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W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 478 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School enrolls 478 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 7.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 376 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 7.5% |
| White | 34 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
423 of the school's 478 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W. A. Metcalfe 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.
W. A. Metcalfe 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 478 students, W. A. Metcalfe 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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