Gadsden Elementary School

As a mid-tier K-5 school in Gadsden, Arizona, Gadsden Elementary School instructs 391 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Gadsden Elementary District (4505).

Gadsden Elementary District (4505) runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,196 students. Gadsden Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Gadsden Elementary School records that nearly all students (99%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Yuma County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,876 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Yuma County's 89 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,800 students), Gadsden Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PPEP TEC - Cesar Chavez Learning Center, roughly 3.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gadsden Elementary School has shrank 23%, going from 506 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 36.1:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 today.

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