Gudy Gaskill Elementary

As a moderately sized K-5 school in CENTENNIAL, Colorado, Gudy Gaskill Elementary enrolls 508 students from grades K through 5, run under Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe. That puts it 34% above the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Gudy Gaskill Elementary is one of 20 schools operated by Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe, a district that caters to 13,109 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gudy Gaskill Elementary records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Arapahoe County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Gudy Gaskill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Arapahoe County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Gudy Gaskill Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 61.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Arapahoe County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,087 per year, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Arapahoe County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,502 students), of which Gudy Gaskill Elementary is one.

The Village ECE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 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 Gudy Gaskill Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

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