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East Garfield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

East Garfield Elementary School is a PK–4 neighborhood school serving 382 students in Steubenville, Ohio, part of the Steubenville City district, which ranks 21st of 773 Ohio districts. East Garfield ranks 75th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 — the top 5% statewide — and earns five stars.

Test scores are strong, and English language arts is the standout. In 2025–2026, 100% of third graders and 96.4% of fourth graders were proficient in ELA, while 78.4% of third graders and 90.7% of fourth graders were proficient in math. State averages were 63.4% and 61.8% in ELA, and 62.1% and 67.3% in math. Within its own district, East Garfield trails Wells Academy, McKinley STEM Academy and Pugliese Elementary West in math, though all four schools sit far above state averages. Compared with nearby schools outside Steubenville City — Hills Elementary School, Buckeye North Elementary School, Toronto Elementary School, Stanton Elementary School and Cross Creek Elementary — East Garfield outperforms them overall, with notably stronger ELA results.

Attendance is a real strength: chronic absenteeism was 0.4% in 2025–2026, far below the district's 6.3% and much lower than nearby districts, which ranged from about 13% to nearly 37%. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 16.2, the most favorable among the Steubenville City elementaries. The school has also ranked among Ohio's most effective for students with disabilities and students from low-income families, often placing in the top 1–5% of schools statewide serving those groups. Per-pupil spending was $6,620 in 2018–2019, the lowest among nearby schools, though that figure is dated.

382

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,711

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

936 N 5th St
Steubenville, OH 43952-1812

(740) 282-5112

District: Steubenville City

Students who attend East Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Harding Middle School
High:	Steubenville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.8%

African American:

36.9%

Two or more races:

19.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (91% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Ohio elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Steubenville City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg95%

Ohio avg64%

75^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Steubenville City

21^st of 773Steubenville 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
2026	89.3	75 of 1560	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	80.2	302 of 1558	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	47 of 1577	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	169 of 1596	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	282 of 1588	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	345 of 1610	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	159 of 1676	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.9	330 of 1636	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.0	61 of 1651	96.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.7	50 of 1678	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	22.1	1368 of 1684	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	74.3	458 of 1687	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	51.3	1079 of 1701	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.0	665 of 1709	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.8	87 of 1686	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	38 of 1662	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	57.3	898 of 1610	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.0	461 of 1582	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	29.6	1294 of 1609	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.1	838 of 1504	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	88.5	45 of 1501	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	63.0	612 of 1471	58.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	15 of 615	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	2 of 610	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	13 of 601	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	5 of 533	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	13 of 598	97.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	3 of 824	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	9 of 956	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	7 of 1021	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	400 of 1452	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	46 of 1466	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	237 of 1483	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	350 of 1488	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	381 of 1467	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	466 of 1518	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	101 of 1473	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	7 of 1447	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	15 of 1419	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	29 of 1404	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	30 of 1465	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	372 of 1466	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	43 of 1485	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	184 of 1498	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	264 of 1518	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	262 of 1499	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	321 of 1535	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	126 of 1536	91.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	72.4	25 of 166	84.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	99.5	3 of 935	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	1 of 900	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	8 of 856	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	57 of 1181	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	62.0	518 of 1175	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	315 of 1190	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	507 of 1215	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	312 of 1242	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	431 of 1249	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	515 of 1271	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.1	258 of 1309	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2022)100th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)98th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)85th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts98%+36 vs state

Mathematics85%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th 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 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	Total
East Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	936 N 5th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-5112	382	24	16.2		156 (40.8%)	141 (36.9%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (19.6%)	89.3	75^th of 1560 public elementary schools	95.2%		80.2	302^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	80.6%	227		78.4	90.7			100.0	96.4			$6,711
Wells Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	420 N 4th St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-1651	336	18	18.6		239 (71.1%)	44 (13.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	95.5	1^st of 1560 public elementary schools	99.9%		95.4	1^st of 1558 public elementary schools	99.9%			100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	100.0	100.0		$9,366
McKinley STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-4	1400 Adams St	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-3767	175	10	17.5		69 (39.4%)	66 (37.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (21.7%)	94.4	8^th of 1560 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.6	4^th of 1558 public elementary schools	99.7%	4		100.0	100.0			100.0	90.0			$9,789
Pugliese Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-4	435 John Scott Hwy Connector	Steubenville	43952	Jefferson County	Steubenville City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1590	449	23	19.9		338 (75.3%)	43 (9.6%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.4%)	93	22^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.5	19^th of 1558 public elementary schools	98.8%	3		85.9	98.6			98.4	95.2	100.0		$8,654
Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2281 Wilson Ave	Mingo Junction	43938	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 283-2479	377	22	17.1	72.5%	319 (84.6%)	20 (5.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)	81.7	250^th of 1560 public elementary schools	84.0%		76.4	404^th of 1558 public elementary schools	74.1%	154		84.1	93.9			70.3	84.8			$9,988
Toronto Elementary School	Public	K-5	1309 Dennis Way	Toronto	43964	Jefferson County	Toronto City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 537-2172	374	22	17.0	62.3%	324 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.6%)	58.7	749^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.0%		56	802^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	48.5%	53	59.4	75.5	56.9	52.2		79.2	56.9	78.3		$9,732
Cross Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	587 Bantam Ridge Rd	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 264-1691	496	29	16.8	69.3%	424 (85.5%)	24 (4.8%)	17 (3.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	37.8	1054^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.4%		35.5	1063^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	31.8%	9		64.1	39.4			51.6	57.6			$9,557
Buckeye North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1004 3rd St	Brilliant	43913	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 598-4589	235	17	13.8	75.8%	209 (88.9%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.0%)	78.3	343^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	78.0%		66.3	601^st of 1558 public elementary schools	61.4%	258	82.1	79.4	90.9	60.7		85.3	90.9	71.4		$13,436
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14890 State Route 213	Hammondsville	43930	Jefferson County	Edison Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 282-0065	408	22	18.5	64.5%	382 (93.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	71.7	500^th of 1560 public elementary schools	67.9%		67.6	574^th of 1558 public elementary schools	63.2%	74	84.3	75.6	73.9	92.2	65.4	64.4	78.3	72.5	55.8	$11,782
Buckeye South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Walden Ave	Tiltonsville	43963	Jefferson County	Buckeye Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 859-2800	282	20	14.4	73.8%	263 (93.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	37.5	1056^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.3%		46.2	953^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	38.8%	103	43.2	42.1	47.7	43.2		60.5	68.2	61.4		$12,118

Frequently Asked Questions about East Garfield Elementary School

What district is East Garfield Elementary School in?

Steubenville City

How many students attend East Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended East Garfield Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of East Garfield Elementary School?

Students at East Garfield Elementary School are 41% White, 37% African American, 20% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is East Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Yes! East Garfield Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 75^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of East Garfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Harding Middle School
High : Steubenville High School

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