Gaston Elementary School in Gadsden AL

Performance Trends

Compare Details Gaston Elementary School ranks better than 61.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Etowah County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.54. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (85.4%), Hispanic (5.8%), two or more races (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gaston Elementary School is 16. 7 elementary schools in the Etowah County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gaston Elementary School employs 16.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gaston Elementary School is $7,023, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Etowah County School District!

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Gaston Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gaston Elementary School 269^th of 692 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Gaston Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Etowah County:

SchoolDigger ranks Etowah County 43^rd of 132 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gaston Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
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2019	70.45	173^rd	681	74.6%
2021	58.54	269^th	692	61.1%

Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gaston Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Hispanic	American Indian	Two or More Races	Total
2019	220	19	15	1	19	274
2020	215	12	17	1	16	261
2021	222	9	15	0	14	260

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gaston Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	274	16.4	16.7	66.8
2020	261	17.4	15.0	64.8
2021	260	16.2	16.0	65

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Gaston Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	274	16.4	16.7	66.8
2020	261	17.4	15.0	64.8
2021	260	16.2	16.0	65

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Gaston Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$864 (12.3%)	$6,158 (87.7%)	$7,023

Data source: Alabama Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gaston Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 173^rd of 681 Elementary schools	Ranks 269^th of 692 Elementary schools	13.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gaston Elementary School)	60	17.9	42.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Etowah County)	65.1	34.8	30.3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	57.5	30	27.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gaston Elementary School)	41.7	27.8	13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Etowah County)	52.4	29.1	23.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	47.3	23.9	23.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gaston Elementary School)	48.4	3.5	44.9%
5th Grade Mathematics (Etowah County)	52.2	22.4	29.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	44.9	24.4	20.5%
6th Grade Mathematics (Gaston Elementary School)	62.5	31.3	31.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Etowah County)	46.1	19.9	26.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)	45.3	22.3	23%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	274	260	5.1%
African American	19	9	52.6%
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	15	15
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	19	14	26.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	66.8%	65%	1.8%

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