Gier Park School

401 East Gier St, Lansing MI, 48906 | Lansing Public School District | 517-755-1360
  • grades PK-3
  • students 376
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 22% 47% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 69 in Lansing
  • Ranked #0 of 4522 in Michigan
Proficiency Averages
29%Lansing
42%Michigan

Gier Park School is a school servicing grades PK to 3 and is located in the district of "Lansing Public School District" in Lansing, MI. There are a total of 376 students and 21 teachers at Gier Park School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Gier Park School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 22.0%, which is 47% lower than the Michigan average.

Gier Park School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students376
Teachers21
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Gier Park School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
325-29%
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All17%
315-19%
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Gier Park School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMichiganNational
White 42.1% 28.3% 71.5% 51.1%
Black 18.1% 41.1% 14.9% 15.9%
Asian 1.2% 5.8% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 27.0% 17.0% 6.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 1.0% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 11.0% 6.8% 3.2% 3.1%

Lansing demographics profile

StatisticLansingMichiganNational
Population117,4889,986,857328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,00117891
Median age32.739.537.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)40%55%55%
Speak English86%91%79%
Speak Spanish5%3%13%

Education level achieved in Lansing

IndexLansingMichiganNational
Completed 8th grade84.0%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school83.1%85.9%83.0%
Completed some college62.6%60.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.8%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.4%27.4%30.3%
Completed masters9.2%10.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.7%2.8%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.3%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Gier Park School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.