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Gardner International School

Q: Is Gardner International School a good school?

Gardner International School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Gardner International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended Gardner International School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Gardner International School?

Students at Gardner International School are 48% African American, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gardner International School is an elementary school located in Lansing, Michigan, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 898 students. The school is part of the Lansing Public School District, which is ranked 526 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($20,104 in 2023-2024) compared to the district average and nearby schools, Gardner International School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments (M-Step) that are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 9.3% to 22.2%, compared to the district's 14.2% to 20.6% and the state's 38.6% to 44.4%. The school's performance on the PSAT assessment for 8th-grade students is also significantly lower than the district and state averages.

The school faces additional challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Nearby schools within the Lansing Public School District, such as Forrest G Averill School, Lyons School, and Wexford Montessori Magnet School, generally perform better than Gardner International School on academic measures, but still struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism. In contrast, Lansing Charter Academy, a public charter school located near Gardner International School, outperforms the district schools on academic measures, with proficiency rates closer to the state averages.

874

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,104

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 Dahlia Dr
Lansing, MI 48911-3790

(517) 755-1121

District: Lansing Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.1%

Asian:

18.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2019 → 7th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg17%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,383^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

827^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 1% (2019) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1383 of 1488	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1420 of 1486	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1435 of 1470	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1402 of 1408	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	315 of 369	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	320 of 348	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	306 of 321	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	0.7	97 of 97	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	158 of 173	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	1316 of 1338	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	1339 of 1342	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1318 of 1321	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	158 of 209	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1259 of 1346	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	1319 of 1381	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1317 of 1350	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1134 of 1134	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	1296 of 1366	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	1300 of 1347	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1313 of 1334	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	1138 of 1139	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	1100 of 1204	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	827 of 890	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	851 of 897	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	851 of 883	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	735 of 776	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	784 of 792	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	298 of 338	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	252 of 300	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	0.7	85 of 85	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	88 of 88	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	94 of 106	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	750 of 789	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	732 of 771	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	757 of 770	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	201 of 265	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	776 of 832	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	799 of 836	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	792 of 825	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	650 of 691	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	757 of 798	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	768 of 786	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	762 of 776	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	648 of 658	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	679 of 696	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	693 of 701	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	583 of 638	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2024)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science14%-27 vs state

Social Studies14%-24 vs state

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Math7%-29 vs state

Mathematics4%-26 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
Gardner International School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	874	55	15.9	88.3%	126 (14.4%)	420 (48.1%)	135 (15.4%)	157 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	8.5	1383^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.6	1420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.4%	37	36.8	4.2	22.2	11.0	9.3	14.6	9.6	14.9	8.7		6.9	2.4	9.6	17.5	9.6	17.5	$20,104	$4,910	$15,194
Attwood School	Public	K-8	915 Attwood Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1210	426	23	18.2	91.5%	71 (16.7%)	215 (50.5%)	56 (13.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.4%)	6.1	1445^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.9%		6	1440^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.1%	5	22.5		14.6	17.1	12.7	4.0	8.0	9.8	7.1			6.0	7.4				$19,427	$5,021	$14,406
Cavanaugh School	Public	PK, KG-3	300 W Cavanaugh Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1250	245	17	14.1	80.8%	55 (22.4%)	78 (31.8%)	62 (25.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.6%)								(n/a)			41.6					48.1									$19,629	$5,411	$14,218
North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	471	21	22.7	90.4%	89 (18.9%)	219 (46.5%)	71 (15.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	7.5	1412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.1	1411^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	1	28.2		6.8		17.4	10.0	8.9	13.0		8.7		11.4	11.8	12.5	5.7	20.0	$22,226	$6,207	$16,019
Holly Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3300 Express Ct	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Holly Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 882-9585	478	28	17.0	91.2%	35 (7.3%)	233 (48.7%)	119 (24.9%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.3%)	30.9	998^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%		14.5	1253^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.7%	255	52.5	20.5	43.4	20.0	34.0	30.4	20.5	45.3	26.0	20.8	19.6	15.9	22.6	27.3	13.0	27.3	$15,078	$2,397	$12,681
Lyons School	Public	PK, KG-4	2901 Lyons Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1480	242	16	14.9	89.7%	68 (28.1%)	53 (21.9%)	53 (21.9%)	25 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.8%)	12.8	1304^th of 1488 public elementary schools	12.4%		9.3	1357^th of 1486 public elementary schools	8.7%	53			14.3	26.7				14.3	15.6								$19,240	$4,987	$14,253
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	356	20	17.5	84.0%	94 (26.4%)	134 (37.6%)	54 (15.2%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.1%)	15.6	1254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.6	1272^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	14.4%	18	64.7		20.4	23.1	27.5	22.5	23.1	16.3	11.5	7.5	10.0	11.5	25.0	32.4	15.0	29.4	$21,090	$5,982	$15,108
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	562	31	17.9	92.5%	93 (16.5%)	262 (46.6%)	85 (15.1%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.6%)	5.6	1454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.2	1460^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.7%	6	43.7		8.8	5.9	12.3	7.7	18.3	5.6	5.7	6.0			12.0	14.1	6.0	9.0	$21,030	$5,843	$15,188
Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1915 W Mount Hope Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 372-0038	155	6	25.8	66.5%	29 (18.7%)	59 (38.1%)	38 (24.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.1%)								(n/a)			20.8					25.0									$10,637	$2,393	$8,244
Forest View School	Public	PK, KG-4	3119 Stoneleigh Dr	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1330	262	21	12.5	83.2%	72 (27.5%)	87 (33.2%)	44 (16.8%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (19.1%)	23.2	1107^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.7	1073^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	27.8%	34			25.0	27.5				27.1	25.0								$20,208	$6,358	$13,850

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardner International School

What district is Gardner International School in?

Lansing Public School District

How many students attend Gardner International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 874 students attended Gardner International School.

What is the racial makeup of Gardner International School?

Students at Gardner International School are 48% African American, 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Gardner International School a good school?

Gardner International School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

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