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Garfield Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary is a public elementary school in Kansas City, Missouri, serving 483 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Kansas City 33 school district, which is ranked 305 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Missouri elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 812-1021 out of around 900-1050 schools. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing significantly below the state average. Students at Garfield Elementary perform significantly below the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 13.7% of 3rd graders, 17.4% of 4th graders, and 11.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.4%, 43.8%, and 38.2%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Missouri schools for these subgroups.

Garfield Elementary also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.7% to 55.0% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school serves a very high-poverty student population, with 99.43% to 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Garfield Elementary, the school's academic outcomes remain very poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements. Nearby schools in the Kansas City 33 district, such as Wendell Phillips Elementary and Phillis Wheatley Elementary, also perform poorly, but some nearby charter schools, like Crossroads - Central Street and Scuola Vita Nuova Charter, show higher academic performance, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this high-poverty area.

531

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,503

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

436 Prospect Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64124-1882

(816) 418-3605

District: Kansas City 33

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northeast Middle School
High:	Northeast High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.4%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (13% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg19%

Missouri avg42%

843^rd of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Kansas City 33

305^th of 367Kansas City 33 among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	7.7	843 of 900	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	857 of 906	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	844 of 898	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	812 of 908	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	836 of 901	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1000 of 1052	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	982 of 1045	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	998 of 1032	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.3	834 of 865	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.0	1021 of 1058	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.3	1045 of 1089	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.4	1084 of 1108	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	1062 of 1085	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	838 of 1088	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	977 of 1066	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	54.7	485 of 1053	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	16.5	1004 of 1084	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.4	872 of 1080	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	973 of 1074	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	93 of 190	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	130 of 191	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	133 of 185	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	127 of 184	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	122 of 163	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	234 of 250	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	220 of 243	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2021	9.6	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.3	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	22 of 23	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	62 of 65	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	53 of 54	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	46 of 50	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	59 of 63	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	38 of 40	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	32 of 42	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	83 of 105	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	580 of 638	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	580 of 625	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	552 of 611	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	409 of 532	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	501 of 574	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	860 of 907	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	826 of 887	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)51st percentile+45 vs school

Asian (2021)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics14%-29 vs state

English Language Arts13%-30 vs state

Science9%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)						MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAP Algebra I (2025)	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/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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	436 Prospect Blvd	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3605	531	42	12.7	100.0%	33 (6.2%)	236 (44.4%)	159 (29.9%)	75 (14.1%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	18 (3.4%)	7.7	843^rd of 900 public elementary schools	6.3%		7.3	857^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.4%	14	13.7	17.4	11.5	12.1			9.1		11.4	11.4	17.9	9.5				$19,503	$2,478	$17,025
Scuola Vita Nuova Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	535 Garfield Ave	Kansas City	64124	Jackson County	Scuola Vita Nuova	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 231-5788	363	24	15.1	100.0%	32 (8.8%)	155 (42.7%)	159 (43.8%)	13 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	23.7	710^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.1%		24.8	696^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.2%	14	25.0	30.0	25.0	35.0	54.0		17.5	31.2	22.5			25.7	29.8		48.3	$17,732	$1,179	$16,553
Whittier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1012 Bales	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3850	550	48	11.4	100.0%	25 (4.5%)	224 (40.7%)	234 (42.5%)	57 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	3.8	894^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.3	891^st of 906 public elementary schools	1.7%	3	5.9	5.6	2.0	5.4			2.0		12.0	6.0	8.0	7.8				$17,535	$2,478	$15,056
KIPP Endeavor Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2700 E 18th St	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kipp: Endeavor Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 241-3994	665	68	9.7	100.0%	5 (0.8%)	536 (80.6%)	85 (12.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	4.5	882^nd of 900 public elementary schools	2.0%		3.7	896^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.1%	14	3.6	4.7	2.0	9.2	2.8	3.3	8.0	8.3	5.2	9.3	8.0	14.7	8.2	9.9		$17,064	$1,878	$15,186
Gladstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	335 N Elmwood	Kansas City	64123	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3285	406	34	12.0	100.0%	32 (7.9%)	103 (25.4%)	194 (47.8%)	65 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	16.5	763^rd of 900 public elementary schools	15.2%		18.3	746^th of 906 public elementary schools	17.7%	17	24.2	16.4	25.1	21.4			27.2		20.6	19.0	26.2	10.5				$21,191	$2,614	$18,577
Wendell Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2400 Prospect	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-3755	324	23	14.3	100.0%	17 (5.2%)	223 (68.8%)	60 (18.5%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)	11.2	808^th of 900 public elementary schools	10.2%		12	813^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.3%	5	13.1		8.6	13.6			14.9		18.8	20.1	27.8	11.2				$20,655	$2,914	$17,741
Phillis Wheatley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2415 Agnes Ave	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Kansas City 33	No	No	No	Yes	(816) 418-4825	386	34	11.4	100.0%	17 (4.4%)	150 (38.9%)	194 (50.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	10.5	817^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.2%		11.1	822^nd of 906 public elementary schools	9.3%	5	16.1	18.8	4.8	20.8			11.7		16.2	24.7	12.0	12.4				$22,394	$3,071	$19,323
Crossroads - Central Street	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1011 Central	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-2600	355	31	11.4	64.2%	58 (16.3%)	193 (54.4%)	71 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.2%)	26.3	686^th of 900 public elementary schools	23.8%		31.7	644^th of 906 public elementary schools	28.9%	42	44.8	30.3	20.5	13.6			18.3		37.4	36.8	32.5	15.0				$22,403	$1,017	$21,386
Guadalupe Centers Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	5123 E Truman Road	Kansas City	64127	Jackson County	Guadalupe Centers Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 994-0396	801	74	10.8	66.2%	14 (1.7%)	11 (1.4%)	772 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5	879^th of 900 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.9	863^rd of 906 public elementary schools	4.7%	16	9.4	8.6	6.6				8.4		6.9	11.0	8.3					$23,584	$2,243	$21,342
Crossroads - Quality Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	1080 Washington Street	Kansas City	64105	Jackson County	Crossroads Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(816) 221-3191	242	23	10.5	55.8%	57 (23.6%)	109 (45.0%)	57 (23.6%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	11.1	811^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.9%		15.6	776^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.3%	35	12.9	13.2	13.8				20.5		19.2	19.7	16.0					$23,722	$1,074	$22,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 44% African American, 30% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of Missouri elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northeast Middle School
High : Northeast High

What district is Garfield Elementary in?

Kansas City 33

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Garfield Elementary.

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