📍 308 N Martin Ave, Gila Bend, Maricopa County, 85337
Gila Bend Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gila Bend, Maricopa County. The school has 311 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gila Bend Unified District (4238) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
Gila Bend Elementary enrolls 311 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 23% American Indian or Alaska Native and 7.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 211 | 68% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 70 | 23% |
| White | 24 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 311 students (100%) 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.
Gila Bend Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 OK-70.
Gila Bend Elementary is one of 2 schools in Gila Bend Unified District (4238), based in Gila Bend, Arizona. The district serves 481 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 311 students, Gila Bend Elementary is larger than the district average of about 241 students per school.
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