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Gadsden Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 919 May St, Savannah, Chatham County, 31415

474
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Gadsden Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Savannah, Chatham County. The school has 474 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Savannah-Chatham County

Enrollment & staffing

Gadsden Elementary School enrolls 474 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
236 (50%)
Female students
238 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 1.9% Two or more races and 1.7% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American45295%
Two or more races91.9%
Hispanic or Latino81.7%
White3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

463 of the school's 474 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 449 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Gadsden 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 GA-10, state senate district 2, state house district 163.

School district: Savannah-Chatham County

Gadsden Elementary School is one of 58 schools in Savannah-Chatham County, based in Savannah, Georgia. The district serves 35,744 students district-wide and employs 2,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 474 students, Gadsden Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 616 students per school.

35,744
District students
58
Schools
2,675
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

8%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
42%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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