📍 3800 Nw 6th St, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32609
Stephen Foster Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Roberson. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Stephen Foster Elementary School enrolls 458 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 29% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 190 | 41% |
| White | 134 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 8.7% |
| Asian | 27 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
298 of the school's 458 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Stephen Foster Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
Stephen Foster Elementary School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Stephen Foster Elementary School is close to the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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