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Garfield Elementary School

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Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Medina, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Medina City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with mixed academic performance and higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state.

Garfield Elementary School stands out for its relatively diverse student body, with 68.25% White, 14.69% African American, 5.21% Hispanic, and 11.85% two or more races. This diversity is higher than the nearby Highland Virtual Learning Academy, which has a predominantly White student population. However, Garfield's academic performance is mixed, with 5th-grade science scores exceeding the state average but lower-than-average performance in mathematics and English language arts, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.2% to 20.2%, which could be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Garfield Elementary School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well but African American and special education students struggling. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gap. Comparing Garfield to the nearby Highland Virtual Learning Academy, which has a higher percentage of White students and a lower chronic absenteeism rate, highlights the potential impact of student demographics and attendance patterns on academic outcomes. While Garfield's spending per student is in line with the state average, the school's performance indicates that additional resources or targeted interventions may be needed to improve student outcomes.

216

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

234 S Broadway St
Medina, OH 44256-2602

(330) 636-4200

District: Medina City School District

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Claggett Middle School
High:	Medina High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.7%

African American:

15.3%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2014 → 47th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school64%

District avg78%

Ohio avg64%

Not ranked this year

Garfield Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

112^th of 828Medina City School District 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
2024	55.6	839 of 1577	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	924 of 1596	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	929 of 1588	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	942 of 1610	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	963 of 1676	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	1063 of 1636	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.0	955 of 1651	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.1	963 of 1678	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.9	967 of 1684	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	1035 of 1687	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.6	845 of 1701	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.1	902 of 1709	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.0	684 of 1686	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.1	817 of 1662	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.0	395 of 1610	75.5%	★★★★☆
2008	77.1	298 of 1582	81.2%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	588 of 1609	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	591 of 1504	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	783 of 1501	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.9	896 of 1471	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	15.7	553 of 598	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	684 of 956	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	776 of 1021	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	822 of 1466	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	984 of 1483	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1016 of 1488	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	910 of 1467	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.8	639 of 1502	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	905 of 1518	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	951 of 1484	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1245 of 1447	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1070 of 1419	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	984 of 1404	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	970 of 1465	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1130 of 1465	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	54.5	797 of 1485	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	754 of 1498	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	771 of 1518	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	902 of 1499	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	1002 of 1535	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1042 of 1536	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	381 of 856	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	67.8	420 of 1190	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	649 of 1215	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	798 of 1242	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	845 of 1249	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.3	604 of 1271	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	790 of 1309	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)65th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2024)46th percentile~ school

Female (2024)44th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)36th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2018)8th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2023-2024) ?

Science70%+6 vs state

English Language Arts69%+3 vs state

Mathematics56%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

We have been a Garfield family for 7 years. I love this school, I love the teacher and leadership. Garfield is a family and the staff their go above and beyond to care for their students. Anytime I have had an issue, I have had immediate response and have always been happy with the conclusion. I can't say enough good things about our school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests 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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	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	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Claggett Middle School	Public	6-8	420 E Union St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3600	724	46	15.6	34.1%	599 (82.7%)	40 (5.5%)	34 (4.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.8%)	77.2	231^st of 1036 public middle schools	77.7%		79.4	200^th of 1046 public middle schools	80.9%	31		78.3						60.9	72.2	65.0				65.8	77.9	64.3			100.0	100.0	$13,684
Sidney Fenn Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 N Spring Grove St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4100	604	31	19.5	29.3%	503 (83.3%)	19 (3.1%)	31 (5.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.1%)	86.9	121^st of 1558 public elementary schools	92.2%		87.2	120^th of 1577 public elementary schools	92.4%	1	85.6				85.6	92.6	75.8	100.0			85.6	77.7	89.4								$11,646
Ella Canavan Elementary School	Public	K-5	825 Lawrence St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4000	475	26	18.2	25.5%	402 (84.6%)	14 (2.9%)	21 (4.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	81.7	263^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.8	273^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	82.7%	10	85.1				84.9	84.4	74.1				76.0	83.1	81.6								$11,514
Medina High School	Public	9-12	777 E Union St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3200	1,767	104	16.9	22.8%	1,531 (86.6%)	50 (2.8%)	91 (5.1%)	26 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (3.8%)	77.2	96^th of 855 public high schools	88.8%		79.1	87^th of 864 public high schools	89.9%	9			84.0	92.0													87.6	79.6	72.0	73.6	$13,894
A. I. Root Middle School	Public	6-8	333 W Sturbridge Dr	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3500	690	44	15.7	19.3%	608 (88.1%)	15 (2.2%)	25 (3.6%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	86.2	94^th of 1036 public middle schools	90.9%		88.2	79^th of 1046 public middle schools	92.4%	15		83.6						69.9	78.2	69.6				77.0	88.4	77.5			100.0	96.9	$14,870
Eliza Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	950 East Reagan Parkway	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 636-4600	466	25	18.2	31.5%	385 (82.6%)	8 (1.7%)	36 (7.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	76.2	407^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.9%		66.3	622^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	60.6%	215	73.3				91.7	78.3	65.9				78.1	68.7	83.5								$13,489
H G Blake Elementary School	Public	K-5	4704 Lexington Ridge Dr	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-3900	470	28	16.6	36.6%	361 (76.8%)	29 (6.2%)	32 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.4%)	66.6	593^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	61.9%		84.3	210^th of 1577 public elementary schools	86.7%	383	63.4				71.4	89.7	49.2				73.6	80.9	65.3								$13,804
Ralph E. Waite Elementary	Public	K-5	4765 Cobblestone Park Drive	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina City School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 636-4500	500	28	17.7	11.8%	439 (87.8%)	5 (1.0%)	21 (4.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	86.2	138^th of 1558 public elementary schools	91.1%		77.5	374^th of 1577 public elementary schools	76.3%	236	86.1				82.4	88.5	73.9	100.0			86.5	79.3	90.1								$13,908
Medina County Career Center	Public	7-12	1101 W Liberty St	Medina	44256	Medina County	Medina County Joint Vocational School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 725-8461	787	63	12.4		695 (88.3%)	18 (2.3%)	41 (5.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)								(n/a)
Buckeye Intermediate School	Public	4-6	3140 Columbia Rd	Medina	44256	Medina County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 722-8257	581	26	22.7	22.2%	520 (89.5%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)								(n/a)	79.5					79.1	79.5	75.7				72.7	83.9	67.9							$9,681

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 67% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Medina City School District

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 216 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

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