GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a tiny K-5 school in GARFIELD, Arkansas, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 84 students from grades K through 5, part of ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 80% below that benchmark.

GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 23 schools operated by ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 15,688 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Benton County (around 37%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 49.2%, a residual of +16.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Benton County put median household earnings sit near $93,506, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students), of which GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 45.9%.

GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 6-year window. Over the past 6-year window, the student count decreased 42%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 84 in 2024. The White share of enrollment contracted from 79% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2024.

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