📍 236 Goldenrod Ave, Gadsden, Etowah County, 35901
Thompson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gadsden, Etowah County. The school has 217 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gadsden City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
Thompson Elementary School enrolls 217 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 22% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 130 | 60% |
| White | 48 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 217 students (90%) 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.
Thompson Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Thompson Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Gadsden City, based in Gadsden, Alabama. The district serves 4,940 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 217 students, Thompson Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 329 students per school.
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