Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LEANDRO UNIFIED·NCES 063468005833
Garfield Elementary
13050 Aurora Dr., San Leandro, CA 94577 · (510) 618-4300 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of California 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
21.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
296 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
25.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.5pp since 2014
Math
22.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.7% | 18.8% | 25.5% | 49.0% |
| Math | 8.1% | 14.8% | 28.9% | 48.3% |
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 | 25.5% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.6% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.6% | 25.9% |
| 2021-22 | 19.9% | 18.1% |
| 2018-19 | 26.3% | 23.7% |
| 2017-18 | 33.5% | 26.2% |
| 2016-17 | 25.1% | 24.9% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 (25.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary this school | 357 | 82.9% | 25.2% |
| Wagner-Holt Elementary Stockton | 417 | 84.9% | 19.9% |
| Taylor Leadership Academy Stockton | 397 | 85.6% | 16.5% |
| Penn Elementary San Diego | 366 | 81.4% | 46.8% |
| Bonita Street Elementary Carson | 399 | 77.9% | 41.2% |
| John Marshall Elementary Stockton | 394 | 81.7% | 9.0% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #4,056 of 5,151 | #145 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #4,014 of 5,172 ▼ 366 | #150 of 192 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #4,437 of 5,172 ▼ 380 | #150 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.2pp | #1,604 of 5,116 | #35 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #4,217 of 5,915 | #158 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #1,836 of 5,352 | #49 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #1,244 of 5,354 | #84 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.9% | #1,883 of 5,625 | #47 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #2,254 of 3,837 | #85 of 138 |
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
357
+41 (+13%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 357 | 16.6 | 21.5:1 | 83% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 16.1 | 21.0:1 | 80% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 15.6 | 21.1:1 | 75% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 14 | 22.6:1 | 68% (216) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 16.6 | 24.8:1 | 64% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 17 | 25.6:1 | 57% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | N/A | N/A | 61% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 43% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 386 | 14 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (412 to 357); teachers unchanged (16.6 to 16.6).
About Garfield Elementary
Garfield Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in San Leandro, California, one of the schools in San Leandro Unified. The school counts 357 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Federal data list 13 schools in San Leandro Unified, with 8,834 students enrolled.
Roughly 53% of students at Garfield Elementary are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 21% Asian, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% White. Among people living in Alameda County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.5:1, with 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment. Public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Garfield Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Garfield Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.2% is 5.8 points below the 31.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Alameda County this way: the median household income is $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Garfield Elementary, Alameda County has 393 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Lincoln High (Continuation), about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Garfield Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Garfield Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 41 students since 2020-21, to 357. The school's ratio fell from 22.6:1 to 21.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
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- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
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- Garfield ElementaryOakland, CA · 454 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln High (Continuation)1.1 mi · 166
- John Muir Middle1.2 mi · 969
- Halkin Elementary1.3 mi · 724
- Madison Elementary1.4 mi · 694
- Madison Park Academy 6-121.7 mi · 676
- Madison Park Academy Elementary1.8 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElementaryHow large is Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garfield Elementary serve?
Garfield Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Garfield Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Garfield Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garfield Elementary?
At Garfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 53% Hispanic, 14% Black, 21% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary in?
Garfield Elementary is part of San Leandro Unified.
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