📍 1001 N Cottonwood St, Winthrop, Sibley County, 55396
GFW Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Winthrop, Sibley County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the GFW Public Schools school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 7.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
GFW Middle School enrolls 187 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 7.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 140 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 187 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 89 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
GFW Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 MN-70, state senate district 18.
GFW Middle School is one of 3 schools in GFW Public Schools, based in GIBBON, Minnesota. The district serves 572 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 187 students, GFW Middle School is close to the district average of about 191 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote