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Garfield Elementary School

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Garfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serving 214 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Cedar Rapids Community School District, which is ranked 276 out of 309 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Iowa elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) tests are significantly lower than the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. Additionally, Garfield Elementary has a very high percentage of students (over 79%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite spending $16,964 per student, which is higher than the spending at some nearby schools, the school's academic performance remains significantly lower than the district and state averages.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as Erskine Elementary, Pierce Elementary, and Arthur Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates that are often 20-30 percentage points higher than Garfield Elementary's in ISASP tests. This highlights the stark contrast in educational opportunities and outcomes between Garfield Elementary and its neighboring schools within the same district.

202
Students ?
11.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
85.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1201 Maplewood DR NE
       Cedar Rapids, IA  52402

(319) 558-2169

District: Cedar Rapids Community School District


Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Franklin Middle School
High:    George Washington High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.1%
African American:
32.7%
Two or more races:
14.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 7th in 2024
Strengths
✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 7th (2024) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Iowa average (46% vs 69% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% Iowa)
!Science scores 31 pts below the Iowa average
Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?
This school46%
District avg59%
Iowa avg69%
Not ranked this year
Garfield Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
279th of 313Cedar Rapids Community School District among Iowa districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIowa percentileRating
20249.2517 of 5577.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.2525 of 5657.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.4537 of 5746.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.8553 of 5672.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.8580 of 6033.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.2524 of 5677.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.3526 of 5748.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.9544 of 5999.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201518.2536 of 61613.0%★☆☆☆☆
201427.6501 of 60316.9%★☆☆☆☆
201311.9583 of 6246.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201225.8541 of 62613.6%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Iowa (2023-2024) ?
Mathematics51%-23 vs state
English Language Arts47%-21 vs state
Science29%-31 vs state

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In the 2023-24 school year, 202 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 38% White, 33% African American, 14% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 1% Pacific Islander.


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

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