Gilkey Elementary School

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Gilkey Elementary School ranks 458 th of 1470 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public PK, KG-5

707 S Woodhams St
Plainwell, MI 49080-1762

(269) 685-2424

District: Plainwell Community Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
458^th of 1,470 Michigan Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,500

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 393

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.3%

Two or more races:

6.6%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gilkey Elementary School ranks better than 68.8% of elementary schools in Michigan. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Plainwell Community Schools District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.98. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.3%), two or more races (6.6%), Hispanic (3.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gilkey Elementary School is 15.7. 1 elementary schools in the Plainwell Community Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gilkey Elementary School employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gilkey Elementary School is $13,500, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Plainwell Community Schools District!

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Gilkey Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gilkey Elementary School 458^th of 1470 Michigan public elementary schools. (See Gilkey Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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White students:

Plainwell Community Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Plainwell Community Schools 180^th of 606 Michigan school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gilkey Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2006	68.73	472^nd	1545	69.4%
2007	74.78	313^th	1565	80.0%
2008	76.21	312^th	1577	80.2%
2009	75.27	341^st	1589	78.5%
2010	77.00	246^th	1552	84.1%
2011	71.00	460^th	1552	70.4%
2012	70.29	436^th	1566	72.2%
2013	78.76	278^th	1563	82.2%
2014	83.78	174^th	1533	88.6%
2015	85.71	159^th	1580	89.9%
2016	79.35	267^th	1548	82.8%
2017	72.44	317^th	1466	78.4%
2018	73.83	378^th	1448	73.9%
2019	77.10	274^th	1408	80.5%
2021	61.73	375^th	1153	67.5%
2022	70.08	339^th	1344	74.8%
2023	65.98	458^th	1470	68.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.56	13^th	195	93.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	68.37	336^th	1397	75.9%
2019	61.36	362^nd	1134	68.1%
2021	71.69	140^th	749	81.3%
2022	77.92	130^th	1099	88.2%
2023	56.94	495^th	1350	63.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	73.55	356^th	1443	75.3%
2019	72.41	259^th	1171	77.9%
2021	69.73	206^th	902	77.2%
2022	81.86	138^th	1106	87.5%
2023	65.57	372^nd	1321	71.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	69.89	406^th	1446	71.9%
2019	71.19	296^th	1196	75.3%
2021	38.80	554^th	915	39.5%
2022	59.06	427^th	1139	62.5%
2023	56.32	545^th	1334	59.1%

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Rank History for White students at Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MI State Percentile
2018	60.81	468^th	1253	62.6%
2019	66.75	331^st	1128	70.7%
2021	55.23	407^th	1005	59.5%
2022	70.91	280^th	1102	74.6%
2023	55.13	507^th	1198	57.7%

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Data source: test scores: Michigan Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: Michigan Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gilkey Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	318	2	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	325
1989	297	1	2	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1990	299	2	2	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1991	292	2	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	308
1992	331	1	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	345
1993	341	4	5	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1995	332	1	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1996	332	1	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1997	355	2	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1998	362	2	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	377
1999	369	5	4	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
2000	390	3	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	13	415
2001	423	3	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
2002	428	2	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	2	444
2003	428	2	4	8	0	n/a	n/a	2	444
2004	408	1	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
2005	402	4	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2006	414	8	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
2007	413	8	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
2008	398	6	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	406
2009	392	7	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
2010	355	6	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
2011	370	6	4	0	0	0	4	0	384
2012	367	6	5	1	0	0	3	0	382
2013	396	3	3	1	2	0	1	0	406
2014	385	2	7	11	2	0	4	0	411
2015	404	2	7	13	2	0	0	0	428
2016	405	4	8	18	1	0	10	0	446
2017	400	3	4	27	1	0	11	0	446
2018	385	2	4	34	1	1	15	0	442
2019	366	2	4	24	1	0	18	0	415
2020	378	2	2	22	2	0	24	0	430
2021	328	2	2	19	1	0	26	0	378
2022	313	1	0	18	1	0	27	0	360
2023	351	0	1	14	1	0	26	0	393

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gilkey Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	325	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	306	n/a	n/a	11.4
1990	308	29.0	10.6	9.4
1991	308	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	345	n/a	n/a	18
1993	357	n/a	0.0	23.5
1995	347	20.0	17.4	14.7
1996	347	20.0	17.4	14.7
1997	368	18.0	20.4	11.1
1998	377	24.0	15.7	15.1
1999	390	20.0	19.5	14.4
2000	415	22.8	17.6	17.2
2001	440	23.7	18.6	17
2002	444	22.5	19.7	16.7
2003	444	22.5	19.7	16.7
2004	419	22.0	19.0	21.7
2005	411	22.0	18.7	18.5
2006	427	22.0	19.4	19.4
2007	426	21.6	19.7	17.1
2008	406	19.6	20.7	20
2009	402	20.6	19.5	23.4
2010	366	20.1	18.2	24.3
2011	384	20.1	19.0	26.6
2012	382	20.1	18.9	35.1
2013	406	23.1	17.5	37.4
2014	411	23.7	17.2	36
2015	428	27.0	15.8	30.1
2016	446	26.0	17.1	32.7
2017	446	26.2	16.9	32.1
2018	442	25.0	17.6	33
2019	415	25.3	16.3	28.7
2020	430	25.0	17.2	35.8
2021	378	24.4	15.4	29.4
2022	360	24.0	14.9	32.5
2023	393	25.0	15.7	35.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gilkey Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	325	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	306	n/a	n/a	11.4
1990	308	29.0	10.6	9.4
1991	308	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	345	n/a	n/a	18
1993	357	n/a	0.0	23.5
1995	347	20.0	17.4	14.7
1996	347	20.0	17.4	14.7
1997	368	18.0	20.4	11.1
1998	377	24.0	15.7	15.1
1999	390	20.0	19.5	14.4
2000	415	22.8	17.6	17.2
2001	440	23.7	18.6	17
2002	444	22.5	19.7	16.7
2003	444	22.5	19.7	16.7
2004	419	22.0	19.0	21.7
2005	411	22.0	18.7	18.5
2006	427	22.0	19.4	19.4
2007	426	21.6	19.7	17.1
2008	406	19.6	20.7	20
2009	402	20.6	19.5	23.4
2010	366	20.1	18.2	24.3
2011	384	20.1	19.0	26.6
2012	382	20.1	18.9	35.1
2013	406	23.1	17.5	37.4
2014	411	23.7	17.2	36
2015	428	27.0	15.8	30.1
2016	446	26.0	17.1	32.7
2017	446	26.2	16.9	32.1
2018	442	25.0	17.6	33
2019	415	25.3	16.3	28.7
2020	430	25.0	17.2	35.8
2021	378	24.4	15.4	29.4
2022	360	24.0	14.9	32.5
2023	393	25.0	15.7	35.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Gilkey Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$293 (3.2%)	$8,878 (96.8%)	$9,171
2020	$390 (4.3%)	$8,709 (95.7%)	$9,099
2021	$883 (7.8%)	$10,453 (92.2%)	$11,336
2022	$712 (6.0%)	$11,140 (94.0%)	$11,853
2023	$666 (4.9%)	$12,834 (95.1%)	$13,500

Data source: Michigan Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gilkey Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 274^th of 1408 Elementary schools	Ranks 458^th of 1470 Elementary schools	11.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gilkey Elementary School)	61.7	48.4	13.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Plainwell Community Schools)	53.1	47.2	5.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)	45.1	40.9	4.2%
3rd Grade Math (Gilkey Elementary School)	63	35.5	27.5%
3rd Grade Math (Plainwell Community Schools)	53.1	34.5	18.6%
3rd Grade Math (Michigan)	46.7	42.9	3.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gilkey Elementary School)	64	56	8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Plainwell Community Schools)	61.3	48.2	13.1%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)	45.8	44.3	1.5%
4th Grade Math (Gilkey Elementary School)	50.7	51	0.3%
4th Grade Math (Plainwell Community Schools)	53.8	42	11.8%
4th Grade Math (Michigan)	41.8	38.6	3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gilkey Elementary School)	58.2	62	3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Plainwell Community Schools)	55.5	52.5	3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Michigan)	46.2	43.9	2.3%
5th Grade Math (Gilkey Elementary School)	55.7	50.7	5%
5th Grade Math (Plainwell Community Schools)	54.1	42.8	11.3%
5th Grade Math (Michigan)	34.8	31.5	3.3%
5th Grade Social Studies (Gilkey Elementary School)	30.4	16.9	13.5%
5th Grade Social Studies (Plainwell Community Schools)	21.6	10.5	11.1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Michigan)	17.4	18.6	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	415	393	5.3%
African American	2	0	100%
American Indian	1	1
Asian	4	1	75%
Hispanic	24	14	41.7%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	366	351	4.1%
Two or More Races	18	26	44.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	28.7%	35.4%	6.7%

Schools Near Gilkey Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				M-Step English Language Arts (2023)			M-Step Math (2023)			M-Step Science (2023)	M-Step Social Studies (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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
Gilkey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	707 S Woodhams St	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 685-2424	393	25	15.7	35.4%	351 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	66	458^th of 1470 public elementary schools	68.8%		70.1	339^th of 1344 public elementary schools	74.8%	119	48.4	56.0	62.0	35.5	51.0	50.7	56.3	16.9	$13,500	$666	$12,834
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 School Dr	Plainwell	49080	Allegan County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 685-5835	460	30	15.3	62.0%	383 (83.3%)	5 (1.1%)	34 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.3%)	40.8	839^th of 1470 public elementary schools	42.9%		29.7	937^th of 1344 public elementary schools	30.3%	98	45.7	44.0	37.3	26.1	34.7	36.2	37.3	8.5	$14,328	$2,410	$11,918
Dix Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	503 Dix St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 694-7703	316	24	13.1	57.0%	277 (87.7%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.2%)	70	390^th of 1470 public elementary schools	73.5%		71.4	321^st of 1344 public elementary schools	76.1%	69	62.7	52.2	53.3	66.7	45.7	31.1	55.6	24.4	$13,348	$1,193	$12,155
Washington Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	538 Washington St	Otsego	49078	Allegan County	Otsego Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 694-7800	450	25	18.1	52.7%	394 (87.6%)	7 (1.6%)	27 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	66.7	445^th of 1470 public elementary schools	69.7%		71.6	319^th of 1344 public elementary schools	76.3%	126	61.8	67.9	48.7	59.2	61.5	30.8	38.5	19.2	$12,526	$1,315	$11,212
Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7559 N 14th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Plainwell Community Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 349-2674	259	16	16.1	30.5%	241 (93.1%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	61.4	532^nd of 1470 public elementary schools	63.8%		49	631^st of 1344 public elementary schools	53.1%	99	48.8	46.5	56.9	51.2	44.2	39.2	37.3		$13,740	$670	$13,069
Alamo Elementary School	Public	K-5	8184 N 6th St	Kalamazoo	49009	Kalamazoo County	Otsego Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 694-7603	285	15	19.1	32.3%	260 (91.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	81.4	237^th of 1470 public elementary schools	83.9%		75.8	270^th of 1344 public elementary schools	79.9%	33	67.3	66.0	64.6	79.6	70.0	58.3	52.1	14.6	$10,471	$484	$9,986
Robert D Brandon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1583 University St	Martin	49070	Allegan County	Martin Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 442-0450	278	20	13.7	58.3%	236 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	21.5	1124^th of 1470 public elementary schools	23.5%		27.7	965^th of 1344 public elementary schools	28.2%	159	35.0	29.2	26.0	25.0	10.4	6.0	32.0	14.0	$13,324	$1,487	$11,838
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	600 Edison St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 488-1300	179	11	16.2	70.4%	117 (65.4%)	21 (11.7%)	19 (10.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)								(n/a)	47.7			43.2					$15,599	$1,696	$13,903
Parchment North Elementary School	Public	4-5	5535 Keyes Dr	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 488-1400	242	15	16.1	60.7%	167 (69.0%)	28 (11.6%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.4%)	34.6	923^rd of 1470 public elementary schools	37.2%		31.7	899^th of 1344 public elementary schools	33.1%	24		35.9	44.6		17.1	25.2	39.3	14.3	$15,521	$1,372	$14,149
Parchment Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	516 N Orient St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(269) 488-1000	292	18	16.2	59.2%	207 (70.9%)	26 (8.9%)	16 (5.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (13.7%)								(n/a)	37.3			53.3					$14,564	$1,286	$13,278

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilkey Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gilkey Elementary School?

Students at Gilkey Elementary School are 89% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Gilkey Elementary School in?

Plainwell Community Schools

How many students attend Gilkey Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 393 students attended Gilkey Elementary School.

Is Gilkey Elementary School a good school?

Gilkey Elementary School ranks 458^th of 1470 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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