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Garfield Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of California elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 357 students in the San Leandro Unified district, operating in a high-need environment where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both district and state averages, contributing to its ranking in the bottom 20% of California elementary schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with over a quarter of students missing too much school, a rate notably higher than nearby schools like Madison Elementary (14.6%) and Monroe Elementary (17.3%). Interestingly, Garfield spends more per student than most other schools in its district but has not yet translated that higher funding into stronger academic outcomes.

Despite these struggles, the school's performance with special education students is relatively stronger, and scores show improvement by 5th grade. The comparison with Madison Elementary is particularly instructive, as that school serves a similar student population within the same district but achieves proficiency rates more than double Garfield's, demonstrating that improvement is possible. The analysis suggests focusing on attendance, early literacy, and strategic use of resources could be key pathways for Garfield to follow the example of higher-performing peers in San Leandro Unified.

357

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,221

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg31%

California avg41%

4,795^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1026^th of 1,543San 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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	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%)	20.4	4795^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.1%		24.9	4382^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.3%	413	15.1		15.1	14.9	22.5	37.7				25.5	21.3	16.3	30.2				22.8							$22,221	$3,107	$19,114
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%)	24.9	4421^st of 5857 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.4	3895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	526	12.7		12.7	28.8	29.4	37.6				32.1	27.0	25.9	27.1				26.7							$19,071	$2,087	$16,984
Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	14751 Juniper St.	San Leandro	94579	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%)	73.1	1466^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.0%		74.2	1402^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	76.1%	64	52.1		52.1	38.5	60.7	68.5				54.7	56.3	61.8	52.1				57.0	91.7	98.2	98.2	93.6	97.3	95.4	$18,638	$4,272	$14,366
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	98.8%	4 (1.7%)	45 (18.7%)	176 (73.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.7%)	18	5008^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		28.8	4035^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	973	16.7		16.7	19.4	11.1	38.7				21.4	21.6	15.9	29.0				21.4	96.4	96.4					$27,785	$4,039	$23,746
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%)	29.3	4020^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.4%		31.6	3802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	35.2%	218	16.0		16.0	28.3	32.1	32.6				30.8	32.8	39.6	27.7				33.5							$21,363	$1,335	$20,028
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%)	44.1	2946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.7%		53.1	2393^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	59.2%	553	22.2		22.2	39.3	40.0	31.8				37.5	57.4	42.9	27.3				44.1	98.3				98.3		$22,362	$1,333	$21,029
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	100.0%	7 (5.3%)	31 (23.3%)	75 (56.4%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	9 (6.8%)	6	5808^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		6.9	5814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.9%	6	5.3		5.3	6.9	0.0	10.5				6.1	6.9	5.6	15.8				9.1	66.7	77.8		74.1	77.8	77.8	$32,563	$4,447	$28,116
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Monterey Blvd.	San Leandro	94578	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%)	40.7	3169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.2	2977^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.3%	192	27.9		27.9	50.0	29.3	42.7				40.9	42.9	18.0	36.7				33.0	95.9			97.3			$20,915	$2,050	$18,865
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%)	15.8	5198^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.2	5008^th of 5869 public elementary schools	14.7%	190	11.3	16.0	14.1	37.3	7.3	22.6	25.3	19.1	21.6	22.1	27.5	7.3	7.6	18.7	13.2	14.7	14.9							$27,062	$1,892	$25,170
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%)	26.1	4303^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	26.5%		36.3	3420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	883	23.9		23.9	27.4	25.7	36.6				30.0	28.1	26.7	25.7				26.8							$18,386	$1,934	$16,452

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.

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% 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.

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

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