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Garfield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Port Huron, Michigan, serving 359 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Port Huron Area School District, which is ranked 450 out of 613 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores, with only 18.2% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 12.8% of 4th graders and 26.5% of 5th graders proficient in math. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 37.2% over the past few years. Additionally, Garfield serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.94% to 77.99% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Garfield Elementary to other nearby schools in the Port Huron district, such as Indian Woods Elementary and Keewahdin Elementary, it is clear that Garfield is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. Garfield's performance has remained consistently low over the past several years, with little to no improvement in academic proficiency or other key metrics, suggesting the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

377

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,268

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1221 Garfield St
Port Huron, MI 48060-2822

(810) 984-6509

District: Port Huron Area School District

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Holland Woods Middle School
High:	Port Huron Northern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.1%

Two or more races:

14.9%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (19% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg26%

Michigan avg39%

1,229^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Port Huron Area School District

450^th of 613Port Huron Area School District among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1229 of 1488	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	1268 of 1486	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1242 of 1470	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1028 of 1344	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1062 of 1153	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1165 of 1408	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1118 of 1448	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	1236 of 1466	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	1041 of 1548	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1119 of 1580	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	1277 of 1533	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.9	1027 of 1563	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.3	1233 of 1566	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.4	1303 of 1552	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.3	1304 of 1552	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.4	1249 of 1589	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	1175 of 1577	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	1303 of 1565	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	1300 of 1545	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1166 of 1338	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1117 of 1342	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1047 of 1321	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	936 of 1106	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1084 of 1171	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	993 of 1443	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	1166 of 1346	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1187 of 1381	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1171 of 1350	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	807 of 1099	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	941 of 1134	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1032 of 1397	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1206 of 1366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1274 of 1347	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1264 of 1334	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	923 of 1139	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	937 of 1196	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1155 of 1446	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1085 of 1206	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1147 of 1204	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1128 of 1198	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	992 of 1102	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	880 of 1005	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1037 of 1128	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1146 of 1253	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-21 vs state

Science20%-20 vs state

Math19%-20 vs state

Social Studies16%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Garfield St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6509	377	34	11.0	68.2%	272 (72.1%)	31 (8.2%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.9%)	16.7	1229^th of 1488 public elementary schools	17.4%		13.7	1268^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.7%	39			18.2	17.0	28.6			16.7	12.8	26.5			20.4		16.3		$19,268	$3,542	$15,726
H D Crull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2615 Hancock St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6504	397	28	14.4	73.8%	283 (71.3%)	33 (8.3%)	27 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.1%)	28.7	1031^st of 1488 public elementary schools	30.7%		26.8	1072^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	27.9%	41			23.8	24.6	36.7			28.6	21.3	26.7			30.0		28.3		$14,896	$3,102	$11,795
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1112 20th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6525	270	20	13.5	77.0%	155 (57.4%)	42 (15.6%)	23 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (18.5%)	10	1360^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.6%		17.9	1202^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	19.1%	158				7.6	29.2			6.7	15.1	8.3			16.7		6.3		$18,230	$4,041	$14,189
East Shore Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1403 7th St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	East Shore Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(810) 247-0687	163	7	22.6	92.6%	101 (62.0%)	24 (14.7%)	7 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (19.0%)	34.2	949^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.2%		34.8	938^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.9%	11	66.7	50.0		29.2	14.3	53.3	46.2		29.2		40.0	23.1	19.1	50.0		50.0	$14,722	$3,461	$11,262
Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	834 Chestnut St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6530	246	23	10.8	90.7%	155 (63.0%)	41 (16.7%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (15.9%)	10.6	1343^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.9	1262^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.1%	81			9.3	20.6	26.3			11.6	14.7				15.8		7.9		$21,781	$11,656	$10,125
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3559 Pollina Ave	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6507	404	25	16.1	29.7%	369 (91.3%)	9 (2.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	76.5	316^th of 1488 public elementary schools	78.8%		72.5	365^th of 1486 public elementary schools	75.4%	49			50.7	58.6	60.9			49.3	55.7	46.4			59.4		40.6		$14,269	$1,583	$12,685
Michigamme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2855 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6523	341	23	15.1	63.6%	276 (80.9%)	10 (2.9%)	24 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.1%)	17.6	1207^th of 1488 public elementary schools	18.9%		17.6	1210^th of 1486 public elementary schools	18.6%	3			15.9	15.1	28.6			24.6	15.1	17.5			27.0		17.5		$15,764	$2,377	$13,387
Keewahdin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Lakeshore Rd	Fort Gratiot	48059	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	No	(810) 984-6517	510	33	15.2	52.2%	443 (86.9%)	5 (1.0%)	26 (5.1%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	35.1	933^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	37.3%		46	753^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	49.3%	180			31.0	30.2	39.8			34.5	23.5	20.5			39.8		28.9		$13,834	$2,333	$11,501
Cleveland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Vanness St	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	Port Huron Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(810) 984-6500	250	23	10.9	92.8%	116 (46.4%)	63 (25.2%)	27 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.8%)	14.7	1265^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.0%		13.6	1270^th of 1486 public elementary schools	14.5%	5			15.8	25.0	14.7			18.4	26.8	17.6			8.8				$20,818	$10,195	$10,623
Creekside Learning Center	Public	K-5	1520 Michigan Rd	Port Huron	48060	St. Clair County	St. Clair County Regional Educational Service Agency	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(810) 364-8990	2	2	1.0		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 72% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Port Huron Area School District

Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.4% of Michigan elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Holland Woods Middle School
High : Port Huron Northern High School

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