Enrollment
84
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051197000954
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
18432 MARSHALL, GARFIELD, AR 72732 · (479)359-3263 · Benton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL84 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
59 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
53.4%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
53.4%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AR schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Arkansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 84 | #521 of 531 | #45 of 47 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
84
-61 (-42%) vs 2017
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.1:1
% White
56%
was 79%
% Hispanic
26%
was 14%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 84 | 8.1 | 10.3:1 | 70% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 9.8 | 10.8:1 | 68% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 116 | 13 | 8.9:1 | 70% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 42% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 74% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 137 | 8 | 17.1:1 | 70% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 145 | 9 | 16.1:1 | 43% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 9 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
At 18432 MARSHALL in GARFIELD, Arkansas, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school. The school reports 84 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 80% smaller than the 418 average for elementary schools in Arkansas.
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 23 schools and 15,688 students.
By race and ethnicity, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 56% White. It is also 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 2% Pacific Islander. By the diversity index, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 61%.
With 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24, the ratio at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL was 10.8:1. Among elementary schools in Arkansas, the typical ratio is 16.0:1. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 70%. The average for public schools in Benton County is 37%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL beats its 33.7% prediction with 49.2%, a top-10% result in Arkansas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Benton County, median household income is about $93,506, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 88 public schools in Benton County, which together enroll about 57,071 students.
Nearby, GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY is about 0.8 miles away. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency of 49.2% compares with 45.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2017-18 count was 145 students and the 2023-24 count was 84. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The share of White students dropped 23 points, from 79% to 56%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 10.3:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
303,632
Census ACS
Median income
$93,506
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
57,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROGERS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,492 students
- ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,008 students
- ELMWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,066 students
- KIRKSEY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 890 students
- OAKDALE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 809 students
- LINGLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 643 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 50th largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
- Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SD · 574 students
Nearby schools
- GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY0.8 mi · 73
- PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL7.9 mi · 399
- PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL8.4 mi · 444
- PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 643
- PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL8.6 mi · 587
- PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL9.1 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 84 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.