Enrollment
73
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD ELEMENTARY·NCES 061491001890
Garfield Elementary
2200 Freshwater Rd., Eureka, CA 95503 · (707) 442-5471 · Humboldt County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
4 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
20 students
STATE 65%
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 | 16 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 4 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
78.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +23.7pp since 2014
Math
78.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +30.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 24 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.1% | 27.7% | 14.9% | 6.4% |
| Math | 57.5% | 21.3% | 17.0% | 4.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 77.1% | 74.3% |
| 2022-23 | 76.9% | 69.2% |
| 2021-22 | 74.2% | 58.1% |
| 2020-21 | 68.0% | 76.0% |
| 2018-19 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2017-18 | 83.3% | 56.7% |
| 2016-17 | 60.0% | 52.5% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for California 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 16 points, placing it in California'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 →
Schools most like Garfield Elementary
Garfield Elementary's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary this school | 73 | 27.4% | 79.0% |
| Harmony Elementary Occidental | 71 | 26.8% | N/A |
| Round Valley Elementary Bishop | 68 | 23.5% | 67.1% |
| Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary Alta | 99 | 25.3% | 35.3% |
| Pine Ridge Elementary Auberry | 67 | 35.8% | 46.1% |
| La Honda Elementary La Honda | 65 | 21.5% | 60.6% |
Matched among California 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Humboldt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 73 | #5,695 of 5,915 | #32 of 48 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
73
+15 (+26%) vs 2020
+115% since 1990-91, when it was 34
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73 | 4 | 18.3:1 | 27% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 4.8 | 14.0:1 | 31% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 69 | 3 | 23.1:1 | 28% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 3 | 19.3:1 | 34% (20) |
| 2017-18 | 62 | 3 | 20.7:1 | 19% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 3 | 20.0:1 | 22% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 61 | N/A | N/A | 28% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 61 | 3 | 20.3:1 | 8% (5) |
| 1990-91 | 34 | 1 | 34.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (62 to 73); teachers up 33% (3 to 4).
About Garfield Elementary
Eureka, California, is home to Garfield Elementary, a very small elementary school. There are 73 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 84% below that mark.
Garfield Elementary is its own local education agency in federal data.
By race and ethnicity, Garfield Elementary is 82% White. Next come 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 72% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 18.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Garfield Elementary, which has 4. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 27%. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Humboldt County is 33 points.
Garfield Elementary outperforms its prediction by 15.5 points. The model expects 63.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California; the school's rate is 79.0%.
In Humboldt County, home to about 134,541 people, the median household earns about $61,160 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Garfield Elementary shares Humboldt County with 91 other public schools.
Freshwater Charter Middle is the nearest public school to Garfield Elementary, about 2.0 miles away. Within five miles of Garfield Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Garfield Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 26% across 4 years, from 58 in 2020-21 to 73 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.3:1 to 18.3:1.
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Humboldt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
134,541
Census ACS
Median income
$61,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
17,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Eureka Senior HighHigh · 1,162 students
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51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary is the 51st largest of the 52.
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- Garfield ElementaryOakland, CA · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Freshwater Charter Middle2.0 mi · 51
- Freshwater Elementary2.0 mi · 283
- Winship Middle4.0 mi · 413
- Glen Paul4.1 mi · 128
- Cutten Elementary4.3 mi · 288
- Lafayette Elementary4.4 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary enrolls approximately 73 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Garfield Elementary serve?
Garfield Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary is approximately 18.3:1 (4 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary in?
Garfield Elementary is part of Garfield Elementary.
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