Home › Michigan › Wayne County
Garden City Public Schools Schools
Garden City Public Schools is a public school district in Michigan, based in Wayne County (Garden City). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Garden City Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Garden City Public Schools
6 of 8 schools in Garden City Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 1C: 1D: 4
Best schools in Garden City Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 700 high schools in Michigan · all 422 middle schools in Michigan · all 1413 elementary schools in Michigan
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Burger Development Center (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Douglas Elementary 34 Campus (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Garden City High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Garden City Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Farmington 56 Campus (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Cambridge Alternative High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Garden City Public Schools
High schools (2)
- D- Cambridge Alternative High School, Garden City
- D Garden City High School, Garden City
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Garden City Middle School, Garden City
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- C Douglas Elementary 34 Campus, Garden City
- Lathers Early Childhood And Kindergarten Center, Garden City
- Memorial Elementary 12 Campus, Garden City
Other schools and academies (2)
- A Burger Development Center, Inkster
- D Farmington 56 Campus, Garden City
Where Garden City Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Garden City (7)
- Inkster (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Michigan
- County: Wayne County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,194 students with 244 full-time-equivalent teachers and 596 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2615540
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Crestwood School District (6 schools, 3 mi)
- Westwood Community School District (6 schools, 3 mi)
- Wayne-Westland Community School District (16 schools, 4 mi)
- South Redford School District (7 schools, 4 mi)
- Livonia Public Schools School District (24 schools, 5 mi)
- Dearborn Heights School District #7 (6 schools, 6 mi)
- Dearborn City School District (36 schools, 6 mi)
- Redford Union Schools District No. 1 (7 schools, 7 mi)
Questions about Garden City Public Schools
How many schools are in Garden City Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Garden City Public Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Garden City Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Garden City, Inkster.
How good are the schools in Garden City Public Schools?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.7%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Garden City Public Schools?
3,194 students were enrolled in Garden City Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Garden City Public Schools?
Garden City Public Schools is in Michigan, based in Wayne County, with its district office in Garden City. Its boundary covers about 5.9 sq mi.