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Garfield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1048th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of Ohio elementary schools
Summary

Garfield Elementary School is an alternative public school in Cleveland, Ohio, serving grades PK-10 with a total enrollment of 565 students. The school is part of the Cleveland Municipal school district, which is ranked 675 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 31.7% to 56.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the Cleveland Municipal district average and the state average. However, the school generally outperforms the district in terms of test scores, with 5th grade science proficiency at 41.2% compared to 27% for the district and 63.4% for the state. Garfield Elementary School has also shown exceptional performance in Algebra I, with proficiency rates ranging from 68.8% to 94.4% over the past few years, far exceeding the district and state averages.

When comparing Garfield Elementary to the nearby schools in the same district, it generally outperforms them in terms of test scores, especially in mathematics and English language arts. However, the chronic absenteeism rates are consistently high across all the schools in the district. Garfield Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $12,776, which is higher than the nearby schools in the district. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Garfield Elementary School may be a significant factor contributing to the lower test scores compared to the state averages, despite the school's higher per-student spending and generally better performance than the district average.

536
Students ?
23.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,308
Per pupil spending ?
72%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3800 W 140th St
       Cleveland, OH  44111-4972

(216) 838-6300

District: Cleveland Municipal

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
30.2%
African American:
28.7%
White:
23.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015
Among the top-ranked schools in Cleveland Municipal
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Ohio average (46% vs 59% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 26 pts below the Ohio average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg29%
Ohio avg59%
Elementary school
1,048th of 1,558
Ohio public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
711th of 1,036
Ohio public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Ohio Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 52Elementary Schools in the Cleveland Municipal
675th of 828Cleveland Municipal among Ohio districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202537.01048 of 155832.7%★★☆☆☆
202429.41141 of 157727.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.31238 of 159622.4%★☆☆☆☆
202229.01150 of 158827.6%★☆☆☆☆
202118.11243 of 161022.8%★☆☆☆☆
201941.11123 of 167633.0%★★☆☆☆
201832.61199 of 163626.7%★☆☆☆☆
201717.81357 of 165117.8%★☆☆☆☆
201620.21340 of 167820.1%★☆☆☆☆
201528.81277 of 168424.2%★☆☆☆☆
201448.41110 of 168734.2%★★☆☆☆
201353.71039 of 170138.9%★★☆☆☆
201253.81051 of 170938.5%★★☆☆☆
201162.9827 of 168650.9%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202562.7177 of 61571.2%★★★★☆
202456.5209 of 60365.3%★★★☆☆
202348.2268 of 61056.1%★★★☆☆
202267.4135 of 60177.5%★★★★☆
202149.5205 of 53361.5%★★★☆☆
201963.3177 of 60570.7%★★★★☆
201845.2325 of 59845.7%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201911.0921 of 9563.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.41001 of 10212.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202544.2158 of 28143.8%★★☆☆☆
202448.6132 of 25848.8%★★☆☆☆
202334.7162 of 23932.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202538.0972 of 145233.1%★★☆☆☆
202421.71160 of 146620.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.21194 of 148319.5%★☆☆☆☆
202227.41101 of 148826.0%★☆☆☆☆
202115.31179 of 146719.6%★☆☆☆☆
201941.31010 of 150232.8%★★☆☆☆
201832.11130 of 151825.6%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202558.828 of 7160.6%★★★☆☆
202423.771 of 789.0%★☆☆☆☆
202321.198 of 1089.3%★☆☆☆☆
202212.7118 of 1287.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.9215 of 2191.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.396 of 12623.8%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5737 of 7592.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202554.0101 of 25961.0%★★★☆☆
202445.3119 of 23449.1%★★★☆☆
202321.9188 of 23319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202227.3154 of 21628.7%★☆☆☆☆
202127.7134 of 18929.1%★☆☆☆☆
201959.077 of 22866.2%★★★☆☆
201852.4104 of 23956.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202545.5896 of 147339.2%★★☆☆☆
202437.11021 of 148431.2%★★☆☆☆
202329.51073 of 144725.8%★☆☆☆☆
202239.3923 of 141935.0%★★☆☆☆
202122.51056 of 140424.8%★☆☆☆☆
201955.5739 of 146549.6%★★☆☆☆
201845.9929 of 146536.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202533.81032 of 146629.6%★☆☆☆☆
202430.91079 of 148527.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.31191 of 149820.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.41153 of 151824.0%★☆☆☆☆
202112.91231 of 149917.9%★☆☆☆☆
201938.51064 of 153530.7%★★☆☆☆
201829.71154 of 153624.9%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202545.4442 of 93552.7%★★★☆☆
202433.1598 of 90033.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202527.9952 of 117519.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.21037 of 119012.9%★☆☆☆☆
20239.31133 of 12156.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.91131 of 12428.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.11192 of 12494.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.0887 of 127130.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.61008 of 130923.0%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202532.8711 of 103631.4%★★☆☆☆
202423.6776 of 104625.8%★☆☆☆☆
202332.4712 of 104832.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.3669 of 101734.2%★★☆☆☆
202125.0745 of 103728.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.9707 of 105032.7%★★☆☆☆
201838.0677 of 101033.0%★★☆☆☆
201718.0815 of 103821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201621.3811 of 105022.8%★☆☆☆☆
201526.8776 of 103525.0%★☆☆☆☆
201452.8635 of 100837.0%★★☆☆☆
201349.5663 of 100133.8%★★☆☆☆
201257.5573 of 98942.1%★★☆☆☆
201162.2473 of 92548.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202545.3214 of 44251.6%★★★☆☆
202446.6182 of 42957.6%★★★☆☆
202360.0135 of 43669.0%★★★☆☆
202265.6103 of 41375.1%★★★★☆
202149.3153 of 38560.3%★★★☆☆
201936.2255 of 40537.0%★★☆☆☆
201840.4222 of 38442.2%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
201818.6593 of 6437.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202546.269 of 14251.4%★★★☆☆
202428.395 of 12322.8%★☆☆☆☆
202338.369 of 11338.9%★★☆☆☆
202224.790 of 11018.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202533.4652 of 93830.5%★★☆☆☆
202419.2738 of 94221.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.9675 of 94328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202232.6650 of 92529.7%★☆☆☆☆
202116.1727 of 91020.1%★☆☆☆☆
201939.7632 of 91731.1%★★☆☆☆
201836.7628 of 89730.0%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202541.1148 of 19423.7%★☆☆☆☆
202435.9165 of 19615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4157 of 1739.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.4215 of 24110.8%★☆☆☆☆
202111.4263 of 2744.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.3137 of 16416.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.8489 of 5216.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202552.7122 of 26253.4%★★★☆☆
202418.2191 of 23920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.5201 of 24919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202243.0141 of 24742.9%★★☆☆☆
202131.6152 of 22833.3%★★☆☆☆
201949.2105 of 22252.7%★★★☆☆
201855.978 of 19259.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202539.0637 of 98335.2%★★☆☆☆
202428.1718 of 98927.4%★☆☆☆☆
202342.2579 of 97440.6%★★☆☆☆
202249.4490 of 94748.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.4643 of 92330.3%★★☆☆☆
201947.5569 of 94539.8%★★☆☆☆
201850.4520 of 92443.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202525.9707 of 95425.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.9758 of 95820.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9713 of 96326.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.0667 of 94629.5%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4691 of 92425.2%★☆☆☆☆
201927.4698 of 93325.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.8647 of 91629.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202315.9568 of 5903.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankOhio percentileRating
202520.5660 of 77715.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.8670 of 79515.7%★☆☆☆☆
202326.6642 of 80520.2%★☆☆☆☆
202214.7717 of 80911.4%★☆☆☆☆
20218.0732 of 7816.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201936.8571 of 79628.3%★☆☆☆☆
201836.8545 of 78130.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
African American (2025)71st percentile+38 vs school
Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+28 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile+28 vs school
Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school
Disabled (2019)4th percentile-29 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+22 vs school
African American (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)30th percentile~ school
Male (2025)26th percentile-5 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-16 vs school
Disabled (2018)8th percentile-25 vs school
Special Education (2023)4th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I84%+25 vs state
English Language Arts44%-16 vs state
Mathematics44%-13 vs state
Science38%-26 vs state

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