Garfield Elementary

Set in Menlo Park, California, Garfield Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community, one of the schools within Redwood City Elementary. It educates 280 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 40% leaner than typical.

Garfield Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Redwood City Elementary, a district that instructs 6,378 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Garfield Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Garfield Elementary logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garfield Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.1%; this one delivers 10.1%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Mateo County indicate median household income runs about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Mateo County's 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), Garfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Everest Public High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Garfield Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

Garfield Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Garfield Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 51% since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 280). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.3:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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