📍 2020 Walker Road, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, 27106
Gibson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gibson Elementary enrolls 632 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 303 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 39% |
| White | 41 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
629 of the school's 632 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 629 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Gibson Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 74.
Gibson Elementary is one of 81 schools in Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools, based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The district serves 52,430 students district-wide and employs 3,594 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, Gibson Elementary is close to the district average of about 647 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large