State/Public Elementary Open

Viola Gibson Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6101 Gibson DR NE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52411

591
Pupils
16.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Viola Gibson Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 591 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tammi Kuba. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 79% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Tammi Kuba
School district
Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Viola Gibson Elementary School enrolls 591 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.

Male students
330 (56%)
Female students
261 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.6
Student-teacher ratio
16.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.1% Two or more races and 3.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White50686%
Two or more races427.1%
Hispanic or Latino193.2%
Black or African American152.5%
Asian81.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

81 of the school's 591 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 qualify for free lunch and 16 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€“5Supplemental Virtual

Viola Gibson Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 33, state house district 66.

School district: Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Viola Gibson Elementary School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 591 students, Viola Gibson Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 461 students per school.

15,224
District students
33
Schools
1,045
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
79%
Math proficient
4%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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