Best Public Schools in Gibbon, MN

Summary:

The city of Gibbon, Minnesota is home to a single elementary school, GFW Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has a total enrollment of 199 students. The school is part of the GFW Public Schools district, which is ranked 251 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

GFW Elementary School has a student population that is predominantly White (75.38%), with 21.11% Hispanic and 3.02% two or more races. While the school's overall math proficiency (53.25%) exceeds the state average (45.47%), its 3rd grade math proficiency (38.24%) is lower than the state average (58.79%). In reading, GFW Elementary School's proficiency rate (42.86%) is slightly below the state average (49.85%). The school faces socioeconomic challenges, with 62.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Over the past three years, GFW Elementary School's performance on state assessments has declined, with its ranking dropping from 308 out of 858 Minnesota elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 508 out of 881 schools in 2023-2024. Despite its small size, the school may benefit from more personalized attention and support, but could also face limitations in resources and extracurricular activities. The district should consider ways to address the academic and demographic disparities to improve student outcomes at GFW Elementary School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCA-III Math (2024)			MCA-III Reading (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
GFW Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	323 E 11th St	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 207-2200	199	19	10.3	62.8%	150 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (21.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	48.6	508^th of 881 public elementary schools	42.3%		60.1	367^th of 845 public elementary schools	56.6%	141	38.2	65.1	53.3	32.4	51.2	42.9	$13,422

Cities Near Gibbon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winthrop	7.95 mi	2	380^th
New Ulm	14.31 mi	12	223^rd
Hector	15.05 mi	2	359^th
Gaylord	16.02 mi	1	304^th
Franklin	17.57 mi	1	67^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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