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W E Striplin Elementary School

Regular School · Gadsden, AL

W E Striplin Elementary School is a regular school school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving grades KG–05 with 400 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 19.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
400
Teachers (FTE)
20.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
19.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 222 56%
Hispanic/Latino 122 31%
White 37 9%
Two or more races 15 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 1%
Total enrollment 400 205M / 195F

English Language Learners: 87 (22% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 5.0% -19.1pp 24.1% 203
Reading Proficiency 21.0% -25.3pp 46.3% 204
Science Proficiency <=10% 60

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.77 grade levels
Math
-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
22 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
78
19.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 400 100%

Contact & Location

600 Cleveland Ave

Gadsden, AL 35901

Phone: (256)546-8616

http://www.gcs.k12.al.us/weses.asp

District

Gadsden City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,874

District enrollment: 4,939

NCES ID

010162000564

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD