📍 450 Aldrich St, Gowanda, Erie County, 14070
Gowanda Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gowanda, Erie County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gowanda Central School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gowanda Elementary School enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 24% American Indian or Alaska Native and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 60% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 109 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 458 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 281 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gowanda Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 59, state house district 147.
Gowanda Elementary School is one of 3 schools in GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in GOWANDA, New York. The district serves 1,097 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 458 students, Gowanda Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 366 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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