📍 4201 Primrose Rd, Columbus, Muscogee County, 31907
Gentian Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbus, Muscogee County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Muscogee County school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gentian Elementary School enrolls 471 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 26% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 250 | 53% |
| White | 123 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
455 of the school's 471 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 455 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gentian 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-20, state senate district 29, state house district 134.
Gentian Elementary School is one of 53 schools in Muscogee County, based in Columbus, Georgia. The district serves 29,362 students district-wide and employs 2,006 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Gentian Elementary School is close to the district average of about 554 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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