GFW Elementary School

As a tight-knit primary school in GIBBON, Minnesota, GFW Elementary School serves 240 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within GFW Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 344.

GFW Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 572 students; GFW Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GFW Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sibley County (around 41%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GFW Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.4%; this one delivers 44.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sibley County indicate median household earnings sit near $77,634, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Sibley County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,034 students), of which GFW Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: GFW Middle School, around 7.7 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GFW Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. GFW Elementary School's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 240). White enrollment moved from 77% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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