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Gibbs School
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MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsAbout Gibbs School
Gibbs School is a middle-grades school of reasonably sized scale in Arlington, Massachusetts, part of Arlington, teacheing 529 students in grade 6.
Across the 11 schools in Arlington (6,113 students total), Gibbs School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Gibbs School shows that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black. Compared to Middlesex County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Gibbs School shows 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Gibbs School is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).
Thompson is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
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