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Garfield Elementary

Q: Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks 158 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary is a public elementary school located in Augusta, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 260. The school consistently ranks in the top 25% of Garfield Elementary has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms the other two district schools, Lincoln Elementary and Ewalt Elementary, in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grades.

Garfield Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics significantly higher than the Augusta district and state averages. The school's 3rd and 4th grade ELA proficiency rates are especially impressive, at 69.04% and 77.14%, respectively, in 2024-2025. Additionally, Garfield Elementary excels in 4th grade Mathematics, with a 68.56% proficiency rate, compared to 43.43% for the district and 42% for the state.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Garfield Elementary has maintained its strong academic performance, suggesting effective strategies in supporting these students. However, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 11.2% in 2022-2023 to 19.5% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average. This is an area of concern that the school may need to address through targeted interventions.

256

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,483

Per pupil spending ?

48.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1053 Osage
Augusta, KS 67010

(316) 775-6601

District: Augusta

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Augusta Middle School
High:	Augusta Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.1%

Hispanic:

5.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Kansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg38%

Kansas avg42%

158^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Augusta

184^th of 264Augusta among Kansas 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	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	158 of 656	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	126 of 653	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	147 of 660	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	192 of 668	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	127 of 670	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	149 of 667	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	253 of 656	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.4	114 of 659	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	110 of 656	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	248 of 678	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.6	279 of 668	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.9	38 of 660	94.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.5	13 of 631	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	76.1	100 of 630	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	69.0	180 of 621	71.0%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	35 of 614	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	82.1	38 of 600	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.7	51 of 585	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	67.8	161 of 591	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	120 of 591	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	200 of 574	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	253 of 533	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	86 of 546	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	102 of 541	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	36 of 512	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	55 of 494	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	14 of 509	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	79.0	43 of 512	91.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	78.3	99 of 605	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	168 of 586	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	240 of 575	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	196 of 576	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	160 of 579	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	175 of 584	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	226 of 596	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.4	129 of 587	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	187 of 592	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	283 of 574	50.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2021)84th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)73rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+20 vs state

Science55%+13 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

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Schools Near Garfield Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1053 Osage	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 775-6601	256	21	12.2	48.4%	228 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	71.9	158^th of 656 public elementary schools	75.9%		74.4	126^th of 653 public elementary schools	80.7%	32	69.0	77.1	50.0		64.7	47.6	68.6	42.9		52.1	54.8	54.8	$13,483	$2,181	$11,303
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Cron	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-5415	300	26	11.7	54.3%	241 (80.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	38.2	432^nd of 656 public elementary schools	34.1%		30.5	478^th of 653 public elementary schools	26.8%	46	47.1	27.5	34.5		36.2	50.0	31.4	36.2		39.0	50.0	50.0	$12,576	$2,368	$10,208
Ewalt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2340 Greyhound Drive	Augusta	67010	Butler County	Augusta	No	No	No	No	(316) 775-0056	310	19	16.0	52.3%	242 (78.1%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.3%)	39.9	416^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.6%		43.3	390^th of 653 public elementary schools	40.3%	26	66.7	38.9	42.9		50.0	33.3	36.1	28.6		32.5	38.1	38.1	$12,287	$1,749	$10,539
Prairie Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	654 YMCA Drive	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4630	474	32	14.7	28.9%	326 (68.8%)	17 (3.6%)	38 (8.0%)	47 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.1%)	80	109^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.4%		89	50^th of 653 public elementary schools	92.3%	59	66.7	68.9	71.0		69.1	47.6	68.9	55.5		57.3	58.7	58.7	$13,158	$1,152	$12,006
Circle Towanda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	501 North 6th St	Towanda	67144	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 536-2728	278	24	11.3	51.4%	249 (89.6%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	34.8	454^th of 656 public elementary schools	30.8%		27.4	499^th of 653 public elementary schools	23.6%	45	51.4	41.0	41.5	44.4	44.4	17.1	30.8	21.9	47.2	29.1	34.1	34.1	$14,821	$1,324	$13,497
Sunflower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	616 E. Douglas	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4730	367	28	12.9	31.3%	258 (70.3%)	5 (1.4%)	49 (13.4%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.4%)	63	234^th of 656 public elementary schools	64.3%		69.9	162^nd of 653 public elementary schools	75.2%	72	47.3	79.4	53.4		60.0	40.5	58.8	43.1		47.5	53.4	53.4	$11,209	$831	$10,378
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1747 N Andover Rd	Andover	67002	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 218-4620	388	28	13.8	33.2%	296 (76.3%)	8 (2.1%)	31 (8.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (10.3%)	73.6	148^th of 656 public elementary schools	77.4%		80	106^th of 653 public elementary schools	83.8%	42	59.7	53.2	61.3		58.0	55.9	46.7	62.7		55.0	69.3	69.3	$11,645	$1,105	$10,540
Meadowlark Elementary	Public	K-5	1122 N. 159th St. East	Wichita	67230	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4630	372	25	14.6	21.8%	267 (71.8%)	15 (4.0%)	36 (9.7%)	11 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (11.0%)	80	110^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.2%		87.6	60^th of 653 public elementary schools	90.8%	50	61.3	74.5	67.7		67.2	49.3	72.7	59.7		59.4	56.4	56.4	$11,520	$961	$10,558
Circle Benton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	350 S Kansas St	Benton	67017	Butler County	Circle	No	No	No	No	(316) 778-1151	286	20	14.3	33.6%	243 (85.0%)	10 (3.5%)	24 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	79.5	111^th of 656 public elementary schools	83.1%		72.3	138^th of 653 public elementary schools	78.9%	27	74.3	70.3	71.8	42.5	64.2	62.9	51.3	84.2	42.5	60.0	74.4	74.4	$15,728	$1,150	$14,579
Robert M. Martin Elementary	Public	K-5	2342 N. 159th St East	Wichita	67228	Butler County	Andover	No	No	No	No	(316) 218-4720	480	32	15.2	9.2%	357 (74.4%)	13 (2.7%)	35 (7.3%)	32 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.5%)	82	96^th of 656 public elementary schools	85.4%		88.7	54^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.7%	42	58.2	77.8	77.8		71.0	46.1	70.4	63.3		59.5	64.4	64.4	$9,686	$699	$8,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Garfield Elementary.

What district is Garfield Elementary in?

Augusta

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks 158^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Augusta Middle School
High : Augusta Senior High

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