Gobles Elementary School

Gobles Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in GOBLES, Michigan, part of Gobles Public School District, hosting 355 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Gobles Public School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 786 students; Gobles Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Gobles Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Van Buren County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Gobles Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 58% of students at Gobles Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gobles Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Van Buren County indicate the typical household earns roughly $68,114 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gobles Elementary School is one of 45 public schools in Van Buren County (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students).

The closest other public school is Gobles High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Gobles Elementary School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Gobles Elementary School's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 376 (now 355). Over the same period, the White share declined from 85% to 79%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.