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Garfield Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary serves 357 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in San Leandro, where nearby schools’ enrollment ranges from 133 to 724. Its latest results show broad academic challenges: in 2025–26, 18% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 13% in math and 17% in science. The most important finding is that Garfield’s proficiency was well below both state and district results in every tested subject.

Compared with nearby schools, Garfield was second-lowest in ELA and lowest in math; its science result was higher than three of the nine nearby schools, but lower than the other six. The nearby-school averages were 31% in ELA, 29% in math and 22% in science. The relative bright spot is science: Garfield was 19 points below the state and 15 below San Leandro Unified, compared with ELA gaps of 32 and 24 points, and math gaps of 25 and 16 points, respectively. Math is its weakest subject among nearby peers.

Results have declined over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 9 points, math 13 and science 3, while state results rose in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s overall standing also dropped from the 25th percentile in 2023–24 to the 4th percentile, 0 stars, in 2025–26 (rank 5,546 of 5,804); the district is at the 38th percentile and 2 stars. Garfield’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio of 21.5 matches the nearby average. Its reported low-income measure was 82.9% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25. One notable subgroup shift: SchoolDigger ranked Special Education Students at the 11th percentile in 2023–24, the 34th in 2024–25, and the 5th in 2025–26, a sharp recent reversal in this group’s relative results.

357

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,555

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

92%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

13050 Aurora Dr.
San Leandro, CA 94577-3159

(510) 618-4300

District: San Leandro Unified

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John Muir Middle
High:	San Leandro High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.9%

Asian:

20.7%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

California avg42%

5,558^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the San Leandro Unified

943^rd of 1,530San Leandro Unified among California 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	5558 of 5817	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	4795 of 5857	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	4382 of 5869	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	4323 of 5859	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5300 of 5883	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	5110 of 5789	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4222 of 5662	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.4	4571 of 5692	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	3486 of 5614	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.2	4204 of 5611	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.8	4217 of 5530	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.2	3585 of 5390	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	2982 of 5377	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.1	3292 of 5314	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.1	3435 of 5193	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.0	4118 of 5113	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	3899 of 5113	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	3929 of 4818	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.5	4430 of 4822	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	3896 of 4809	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	1628 of 2227	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1967 of 2585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	2399 of 3162	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1970 of 3245	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.7	2702 of 3311	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	3268 of 3275	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	2133 of 3246	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4851 of 5581	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	4146 of 5597	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	3834 of 5612	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3814 of 5609	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.6	5318 of 5635	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	5084 of 5492	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	3760 of 5413	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	4914 of 5094	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	4090 of 5107	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3935 of 5107	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	4159 of 5087	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4762 of 5084	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	4693 of 4963	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4379 of 4830	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	5243 of 5423	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	3934 of 5460	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4241 of 5517	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3488 of 5363	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	4908 of 5264	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4770 of 5173	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4325 of 5084	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	5491 of 5603	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	4905 of 5628	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	4558 of 5643	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	4466 of 5638	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	4692 of 5663	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4675 of 5510	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4212 of 5431	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	2776 of 2927	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	1879 of 2847	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2339 of 2635	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1842 of 2420	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-32 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	13050 Aurora Dr.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4300	357	17	21.5	82.9%	10 (2.8%)	49 (13.7%)	189 (52.9%)	74 (20.7%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.8%)	10.7	5558^th of 5817 public elementary schools	4.5%		20.4	4795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%	763	16.7		16.7	14.3	13.0	26.8				17.7	12.2	12.8	14.3				13.0	92%	0%	$25,555	$2,869	$22,686
Halkin Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Williams St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4370	724	32	22.4	83.1%	25 (3.5%)	36 (5.0%)	399 (55.1%)	206 (28.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	47 (6.5%)	21.6	4668^th of 5817 public elementary schools	19.8%		24.9	4421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%	247	21.4		21.4	27.0	24.6	33.3				28.3	33.9	18.3	19.7				23.8	91%	0%	$21,333	$1,450	$19,883
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	14751 Juniper St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 895-7944	694	33	21.0	68.9%	24 (3.5%)	23 (3.3%)	163 (23.5%)	424 (61.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (7.9%)	77.1	1265^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.1	1466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%	201	55.0		55.0	53.3	60.6	61.3				58.3	54.4	64.9	52.5				57.6	92%	0%	$20,706	$3,830	$16,876
Madison Park Academy Elementary	Public	K-5	470 El Paseo Dr.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1154	241	12	20.9	—	4 (1.7%)	45 (18.7%)	176 (73.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.7%)	12.6	5428^th of 5817 public elementary schools	6.7%		18	5008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%	420	8.2		8.2	15.0	20.5	24.5				20.3	25.0	13.6	18.4				18.8	76%	0%	$28,333	$2,142	$26,191
Corvallis Elementary	Public	K-5	14790 Corvallis St.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4900	349	18	19.3	70.5%	16 (4.6%)	22 (6.3%)	178 (51.0%)	109 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	20 (5.7%)	24.8	4409^th of 5817 public elementary schools	24.2%		29.3	4020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%	389	25.0		25.0	27.5	12.9	40.9				25.5	35.3	17.7	33.3				27.7	96%	0%	$22,073	$2,107	$19,966
Dayton Elementary	Public	K-5	1500 Dayton Ave.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3600	340	15	22.9	71.2%	28 (8.2%)	8 (2.4%)	116 (34.1%)	170 (50.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.4%)	50.6	2581^st of 5817 public elementary schools	55.6%		44.1	2946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%	365	34.2		34.2	31.8	50.0	31.0				38.9	63.6	48.3	31.7				48.3	≥ 98%		$22,859	$2,128	$20,731
Brookfield Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jones Ave.	Oakland	94603	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2103	133	6	24.1	—	7 (5.3%)	31 (23.3%)	75 (56.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	9 (6.8%)	11.9	5481^st of 5817 public elementary schools	5.8%		6	5808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%	327	10.7		10.7	23.1	20.6	14.3				19.3	23.1	17.7	10.7				17.1	70%	0%	$31,343	$3,310	$28,033
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Monterey Blvd.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4340	410	19	21.5	81.7%	30 (7.3%)	31 (7.6%)	142 (34.6%)	163 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	39 (9.5%)	31.7	3854^th of 5817 public elementary schools	33.7%		40.7	3169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%	685	19.4		19.4	43.9	41.8	27.1				37.1	44.8	32.4	12.5				28.8	90%	0%	$23,469	$1,297	$22,172
Lighthouse Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	444 Hegenberger St.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Lighthouse Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 562-8801	549	29	18.8	92.2%	6 (1.1%)	27 (4.9%)	483 (88.0%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	15.9	5146^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.5%		15.8	5198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	52	12.7	16.7	15.0	23.7	35.2	14.6	21.3	29.1	25.7	25.1	27.1	22.2	18.2	9.3	23.3	12.7	18.5	≥ 95%		$26,585	$2,185	$24,400
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	2150 East 14th St.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4320	454	20	22.7	82.6%	25 (5.5%)	64 (14.1%)	244 (53.7%)	55 (12.1%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	47 (10.4%)	29.4	4039^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.6%		26.1	4303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%	264	23.4		23.4	24.2	32.3	45.5				34.6	20.9	29.2	31.2				27.3	91%	0%	$20,841	$1,123	$19,718

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary

What district is Garfield Elementary in?

San Leandro Unified

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Garfield Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John Muir Middle
High : San Leandro High

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.5% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

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