Floyd Elementary School

Floyd Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in Gadsden, Alabama, run under Gadsden City, with 384 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Floyd Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Gadsden City, a district that caters to 4,940 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Floyd Elementary School records that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Floyd Elementary School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Etowah County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Floyd Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.4%, the actual is 22.6%, a residual of -1.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Etowah County put median household income runs about $54,563, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Etowah County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,139 students), of which Floyd Elementary School is one.

Sansom Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Floyd Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 19%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 384 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 15% to 34%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.