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Garfield Elementary School

Q: Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

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

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 32% African American, 29% White, 24% Hispanic, 15% 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: High : Jones Leadership Academy of Business High : Toledo Early College High School High : Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School High : Waite High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Toledo, Ohio, with 397 students. Despite being part of the Toledo City School District, which is ranked 658 out of 828 districts in the state, Garfield Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Ohio elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 38.9% to 49.5% in recent years, well above the Toledo City and state averages. Student performance on Ohio state assessments is also well below their peers, with only 10-25% of Garfield students proficient in math and English language arts in 2024-2025, compared to 50-65% statewide. The school's subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and special education students, also rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide, indicating significant achievement gaps.

Interestingly, many of the schools in close proximity to Garfield Elementary, such as Sherman, Spring, and Raymer Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting a broader challenge facing the Toledo City School District. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Garfield's test scores and other outcomes remain poor, which may indicate that resources are not being effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning.

435

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,704

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1103 N Ravine Pkwy
Toledo, OH 43605-1678

(419) 671-7550

District: Toledo City

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Jones Leadership Academy of Business
	Toledo Early College High School
	Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School
	Waite High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

32.0%

White:

28.7%

Hispanic:

24.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (17% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg30%

Ohio avg59%

Elementary school

1,476^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

954^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 40Elementary Schools in the Toledo City

658^th of 828Toledo 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	1476 of 1558	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1484 of 1577	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1415 of 1596	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	1436 of 1588	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1475 of 1610	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1573 of 1676	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	1481 of 1636	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	1416 of 1651	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1441 of 1678	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	1519 of 1684	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.8	1343 of 1687	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	1337 of 1701	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	1416 of 1709	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	1254 of 1686	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.5	1005 of 1662	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.4	1125 of 1610	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	1218 of 1582	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.1	1205 of 1609	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.1	1335 of 1504	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	1367 of 1501	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.9	1403 of 1471	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	596 of 615	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	486 of 603	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	453 of 610	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	488 of 601	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	427 of 533	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	541 of 605	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	568 of 598	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	785 of 824	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	802 of 956	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	871 of 1021	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1366 of 1452	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1415 of 1466	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	1310 of 1483	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	1404 of 1488	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1361 of 1467	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	1416 of 1502	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1352 of 1518	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	233 of 259	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	223 of 233	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	205 of 228	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	232 of 239	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	1399 of 1473	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1394 of 1484	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1281 of 1447	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1288 of 1419	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	1286 of 1404	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1383 of 1465	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	1327 of 1465	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1409 of 1466	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	1397 of 1485	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1387 of 1498	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1401 of 1518	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1388 of 1499	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1455 of 1535	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1465 of 1536	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	9.0	854 of 856	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.7	1144 of 1175	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1143 of 1190	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1158 of 1215	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1196 of 1242	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1210 of 1249	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	1263 of 1271	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.8	1277 of 1309	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	954 of 1036	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	913 of 1046	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	961 of 1048	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	908 of 1017	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	950 of 1037	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	953 of 1050	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	871 of 1010	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	881 of 1038	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.2	931 of 1050	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	969 of 1035	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	825 of 1008	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	761 of 1001	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	785 of 989	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	423 of 442	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	333 of 429	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.9	206 of 413	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	22.3	513 of 576	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	560 of 658	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	874 of 938	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	872 of 942	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	886 of 943	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	851 of 925	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	810 of 910	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	853 of 917	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	757 of 897	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	190 of 262	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	191 of 228	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	929 of 983	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	874 of 989	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	895 of 974	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	851 of 947	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	894 of 923	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	864 of 945	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	801 of 924	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	882 of 954	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	808 of 958	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	861 of 963	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	907 of 946	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	905 of 924	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	863 of 933	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	817 of 916	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	24.4	495 of 590	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	4.4	766 of 805	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	808 of 809	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	772 of 796	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	752 of 781	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2023)16th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2023)5th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-38 vs state

Science22%-41 vs state

Mathematics9%-47 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-8	1103 N Ravine Pkwy	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7550	435	23	18.9		125 (28.7%)	139 (32.0%)	106 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (14.9%)	6.1	1476^th of 1558 public elementary schools	5.3%		6.5	1484^th of 1577 public elementary schools	5.9%	8	19.5	25.0	10.0	14.3	2.4	13.3	5.0	10.0	17.3	38.2	24.4	20.0	17.5	17.5	$11,704
Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	824 6th St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Kenmore Preparatory Academy dba Toledo Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 574-0965	386	24	16.4		22 (5.7%)	269 (69.7%)	60 (15.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.5%)	22.6	1219^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.8%		8.6	1437^th of 1577 public elementary schools	8.9%	218	18.8	35.7	61.8	58.1	3.1	0.0	0.0	3.6	61.8	54.8	21.9	6.9	27.5	25.0	$11,452
Raymer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Raymer Blvd	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7650	381	23	16.5		158 (41.5%)	62 (16.3%)	95 (24.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (17.1%)	8.2	1439^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.3	1462^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	7.3%	23	12.8	22.2	26.7	23.5	5.1	20.5	12.9	11.1	33.3	32.4	30.8	22.7	35.5	27.8	$14,190
Navarre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	800 Kingston Ave	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7600	345	24	14.3		123 (35.7%)	92 (26.7%)	68 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (18.0%)	22.1	1230^th of 1558 public elementary schools	21.1%		10.1	1401^st of 1577 public elementary schools	11.2%	171	37.8	26.5	35.1	68.2	16.2	14.3	12.9	14.7	27.0	59.1	51.4	11.4	12.9	23.5	$14,525
L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Public, Charter	K-8	653 Miami St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	L. Hollingworth School for Talented and Gifted	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 705-3411	303	18	16.8		67 (22.1%)	69 (22.8%)	115 (38.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (16.5%)	22.9	1214^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%		15.3	1322^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	16.2%	108	40.7	36.8	36.4	55.6	22.2	15.2	34.8	36.8	51.5	55.6	48.1	15.2	69.6	36.8	$13,073
Birmingham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2222 Bakewell St	Toledo	43605	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-7700	313	23	13.6		97 (31.0%)	81 (25.9%)	67 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (21.7%)	9	1427^th of 1558 public elementary schools	8.4%		13.1	1352^nd of 1577 public elementary schools	14.3%	75	13.0	31.6	28.9	43.5	8.7	12.0	10.5	5.3	28.2	39.1	26.1	16.0	0.0	20.0	$14,472
Madison Avenue School of Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	1511 Madison Ave	Toledo	43604	Lucas County	Madison Avenue School of Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 259-4000	392	9	43.5		10 (2.6%)	312 (79.6%)	29 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.2%)	8.4	1435^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.9%		5.2	1511^th of 1577 public elementary schools	4.2%	76	28.6		23.3	7.9	23.8	19.0			6.5	18.4	31.0	28.6			$12,605
Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	817 Sherman St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6550	339	21	16.1		22 (6.5%)	252 (74.3%)	39 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	1.7	1553^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	0.3%		1.7	1576^th of 1577 public elementary schools	0.1%	23	4.2	9.7	8.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.5	3.2	20.8	3.0	8.3	0.0	5.4	6.1	$12,466
Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	500 Chicago St	Toledo	43611	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6700	340	23	14.7		94 (27.6%)	124 (36.5%)	68 (20.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (15.3%)	14.4	1332^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	14.5%		17.6	1284^th of 1577 public elementary schools	18.6%	48	50.0	41.4	34.2	18.4	21.9	30.8	23.3	31.0	26.8	32.4	34.4	23.1	36.7	23.3	$13,748
Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	730 Spring St	Toledo	43608	Lucas County	Toledo City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 671-6600	239	10	23.9		19 (7.9%)	156 (65.3%)	34 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.6%)	4.4	1511^th of 1558 public elementary schools	3.0%		2.9	1553^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	1.5%	42	4.8	9.1	28.0	23.5	0.0	5.3	26.3	9.1	28.0	17.6	18.2	15.0	10.0	8.7	$13,117

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

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

High : Jones Leadership Academy of Business
High : Toledo Early College High School
High : Toledo Technology Academy of Engineering High School
High : Waite High School

Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Ohio elementary schools.

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Toledo City

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 32% African American, 29% White, 24% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

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