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Govans Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Baltimore, Baltimore city. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. It operates as a public charter school. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Govans Elementary enrolls 376 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Black or African American, 6.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 339 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 6.4% |
| White | 10 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
274 of the school's 376 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 274 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.
Govans Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 MD-70, state senate district 43, state house district 43.
Govans Elementary is one of 154 schools in Baltimore City Public Schools, based in Baltimore, Maryland. The district serves 76,807 students district-wide and employs 5,008 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 376 students, Govans Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 499 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large