Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED·NCES 063441005613
Garfield Elementary
420 Filbert St., San Francisco, CA 94133 · (415) 291-7924 · San Francisco County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
94 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
50.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.3pp since 2014
Math
50.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.0% | 24.7% | 19.2% | 30.1% |
| Math | 25.0% | 25.0% | 16.7% | 33.3% |
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 | 50.7% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 55.7% |
| 2022-23 | 51.1% | 54.8% |
| 2021-22 | 61.2% | 51.5% |
| 2018-19 | 60.4% | 67.4% |
| 2017-18 | 54.1% | 59.6% |
| 2016-17 | 50.0% | 58.4% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California 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 California'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 Elementary
Garfield Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary this school | 176 | 53.4% | 54.1% |
| George Washington Elementary Daly City | 206 | 61.7% | 41.8% |
| Yick Wo Elementary San Francisco | 205 | 44.9% | 66.8% |
| Margaret Pauline Brown Elementary Daly City | 303 | 48.2% | 45.0% |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary Daly City | 294 | 42.2% | 36.3% |
| Montague Elementary Santa Clara | 254 | 39.0% | 43.6% |
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 San Francisco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,457 of 5,151 | #35 of 69 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,594 of 5,172 ▼ 397 | #34 of 69 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,976 of 5,172 ▼ 708 | #36 of 69 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #422 of 5,116 | #18 of 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #5,432 of 5,915 | #67 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #3,774 of 5,625 | #41 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #1,501 of 3,837 | #14 of 42 |
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
176
-36 (-17%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
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 | 176 | 11.8 | 15.0:1 | 53% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 10.3 | 18.6:1 | 50% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 12.3 | 15.8:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | 44% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 12 | 18.2:1 | 55% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 13 | 17.1:1 | 55% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | N/A | N/A | 73% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | 99% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 13 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (218 to 176); teachers down 2% (12 to 11.8).
About Garfield Elementary
Federal records list Garfield Elementary as an elementary school in San Francisco, California. Federal data show 176 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
Garfield Elementary is part of San Francisco Unified, where 106 schools serve 48,706 students.
About 43% of students at Garfield Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 20% multiracial, 9% Black, and 7% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The school's 15.0:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%. That is in line with the 54% average for public schools in San Francisco County.
Among California public elementary schools, Garfield Elementary outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Garfield Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.1% actual against a predicted 48.2%.
For San Francisco County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $140,970, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 60%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 132 public schools in the county, enrolling about 56,505, Garfield Elementary among them.
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Garfield Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 61.8%, higher than Garfield Elementary's 54.1%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 36 students, from 212 to 176. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.3:1 to 15.0:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Garfield Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
San Francisco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
830,235
Census ACS
Median income
$140,970
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
132
56,505 students
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51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary is the 46th largest of the 52.
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- Chin (John Yehall) Elementary0.3 mi · 233
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Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary enrolls approximately 176 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Garfield Elementary serve?
Garfield Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary are roughly 7% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Black, 43% Asian, 20% Two or more.
Is Garfield Elementary public or private?
Garfield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Francisco Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.