K.I. Sawyer Elementary School
411 Scorpion Rd
Gwinn MI, 49841, Marquette County
Phone: 906-346-5567
Ranking:
(1,510 out of 2,213, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Gwinn Area 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: | 33 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 534 | 276 | 334 | 332 | 335 | 349 | 377 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 95 | 17.8% | 56 | 20.3% | 47 | 14.1% | 50 | 15.1% | 45 | 13.4% | 59 | 16.9% | 60 | 15.9% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 19.9% | 43 | 15.6% | 46 | 13.8% | 41 | 12.3% | 56 | 16.7% | 43 | 12.3% | 64 | 17.0% |
Grade 2: | 75 | 14.0% | 45 | 16.3% | 46 | 13.8% | 59 | 17.8% | 35 | 10.4% | 59 | 16.9% | 54 | 14.3% |
Grade 3: | 87 | 16.3% | 44 | 15.9% | 53 | 15.9% | 38 | 11.4% | 59 | 17.6% | 54 | 15.5% | 48 | 12.7% |
Grade 4: | 74 | 13.9% | 48 | 17.4% | 44 | 13.2% | 54 | 16.3% | 53 | 15.8% | 50 | 14.3% | 42 | 11.1% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 18.2% | 40 | 14.5% | 51 | 15.3% | 47 | 14.2% | 47 | 14.0% | 36 | 10.3% | 59 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 261 | 48.9% | 143 | 51.8% | 161 | 48.2% | 172 | 51.8% | 163 | 48.7% | 176 | 50.4% | 194 | 51.5% |
Female: | 273 | 51.1% | 133 | 48.2% | 173 | 51.8% | 160 | 48.2% | 164 | 49.0% | 164 | 47.0% | 178 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 2.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 11 | 3.3% | 12 | 3.6% | 33 | 9.9% | 25 | 7.2% | 18 | 4.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 17 | 3.2% | 12 | 4.3% | 12 | 3.6% | 12 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.9% |
Black: | 2 | 0.4% | 7 | 2.5% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.8% | 24 | 7.2% | 25 | 7.2% | 14 | 3.7% |
White: | 448 | 83.9% | 220 | 79.7% | 265 | 79.3% | 256 | 77.1% | 270 | 80.6% | 291 | 83.4% | 335 | 88.9% |
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: | 56 | 10.5% | 33 | 12.0% | 38 | 11.4% | 46 | 13.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 372 | 69.7% | 219 | 79.3% | 285 | 85.3% | 261 | 78.6% | 261 | 77.9% | 276 | 79.1% | 240 | 63.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.8% | 20 | 7.2% | 12 | 3.6% | 19 | 5.7% | 25 | 7.5% | 24 | 6.9% | 44 | 11.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.43 | 13.42 | 13.92 | 12.76 | 12.93 | 13.50 | 15.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
MEAP | ||||||
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 89.4% | 87% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 92.6% | 87.9% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 90.5% | 90.2% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 89.4% | 91.3% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 96.7% | 94.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 95.9% | 95.3% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 21.6% | 28.9% | 36.3% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 25.3% | 40.9% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 91.1% | 86.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 85.9% | 87.4% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.5% | 86.4% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 89.2% | 86.4% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 92.2% | 89.8% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 89.2% | 86.8% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.2% | 62.4% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 60.5% | 66.5% |
2006 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 54.5% | 51.5% |
2007 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.2% | 50.5% | 51.8% |
2008 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.4% | 57.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 65.1% | 61.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 87.3% | 81.6% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 89.5% | 84.6% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.4% | 85.8% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 91.5% | 87.9% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 94% | 92.3% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.9% | 91.5% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.4% | 26% | 39.9% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 39.8% | 44.9% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 82.9% | 83.2% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.3% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 85.1% | 84.5% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 84.2% | 82.8% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.7% | 84.1% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 90.7% | 84.1% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 69.4% | 67.7% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 74.2% | 68.1% |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 57.3% | 54.8% |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 47.4% | 45.2% |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 35.1% | 44.5% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 45.3% | 44.4% |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 51.2% | 47.2% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 45.8% | 44.5% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 46.7% | 46.7% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.8% | 73.4% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 87% | 75.9% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 70% | 74.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 67.8% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.5% | 79.5% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72% | 79.9% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 38.6% | 39.6% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 25.7% | 45.7% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 88.4% | 80% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 93.4% | 84.1% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.1% | 81.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 78.7% | 81.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 92.1% | 85.2% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 85.1% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.9% | 68.8% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 70.4% | 70.4% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.6% | 76.8% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 93.6% | 82.8% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 84.4% | 81.7% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 86.7% | 83.1% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 92.2% | 81% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.5% | 78.1% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 13.1% | 15.3% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.4% | 13.5% | 13.1% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 62.5% | 62.9% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 72.6% | 57.4% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 69.7% | 63.4% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.4% | 69% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 72.8% | 72.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 83.3% | 79.9% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 76.3% | 82% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 90.9% | 84.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 26.6% | 37.1% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 81.7% | 79.6% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 81.7% | 83.3% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78.8% | 81.8% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 78.4% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.9% | 87.7% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.8% | 84% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.1% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 68.8% | 73.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76.4% | 75.3% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.7% | 22.9% | 27.7% |
2006 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.2% | 74.8% |
2007 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.7% | 74.1% |
2008 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 66.3% | 72.7% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 74.5% | 75.7% |
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* K.I. Sawyer Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.