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Gardens Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

105^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Gardens Elementary School in Marysville, MI, is a top-rated public school serving 469 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the highly regarded Marysville Public Schools district. This school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for nine of the past ten years and consistently ranks in the 92nd percentile or higher statewide, making it one of Michigan's standout elementary schools.

What truly sets Gardens Elementary apart is its exceptional academic performance paired with efficient spending. In the most recent school year, 5th-grade Social Studies proficiency hit 62%—more than double the state average of 27.5% and triple the rate at nearby Washington Elementary School (20.4%). This pattern of excellence holds across all subjects and grade levels. Impressively, the school achieves these results while spending just $11,214 per student—less than its district peers like Morton Elementary School ($13,096) and a fraction of the $20,000+ per student spent at struggling schools in the neighboring Port Huron Area School District. The school also boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.2%, less than half the state average of 27.9%, reflecting strong student engagement and family involvement.

Gardens Elementary excels across all student groups, ranking in the 91st-93rd percentile for Female, Male, and White students, and notably in the 93rd percentile for students from low socio-economic backgrounds—a group that often faces systemic barriers. This demonstrates that the school's success is school-wide, not limited to any particular demographic. While the school's statewide rank has softened slightly from the 97th-98th percentile to the 93rd percentile recently, and test scores have dipped modestly over the past few years, Gardens Elementary remains a powerhouse. The contrast with Port Huron schools—many ranking in the bottom 4th-30th percentile despite spending nearly double per student—highlights that Gardens' success stems from effective teaching, strong culture, and family engagement rather than just financial input.

469

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,214

Per pupil spending ?

32.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1076 6th St
Marysville, MI 48040-1214

(810) 364-7141

District: Marysville Public Schools

Students who attend Gardens Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Marysville Middle School
High:	Marysville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

3.2%

Hispanic:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (66% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Michigan elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg56%

Michigan avg38%

105^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Marysville Public Schools

102^nd of 625Marysville Public 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	91.9	105 of 1492	93.0%	★★★★★
2025	95.7	46 of 1488	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	43 of 1486	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	24 of 1470	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	40 of 1344	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	226 of 1153	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	96.4	23 of 1408	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	74 of 1448	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.4	120 of 1466	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	89.5	109 of 1548	93.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.6	161 of 1580	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	85.0	152 of 1533	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	128 of 1563	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	88.8	103 of 1566	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	85.9	26 of 1552	98.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.1	167 of 1552	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	85.9	59 of 1589	96.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	47 of 1577	97.0%	★★★★★
2007	80.7	180 of 1565	88.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	258 of 1545	83.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	123 of 1343	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	39 of 1338	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	30 of 1342	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	15 of 1321	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	5 of 1106	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	187 of 902	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	96.1	13 of 1171	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	30 of 1443	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	98 of 1352	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	95.5	23 of 1346	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	33 of 1381	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	10 of 1350	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	36 of 1099	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	5 of 1134	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.4	50 of 1397	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	100 of 1372	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	42 of 1366	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	50 of 1347	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	27 of 1334	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	148 of 1139	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	295 of 915	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.7	18 of 1196	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.5	147 of 1446	89.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	101 of 1199	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	46 of 1206	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	50 of 1204	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	25 of 1198	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	35 of 1102	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	72.4	223 of 1005	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.1	25 of 1128	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	109 of 1253	91.3%	★★★★★

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 (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+28 vs state

Math68%+30 vs state

Social Studies62%+34 vs state

Science56%+16 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)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1076 6th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(810) 364-7141	469	23	20.1	32.8%	443 (94.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	91.9	105^th of 1492 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.7	46^th of 1488 public elementary schools	96.9%	59			60.3	76.5	68.4			62.8	77.6	63.3			55.7		62.0		$11,214	$261	$10,953
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	905 16th St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 364-7101	460	26	17.6	49.8%	425 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	65.7	480^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.8%		69.1	424^th of 1488 public elementary schools	71.5%	56			46.1	51.4	51.9			60.5	45.7	40.7			48.1		20.4		$10,958	$720	$10,238
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	920 Lynwood St	Marysville	48040	St. Clair County	Marysville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 364-2990	317	19	16.7	62.1%	277 (87.4%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	74.3	347^th of 1492 public elementary schools	76.7%		72.1	382^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	74.3%	35			54.2	63.0	59.3			62.5	65.2	31.5			51.9		29.6		$13,096	$888	$12,208
Creekside Learning Center	Public	1-6	1520 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48040	St. Clair County	St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(810) 364-8990	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Vanness St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6500	250	23	10.9	92.8%	116 (46.4%)	63 (25.2%)	27 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.8%)	14.6	1282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.1%		14.7	1265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.0%	17			13.2	17.5	28.2			7.9	17.5	20.5			20.5		1467.9		$20,509	$2,084	$18,425
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1112 20th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6525	270	20	13.5	77.0%	155 (57.4%)	42 (15.6%)	23 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.5%)	7.3	1429^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.2%		10	1360^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.6%	69			1263.6	6.8	12.8			7.1	1363.6	10.6			14.9		6.4		$18,013	$2,559	$15,454
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	834 Chestnut St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6530	246	23	10.8	90.7%	155 (63.0%)	41 (16.7%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.9%)	7.4	1426^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.4%		10.6	1343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%	83			7.1	9.1	20.6			1264.0	1365.8	1467.3			14.7		1469.7		$21,548	$1,819	$19,729
East Shore Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1403 7th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	East Shore Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 247-0687	163	7	22.6	92.6%	101 (62.0%)	24 (14.7%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.0%)	24.6	1088^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.1%		34.2	949^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.2%	139	72.7	27.3	1266.9	1367.3	29.2	33.3	1677.9	1269.3	1362.8	12.5	1574.7	1672.8	25.0	54.6	1472.9	27.3	$13,446	$2,366	$11,080
Michigamme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6523	341	23	15.1	63.6%	276 (80.9%)	10 (2.9%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	18.4	1207^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.1%		17.6	1207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.9%				12.0	10.1	32.7			18.0	17.4	23.6			23.6		20.0		$16,362	$2,252	$14,110
Indian Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4975 W Water St	Kimball	48074	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6515	357	24	14.6	56.3%	304 (85.2%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.4%)	22.3	1137^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.1	1078^th of 1488 public elementary schools	27.6%	59			28.8	26.7	22.2			35.6	19.7	16.7			24.1		13.0		$16,426	$2,162	$14,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Gardens Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Gardens Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Marysville Middle School
High : Marysville High School

How many students attend Gardens Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Gardens Elementary School.

Is Gardens Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Gardens Elementary School ranks in the top 7.0% of Michigan elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gardens Elementary School?

Students at Gardens Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What district is Gardens Elementary School in?

Marysville Public Schools

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