272	18	15.1	71.3%	167 (61.4%)	2 (0.7%)	83 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	17.8	1202^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	19.2%		18.3	1194^th of 1486 public elementary schools	19.7%	8	19.5	11.6	21.7	26.8	25.6	17.4	28.3	13.0	$00	$00	$00
Alamo Elementary School	Public	K-5	8184 N 6th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 694-7603	287	17	16.6	29.6%	262 (91.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	82.3	239^th of 1488 public elementary schools	83.9%		76	315^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.8%	76	66.7	60.8	66.7	72.9	58.8	50.0	53.7	35.2	$11,072	$393	$10,678
Paw Paw Later Elementary	Public	3-5	612 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5400	453	29	15.6	37.5%	356 (78.6%)	6 (1.3%)	59 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	55.4	639^th of 1488 public elementary schools	57.1%		55.4	628^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.7%	11	43.1	57.7	43.8	35.3	43.7	31.9	44.4	32.5	$14,852	$1,493	$13,359
Paw Paw Early Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	512 W North St	Paw Paw	49079	Van Buren County	Paw Paw Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 415-5300	481	31	15.5	40.5%	376 (78.2%)	10 (2.1%)	58 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)								(n/a)									$15,713	$1,799	$13,914
Pine Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Center St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-5379	326	20	16.7	74.5%	257 (78.8%)	9 (2.8%)	35 (10.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	27.4	1048^th of 1488 public elementary schools	29.6%		37.2	902^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	39.3%	146	20.8	38.0	38.5	20.8	34.0	12.8	30.8	15.4	$15,544	$1,680	$13,864
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 694-7800	448	26	17.4	48.0%	396 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	63.7	511^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.7%		61	538^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.8%	27	42.3	57.5	48.1	55.1	64.4	30.9	46.9	28.4	$12,480	$1,079	$11,400
West Ward Elementary School	Public	K-5	630 Vernon St	Allegan	49010	Allegan County	Allegan Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 673-7000	247	15	16.4	64.0%	208 (84.2%)	8 (3.2%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.7%)	44.7	796^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.5%		57.3	594^th of 1486 public elementary schools	60.0%	202	40.5	44.4	39.5	43.2	52.8	25.6	30.2	18.6	$15,410	$1,336	$14,073
Mattawan Early Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 668-3361	703	40	17.4	27.6%	599 (85.2%)	7 (1.0%)	31 (4.4%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.8%)								(n/a)									$13,116	$1,715	$11,401
Mattawan Later Elementary School	Public	3-5	56720 Murray St	Mattawan	49071	Van Buren County	Mattawan Consolidated School	No	No	No	No	(269) 668-3361	808	42	19.1	25.2%	682 (84.4%)	12 (1.5%)	48 (5.9%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	89.3	133^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	91.1%		87.9	150^th of 1486 public elementary schools	89.9%	17	68.3	62.8	66.5	80.8	74.3	58.1	56.2	45.3	$12,946	$955	$11,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Gobles Elementary School

Is Gobles Elementary School a good school?

Gobles Elementary School ranks 612^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gobles Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Gobles Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gobles Elementary School attend?

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

High : Gobles High School

What district is Gobles Elementary School in?

Gobles Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Gobles Elementary School?

Students at Gobles Elementary School are 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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