Enrollment
73
Elementary
STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD SCHOLARS' ACADEMY·NCES 051449805191
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY
17784 MARSHALL ST, GARFIELD, AR 72732 · (479) 405-4261 · Benton County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Arkansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
7 FTE teachers
STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
29 students
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 11% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.1%
AR avg 34.9%
Math
31.1%
AR avg 38.9%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY this school | 73 | 39.7% | 33.5% |
| FARMINGTON PRE-KINDERGARTEN CENTER FARMINGTON | 70 | 27.1% | N/A |
| IMBODEN AREA CHARTER SCHOOL IMBODEN | 70 | 14.3% | N/A |
| FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARK WEST LITTLE ROCK ELEM ROGERS | 61 | 47.5% | 35.5% |
| WEST FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST FORK | 249 | 44.2% | 35.9% |
| HARDIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REDFIELD | 224 | 55.4% | 43.1% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #523 of 531 | #46 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.
About GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY
In GARFIELD, Arkansas, GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY is a very small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 73 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Arkansas, the average enrollment is about 418.
The school's district is GARFIELD SCHOLARS' ACADEMY.
More than half of enrollment at GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY is White: 78%. The remaining shares are 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Benton County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
The school had 7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The gap from the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 5.5 students per teacher. The school reported 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Benton County is similar, at 37%.
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY is -11.5 points: 33.5% actual, 45.1% predicted.
Benton County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $93,506, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Benton County's 88 public schools enroll about 57,071 students and include GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY.
Of the public schools around it, GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY is closest to GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.8 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.5% against a local average of 47.6%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 84
- PEA RIDGE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 399
- PEA RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL7.7 mi · 444
- PEA RIDGE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 643
- PEA RIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL7.8 mi · 587
- PEA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL8.3 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMYHow many students attend GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY enrolls approximately 73 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY serve?
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY.
How diverse is GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY reports a student body of 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY?
GARFIELD SCHOLARS ACADEMY is overseen by GARFIELD SCHOLARS' ACADEMY in Benton County.
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