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Garfield Elementary School

Q: Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% White, 13% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : General Johnnie Wilson Middle School High : Lorain High School High : New Beginnings

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lorain, Ohio, serving 237 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lorain City School District, which is ranked 740 out of 828 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 1263 and 1530 out of around 1,600 schools. The school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 57.2% to 60.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the Lorain City and state averages. Garfield's test scores are also consistently well below the Lorain City and Ohio state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math, compared to 26.7% in Lorain City and 64.4% statewide.

The nearby schools in the Lorain City School District, such as Frank Jacinto Elementary, Admiral King Elementary, and Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Garfield Elementary on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. Addressing the unique challenges faced by Garfield Elementary and the broader Lorain City School District will be crucial in improving educational outcomes for the students of Lorain, Ohio.

259

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,742

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 W 31st St
Lorain, OH 44055-1116

(440) 246-1114

District: Lorain City

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High:	Lorain High School
	New Beginnings

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.0%

African American:

23.2%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (16% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg29%

Ohio avg64%

1,519^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Lorain City

740^th of 828Lorain City 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.9	1519 of 1558	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1530 of 1577	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1458 of 1596	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1378 of 1588	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1263 of 1610	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1306 of 1676	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1477 of 1636	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	1514 of 1651	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	1486 of 1678	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	1287 of 1684	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.6	1503 of 1687	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.3	1552 of 1701	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	1594 of 1709	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.9	1590 of 1686	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.1	1605 of 1662	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	1471 of 1610	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.3	1568 of 1582	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.5	1495 of 1609	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	503 of 601	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	392 of 605	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	362 of 598	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	1440 of 1452	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1450 of 1466	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1293 of 1483	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1272 of 1488	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1201 of 1467	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1193 of 1502	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1408 of 1518	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	247 of 259	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	187 of 233	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	147 of 216	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	91 of 228	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.5	225 of 239	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	1436 of 1473	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	1444 of 1484	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1327 of 1447	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1226 of 1419	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1072 of 1404	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1082 of 1465	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1343 of 1465	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	1460 of 1466	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	1440 of 1485	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1400 of 1498	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	1456 of 1518	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1223 of 1499	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	1187 of 1535	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1346 of 1536	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)16th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-37 vs state

English Language Arts18%-45 vs state

Mathematics11%-52 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 31st St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1114	259	17	14.9		34 (13.1%)	60 (23.2%)	132 (51.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)	3.9	1519^th of 1558 public elementary schools	2.5%		3.9	1530^th of 1577 public elementary schools	3.0%	11	26.7		19.5	13.6	0.0				19.5	9.1	26.7				$11,742
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 W 20th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-1080	218	17	13.2		50 (22.9%)	51 (23.4%)	86 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.2%)	9.7	1411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.4%		15.3	1320^th of 1577 public elementary schools	16.3%	91	30.0		22.2	33.3	15.0				27.0	38.1	35.0				$13,372
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 W 23rd St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 246-2187	287	23	12.7		42 (14.6%)	62 (21.6%)	151 (52.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	10.2	1402^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	10.0%		10.5	1393^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	11.7%	9	46.4		11.1	12.2	10.7				27.8	31.7	39.3				$12,645
Stevan Dohanos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1625 E 32nd St	Lorain	44055	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 277-1008	301	16	18.8		30 (10.0%)	73 (24.3%)	187 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	8.8	1428^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.3%		7.2	1467^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.0%	39	20.5		50.0	5.4	7.7				29.5	10.8	35.9				$13,452
Frank Jacinto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2515 Marshall Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-5800	307	20	15.7		38 (12.4%)	93 (30.3%)	152 (49.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	5.4	1489^th of 1558 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.6	1540^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.3%	51	20.7		7.5	39.5	6.9				11.1	15.8	31.0				$12,318
Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	307 W 7th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 434-6320	248	17	14.5		9 (3.6%)	56 (22.6%)	169 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	12.9	1357^th of 1558 public elementary schools	12.9%		9.3	1418^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.1%	61	33.3	42.9	20.5	30.0	12.5	16.7		28.6	51.3	33.3	41.7	16.7		35.7	$10,958
Admiral King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 Washington Ave	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 245-6315	278	20	13.9		72 (25.9%)	62 (22.3%)	103 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.7%)	4.9	1506^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.3%		6.5	1485^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.8%	21	9.5		6.5	35.5	11.9				10.6	29.0	23.8				$13,743
Toni Wofford Morrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 40th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Lorain City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 960-7008	324	14	24.0		68 (21.0%)	65 (20.1%)	139 (42.9%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (14.2%)	20.6	1248^th of 1558 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.4	1218^th of 1577 public elementary schools	22.8%	30	42.2		36.4	41.0	28.9				41.8	41.0	51.1				$13,642
Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Public, Charter	K-4	1110 W 4th St	Lorain	44052	Lorain County	Constellation Schools: Lorain Community Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 204-2130	89	6	16.1		27 (30.3%)	24 (27.0%)	33 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	1.2	1557^th of 1558 public elementary schools	0.1%		9	1426^th of 1577 public elementary schools	9.6%	131			0.0	13.3					9.1	13.3					$16,149
Lorain Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4119 Leavitt Rd	Lorain	44053	Lorain County	Lorain Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(440) 282-3127	416	22	18.9		82 (19.7%)	122 (29.3%)	158 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	23.8	1200^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.0%		11.1	1384^th of 1577 public elementary schools	12.2%	184	15.0	16.7	61.4	53.1	12.5	14.0	7.5	8.3	61.4	56.3	24.4	20.9	35.0	16.7	$12,186

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : General Johnnie Wilson Middle School
High : Lorain High School
High : New Beginnings

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 51% Hispanic, 23% African American, 13% White, 13% Two or more races.

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Lorain City

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