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Gardner Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Detroit, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 282. The school is part of the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which is ranked 563 out of 610 districts in Michigan and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Gardner Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a student population that is predominantly African American and economically disadvantaged. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are well below the state and district averages, with only 24.4% of 4th graders proficient in ELA in 2023-2024, compared to 43.3% statewide. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 85% in 2021-2022, significantly above the state and district averages. Despite the high level of economic disadvantage, with over 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Gardner Elementary spends a relatively high amount per student, around $21,000 in 2022-2023, which is above the state average.
Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Carver STEM Academy, Warrendale Charter Academy, and the Dearborn-based schools, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Gardner Elementary in academic metrics and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. Additionally, Gardner Elementary's performance is particularly low for its female, white, and low-socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Michigan elementary schools for these groups, while the school's African American and English Language Learner students perform slightly better, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of schools.
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