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Gier Park School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gier Park School is an elementary school in Lansing, Michigan, serving 327 students in grades PK-4. The school is part of the Lansing Public School District, which is ranked 526 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gier Park School faces significant academic challenges, with only 18.3% of 3rd-grade students and 16.7% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 38.9% and 42.4%, respectively. In math, 22.5% of 3rd-graders and 22.9% of 4th-graders were proficient, compared to 42.7% and 39.4% statewide. The school also struggles with extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% over the past few years. Additionally, 94.19% of Gier Park students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools, such as the magnet Post Oak School and Pattengill School, both also part of the Lansing Public School District, Gier Park's performance is significantly lower. These schools have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population. The contrast is even more stark when compared to schools outside the district, such as Robert L. Green Elementary and Glencairn School in the East Lansing School District.

316

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,187

Per pupil spending ?

89.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 E Gier St
Lansing, MI 48906-4137

(517) 755-1360

District: Lansing Public School District

Students who attend Gier Park School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt Hope School
	Sheridan Road
High:	Eastern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.9%

Hispanic:

26.3%

African American:

24.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2006 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

Michigan avg41%

1,257^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2024

From bottom 6% (2024) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Lansing Public School District

526^th of 613Lansing 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	15.1	1257 of 1488	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	1399 of 1486	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	1341 of 1566	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.7	1137 of 1552	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.1	1332 of 1552	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	1213 of 1589	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.1	1124 of 1577	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.5	1196 of 1565	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	60.4	715 of 1545	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1266 of 1338	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	145 of 209	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	143 of 201	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	1099 of 1346	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1306 of 1381	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1181 of 1366	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	1301 of 1347	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1096 of 1206	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math23%-18 vs state

English Language Arts18%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Gier Park School

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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
Gier Park School	Public	PK, KG-4	401 E Gier St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1360	316	21	14.8	89.9%	104 (32.9%)	76 (24.1%)	83 (26.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.5%)	15.1	1257^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.5%		7.6	1399^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.9%	142			18.3	16.7				22.5	22.9								$18,187	$5,040	$13,147
MidMichigan Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	730 W Maple St	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Mid-Michigan Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 485-5379	316	27	11.7	99.7%	11 (3.5%)	215 (68.0%)	28 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (18.0%)								(n/a)							9.3	8.1				7.0					$16,742	$4,306	$12,436
Post Oak School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2320 Post Oak Ln	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1610	430	28	15.2	65.6%	162 (37.7%)	78 (18.1%)	109 (25.3%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.4%)	60.9	551^st of 1488 public elementary schools	63.0%		45.2	760^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.9%	209	77.3	31.8	54.5	37.8	67.6	41.5	44.7	65.9	24.3	43.2	28.3	27.7	54.1	45.5	21.6	54.5	$17,167	$4,790	$12,377
Pattengill School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	815 N Fairview Ave	Lansing	48912	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1130	706	39	18.3	88.8%	147 (20.8%)	190 (26.9%)	222 (31.4%)	23 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	121 (17.1%)	23.8	1097^th of 1488 public elementary schools	26.3%		22.7	1133^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	36	46.5	10.7	11.1	24.7	35.9	17.5	28.8	7.7	19.2	25.3	15.9	14.9	34.2	13.5	27.8	17.5	$18,782	$5,966	$12,816
Cumberland School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Cumberland Rd	Lansing	48906	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1280	308	21	14.4	89.3%	66 (21.4%)	110 (35.7%)	55 (17.9%)	39 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	23.2	1106^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.7%		23.1	1123^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	24.4%	17			27.3	23.2	29.4			27.3	17.9	27.5			26.0		17.6		$21,143	$5,081	$16,062
Willow School	Public	PK, KG-5	221 Huron St	Lansing	48915	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1680	273	18	14.9	89.7%	38 (13.9%)	126 (46.2%)	50 (18.3%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (19.4%)	9	1374^th of 1488 public elementary schools	7.7%					(n/a)			10.4	6.4				25.0	8.5								$27,096	$5,854	$21,242
Cole Academy East	Public, Charter	K-5	2921 E Coleman Rd	East Lansing	48823	Clinton County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(517) 580-3470	148	9	16.4	54.1%	44 (29.7%)	38 (25.7%)	43 (29.1%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.2%)	32.1	978^th of 1488 public elementary schools	34.3%		43.9	785^th of 1486 public elementary schools	47.2%	193				30.8	38.5			15.0	38.5	26.9			26.9		23.1		$10,912	$1,810	$9,103
Windemere Park Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3100 W Saginaw St	Lansing	48917	Ingham County	Windemere Park Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 327-0700	580	37	15.6	86.4%	73 (12.6%)	201 (34.7%)	164 (28.3%)	14 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	125 (21.6%)	50.9	704^th of 1488 public elementary schools	52.7%		47.1	741^st of 1486 public elementary schools	50.1%	37	47.2	13.2	44.4	45.5	44.3	46.8	22.7	47.3	43.9	23.0	27.7	22.7	37.7	34.0	19.7	30.2	$13,720	$1,938	$11,782
Robert L Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	East Lansing School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 333-7870	273	21	13.1	33.7%	143 (52.4%)	52 (19.0%)	27 (9.9%)	19 (7.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	80.7	263^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	82.3%		71.9	377^th of 1486 public elementary schools	74.6%	114			60.0	52.9	69.0			62.0	49.0	54.8			54.8		45.2		$15,445	$1,048	$14,397
Ingham Independent School District (Isd) ASD Programs	Public	PK, KG-8	1811 Pinecrest Dr	East Lansing	48823	Ingham County	Ingham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(517) 244-1247	11	3	3.6	54.5%	10 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Gier Park School

Is Gier Park School a good school?

Gier Park School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Gier Park School in?

Lansing Public School District

How many students attend Gier Park School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Gier Park School.

What is the racial makeup of Gier Park School?

Students at Gier Park School are 33% White, 26% Hispanic, 24% African American, 16% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Gier Park School attend?

Students who attend Gier Park School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt Hope School
Middle : Sheridan Road
High : Eastern High School

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