Gilkey Elementary School
707 South Woodhams St
Plainwell MI, 49080, Allegan County
Phone: 269-685-2424
Ranking:
(483 out of 2,213, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Plainwell Community Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | |||||||
Total Students: | 411 | 406 | 382 | 384 | 366 | 402 | 406 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 62 | 15.1% | 65 | 16.0% | 65 | 17.0% | 59 | 15.4% | 68 | 18.6% | 42 | 10.4% | 67 | 16.5% |
Grade 1: | 69 | 16.8% | 74 | 18.2% | 61 | 16.0% | 70 | 18.2% | 45 | 12.3% | 72 | 17.9% | 68 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 77 | 18.7% | 65 | 16.0% | 72 | 18.8% | 50 | 13.0% | 68 | 18.6% | 74 | 18.4% | 70 | 17.2% |
Grade 3: | 77 | 18.7% | 74 | 18.2% | 47 | 12.3% | 70 | 18.2% | 68 | 18.6% | 68 | 16.9% | 61 | 15.0% |
Grade 4: | 72 | 17.5% | 54 | 13.3% | 70 | 18.3% | 68 | 17.7% | 68 | 18.6% | 59 | 14.7% | 71 | 17.5% |
Grade 5: | 54 | 13.1% | 74 | 18.2% | 67 | 17.5% | 67 | 17.4% | 49 | 13.4% | 73 | 18.2% | 54 | 13.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 3.5% | 15 | 3.7% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 205 | 49.9% | 199 | 49.0% | 201 | 52.6% | 204 | 53.1% | 192 | 52.5% | 211 | 52.5% | 217 | 53.4% |
Female: | 206 | 50.1% | 207 | 51.0% | 181 | 47.4% | 180 | 46.9% | 166 | 45.4% | 183 | 45.5% | 184 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 2.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.5% |
White: | 385 | 93.7% | 396 | 97.5% | 367 | 96.1% | 370 | 96.4% | 355 | 97.0% | 392 | 97.5% | 398 | 98.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 135 | 32.8% | 136 | 33.5% | 122 | 31.9% | 92 | 24.0% | 73 | 19.9% | 77 | 19.2% | 60 | 14.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 3.2% | 16 | 3.9% | 12 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.6% | 16 | 4.4% | 17 | 4.2% | 21 | 5.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.28 | 17.54 | 18.96 | 19.06 | 18.21 | 19.50 | 20.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 87.6% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 94.4% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 96.4% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.1% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.8% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 97.1% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 44.8% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 50.2% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 84.6% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 92.7% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 89.2% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 91.8% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 93.6% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 91.7% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.8% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 76.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 59.2% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 57.8% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.1% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 88.6% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 91.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 92.8% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.5% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 96.3% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 45.8% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 57.5% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 89.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 87.1% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 91.4% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.6% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.4% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.9% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 76.7% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 81.5% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 55.1% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 49.8% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 55.2% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 54.2% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 56.6% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 45.3% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 55.1% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81.3% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 91.3% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 84.6% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 86.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85.9% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 85% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 45.3% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 53.6% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81.7% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 88.9% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 84.9% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.3% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 88.6% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.5% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.2% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.5% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 93.8% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 89.5% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89.1% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.9% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 91.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 20.9% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | 18% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 63.8% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 64.9% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 69.6% | 63.4% |
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* Gilkey Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.