Gaston Elementary School

Gaston Elementary School is a small elementary school in Gadsden, Alabama, one of the schools within Etowah County. The school caters to 290 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Within Etowah County, which oversees 22 schools and 8,739 students, Gaston Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gaston Elementary School logs that nearly all students (85%) are White; the rest is composed of 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Etowah County's rate of about 58%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gaston Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.9%; this one delivers 49.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Etowah County) records that the typical household earns roughly $54,563 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Etowah County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,139 students), Gaston Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Gaston High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Gaston Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Gaston Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 36.8%.

Gaston Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.