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Gaenslen Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County. The school has 687 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Milwaukee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gaenslen Elementary enrolls 687 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 559 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 5.1% |
| White | 21 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
639 of the school's 687 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 639 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.
Gaenslen Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 WI-40, state senate district 7, state house district 19.
Gaenslen Elementary is one of 156 schools in Milwaukee School District, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The district serves 65,599 students district-wide and employs 4,034 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 687 students, Gaenslen Elementary is larger than the district average of about 421 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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