Gaines Elementary School
300 Lansing St
Gaines MI, 48436, Genesee County
Phone: 810-591-1076
Ranking:
(411 out of 2,213, top 19%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Swartz Creek Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
Total Students: | 227 | 242 | 248 | 240 | 244 | 276 | 268 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 26 | 11.5% | 42 | 17.4% | 33 | 13.3% | 36 | 15.0% | 39 | 16.0% | 41 | 14.9% | 44 | 16.4% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 20.7% | 32 | 13.2% | 44 | 17.7% | 36 | 15.0% | 38 | 15.6% | 47 | 17.0% | 37 | 13.8% |
Grade 2: | 35 | 15.4% | 40 | 16.5% | 39 | 15.7% | 36 | 15.0% | 43 | 17.6% | 41 | 14.9% | 49 | 18.3% |
Grade 3: | 35 | 15.4% | 41 | 16.9% | 39 | 15.7% | 44 | 18.3% | 42 | 17.2% | 49 | 17.8% | 42 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 43 | 18.9% | 41 | 16.9% | 46 | 18.5% | 41 | 17.1% | 47 | 19.3% | 42 | 15.2% | 56 | 20.9% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 18.1% | 46 | 19.0% | 47 | 19.0% | 47 | 19.6% | 35 | 14.3% | 56 | 20.3% | 40 | 14.9% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 120 | 52.9% | 124 | 51.2% | 139 | 56.0% | 127 | 52.9% | 120 | 49.2% | 140 | 50.7% | 134 | 50.0% |
Female: | 107 | 47.1% | 118 | 48.8% | 109 | 44.0% | 113 | 47.1% | 111 | 45.5% | 122 | 44.2% | 127 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 7 | 3.1% | 9 | 3.7% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.1% |
Black: | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% |
White: | 210 | 92.5% | 219 | 90.5% | 229 | 92.3% | 224 | 93.3% | 233 | 95.5% | 261 | 94.6% | 256 | 95.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.6% | 8 | 3.3% | 10 | 4.0% | 9 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 37.4% | 82 | 33.9% | 73 | 29.4% | 73 | 30.4% | 73 | 29.9% | 64 | 23.2% | 47 | 17.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 6.2% | 15 | 6.2% | 25 | 10.1% | 7 | 2.9% | 18 | 7.4% | 21 | 7.6% | 19 | 7.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.46 | 17.54 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.16 | 17.10 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 95.3% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.2% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 94.9% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 27.1% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 32% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 93.7% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.5% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 91.7% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92.2% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 94.3% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 91.7% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 68.1% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 71.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 52% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 69.4% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 64.4% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 64% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 93.6% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 92.5% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 92.4% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 92.6% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.8% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 92% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 35.1% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 37% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.7% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 91.2% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.6% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 92.8% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88.4% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 70.1% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 68.6% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 63.6% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 50.2% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 49.4% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 54.7% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 53.2% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 48.1% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 52.5% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89.6% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.4% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.9% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 87% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.1% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 42.6% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 44.3% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 92.3% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 94.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 91.7% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.6% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 92.4% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 90.1% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.1% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 73.7% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 94.4% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 92.1% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 91.1% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.1% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 20.7% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 15.9% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.4% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.6% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 63.8% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 70.2% | 63.4% |
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* Gaines Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.