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Garfield Elementary - 19

Public Grades PK, KG-5

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 300 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary - 19 is a public elementary school in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 in South Dakota, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 591 students. Despite its location in Sioux Falls, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Dakota elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 260 out of 300 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary - 19 significantly underperforms compared to the Sioux Falls School District and the state of South Dakota in standardized test scores, with only 19.72% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 17.2% in mathematics, compared to district and state averages around 50%. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.2% to 30.0% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state. Additionally, Garfield Elementary - 19 has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 72.87% to 78% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the challenges, the data suggests there may be opportunities for improvement at Garfield Elementary - 19. The school is located in close proximity to several other Sioux Falls elementary schools, such as Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65 and All City Elementary - 50, that significantly outperform it, demonstrating that higher levels of academic achievement are possible within the same district. Additionally, the school has achieved high rankings for its support of homeless and foster care students, indicating it may be providing valuable resources and services to these vulnerable populations.

574

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,120

Per pupil spending ?

88.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

705 S Roberts Dr
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

(605) 367-6180

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Students who attend Garfield Elementary - 19 usually attend:

Middle:	George McGovern Middle School -09
High:	Jefferson High School - 67

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.9%

Hispanic:

24.6%

African American:

17.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Dakota average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 20% South Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg45%

South Dakota avg47%

260^th of 300

South Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 25Elementary Schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5

90^th of 147Sioux Falls School District 49-5 among South Dakota 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	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	260 of 300	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	189 of 201	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	194 of 204	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	188 of 202	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	190 of 202	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	190 of 204	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.0	186 of 207	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	178 of 206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	168 of 209	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	177 of 201	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.6	156 of 214	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.3	165 of 205	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	158 of 206	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.9	176 of 196	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	174 of 194	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	184 of 197	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	181 of 194	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	178 of 189	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	17.5	165 of 187	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	65 of 81	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	11 of 11	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	46.0	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	5 of 9	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	6 of 10	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.5	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.9	3 of 9	66.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	130 of 176	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.0	9 of 11	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	254 of 291	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	156 of 165	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	149 of 154	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	132 of 150	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	143 of 151	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	143 of 155	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	155 of 163	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	34 of 61	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	141 of 163	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	16 of 21	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.7	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	52.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	218 of 237	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	98 of 112	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	89 of 106	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	111 of 121	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	252 of 292	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	147 of 161	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	144 of 166	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	142 of 154	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	144 of 157	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	149 of 170	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	73 of 152	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	201 of 248	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	51 of 62	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	254 of 287	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	177 of 184	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	174 of 185	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	173 of 185	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	184 of 191	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	184 of 186	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)61st percentile+47 vs school

Native American (2025)52nd percentile+39 vs school

Foster Care (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile+23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Dakota (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-31 vs state

Mathematics17%-26 vs state

Science15%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (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	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary - 19	Public	PK, KG-5	705 S Roberts Dr	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6180	574	41	14.1	88.3%	183 (31.9%)	100 (17.4%)	141 (24.6%)	14 (2.4%)	59 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.4%)	17	260^th of 300 public elementary schools	13.3%		7.9	189^th of 201 public elementary schools	6.0%	71	16.2	26.4	18.5	19.7	22.2	20.8	10.2	17.2	14.8	$12,120	$1,798	$10,323
Sonia Sotomayor Elementary - 65	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 S Lake Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4655	690	38	18.1	14.1%	514 (74.5%)	7 (1.0%)	121 (17.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.8%)	83.9	12^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.0%		82.6	21^st of 201 public elementary schools	89.6%	9	59.4	70.4	75.0	68.0	77.2	67.3	73.9	72.9	64.1	$11,008	$567	$10,441
Lowell Elementary - 28	Public	PK, KG-5	710 W 18th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-8378	426	30	14.2	87.3%	114 (26.8%)	55 (12.9%)	143 (33.6%)	11 (2.6%)	57 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	43 (10.1%)	28.2	233^rd of 300 public elementary schools	22.3%		18.3	177^th of 201 public elementary schools	11.9%	56	19.1	31.4	31.5	27.3	22.2	29.4	27.4	26.2	28.8	$12,342	$1,779	$10,563
Laura Wilder Elementary - 31	Public	K-5	2300 S Lyndale Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4570	447	30	14.8	66.7%	226 (50.6%)	60 (13.4%)	65 (14.5%)	4 (0.9%)	40 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	36.3	211^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.7%		18.7	175^th of 201 public elementary schools	12.9%	36	41.7	40.0	23.9	35.1	56.9	34.5	16.4	36.6	20.9	$10,790	$621	$10,170
All City Elementary - 50	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-6120	149	9	17.4	22.8%	123 (82.6%)	13 (8.7%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	84.9	10^th of 300 public elementary schools	96.7%		85.3	17^th of 201 public elementary schools	91.5%	7	80.0	62.5	66.7	70.0	88.0	70.8	57.1	72.9	71.4	$11,236	$590	$10,646
Elementary Immersion Center - 43	Public	K-5	2511 W Brookings St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-6120	106	8	13.3	100.0%	6 (5.7%)	37 (34.9%)	55 (51.9%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5.3	293^rd of 300 public elementary schools	2.3%					(n/a)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$12,099	$1,661	$10,437
Hawthorne Elementary - 56	Public	PK, KG-5	601 N Spring Ave	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4580	443	34	12.9	100.0%	136 (30.7%)	90 (20.3%)	97 (21.9%)	15 (3.4%)	58 (13.1%)	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.3%)	16.9	261^st of 300 public elementary schools	13.0%		4.2	196^th of 201 public elementary schools	2.5%	65	11.8	19.6	28.0	19.7	13.7	13.0	14.0	13.6	20.0	$12,992	$2,182	$10,810
Susan B. Anthony Elementary - 66	Public	K-5	2000 S Dakota Ave	Sioux Falls	57105	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-4560	472	31	15.0	61.4%	232 (49.2%)	89 (18.9%)	46 (9.7%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.9%)	36.2	212^th of 300 public elementary schools	29.3%		28.4	155^th of 201 public elementary schools	22.9%	57	25.3	27.4	39.2	30.5	33.7	31.0	38.0	34.2	39.2	$11,068	$651	$10,418
Teachwell Elementary and Intermediate - 09	Public	K-5	715 E 14th St	Sioux Falls	57104	Minnehaha County	East Dakota Educational Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 367-7680	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hayward Elementary - 38	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N Valley View Rd	Sioux Falls	57107	Minnehaha County	Sioux Falls School District 49-5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 367-4590	728	51	14.1	83.5%	202 (27.7%)	73 (10.0%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.5%)	44 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	61 (8.4%)	14.8	265^th of 300 public elementary schools	11.7%		6.1	192^nd of 201 public elementary schools	4.5%	73	10.7	26.9	15.5	17.0	9.2	22.1	11.4	13.7	12.2	$11,446	$1,508	$9,938

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary - 19

Is Garfield Elementary - 19 a good school?

Garfield Elementary - 19 ranks in the bottom 13.3% of South Dakota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary - 19 attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary - 19 usually go on to attend:

Middle : George McGovern Middle School -09
High : Jefferson High School - 67

How many students attend Garfield Elementary - 19?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Garfield Elementary - 19.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary - 19?

Students at Garfield Elementary - 19 are 32% White, 25% Hispanic, 17% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What district is Garfield Elementary - 19 in?

Sioux Falls School District 49-5

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