Garfield Elementary

Located at 4487 Oregon St., in San Diego, California, Garfield Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community that educates 308 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within San Diego Unified. That puts it 34% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Garfield Elementary is one of 174 schools operated by San Diego Unified, a district that instructs 94,828 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Garfield Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder consists of 18% White, 17% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Garfield Elementary logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garfield Elementary 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 33.3%; this one delivers 56.3%, a residual of +23.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for San Diego County indicate median household income runs about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Garfield Elementary is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALBA, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garfield Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Garfield Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

Garfield Elementary operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Garfield Elementary's enrollment has expanded 21% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 308). Over the same period, the White share edged up from 8% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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