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Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Danville, Danville city. The school has 518 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Danville City Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary enrolls 518 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 370 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 13% |
| White | 57 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 518 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 489 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.
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-50, state senate district 20, state house district 14.
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is one of 14 schools in Danville City Public Schools, based in Danville, Virginia. The district serves 5,564 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 518 students, Edwin A. Gibson Elementary is larger than the district average of about 397 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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