📍 4550 US Highway 411, Gadsden, Etowah County, 35901
Gaston Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gadsden, Etowah County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Etowah County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
Gaston Elementary School enrolls 272 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 5.1% Two or more races and 4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 5.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 3.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 272 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gaston Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.
Gaston Elementary School is one of 24 schools in Etowah County, based in Gadsden, Alabama. The district serves 8,739 students district-wide and employs 492 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Gaston Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 364 students per school.
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