📍 707 S Woodhams St, Plainwell, Allegan County, 49080
Gilkey Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainwell, Allegan County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainwell Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gilkey Elementary School enrolls 393 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.6% Two or more races and 3.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 393 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 108 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gilkey Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-40, state senate district 26, state house district 80.
Gilkey Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Plainwell Community Schools, based in PLAINWELL, Michigan. The district serves 2,634 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Gilkey Elementary School is close to the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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