Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R-2J·NCES 080540000932
Garfield Elementary School
720 COLORADO AVENUE, LOVELAND, CO 80537 · (970) 613-6000 · Larimer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Colorado 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
96 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
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 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 35.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 School
Garfield Elementary School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary School this school | 213 | 45.1% | 40.2% |
| Bayfield Primary School BAYFIELD | 222 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Limon Elementary School LIMON | 218 | 47.7% | 51.2% |
| Gilpin County Elementary School BLACK HAWK | 192 | 47.9% | 41.1% |
| Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary FT COLLINS | 240 | 47.5% | 38.7% |
| Bayfield Intermediate School BAYFIELD | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
Matched among Colorado 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #436 of 931 | #36 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #455 of 940 ▼ 9 | #37 of 53 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #371 of 946 ▲ 182 | #30 of 53 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #882 of 1,056 | #49 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #138 of 896 | #9 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #668 of 896 | #38 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #528 of 983 | #22 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #307 of 664 | #21 of 41 |
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
213
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 213 | 16.1 | 13.2:1 | 45% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 14.8 | 14.3:1 | 59% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 15.1 | 13.6:1 | 54% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 15 | 14.1:1 | 48% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 16.3 | 16.1:1 | 56% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 59% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 44% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 18 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (262 to 213); teachers down 1% (16.3 to 16.1).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in LOVELAND, Colorado. Enrollment stands at 213 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 44% below the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
The 32 schools in Thompson School District R-2J enroll 14,580 students altogether, Garfield Elementary School among them.
At Garfield Elementary School, 74% of students are White. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Larimer County is roughly 82% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Garfield Elementary School scores 41%.
For every teacher at Garfield Elementary School, there are about 13.2 students; the school has 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 45%. On average, public schools in Larimer County report 35%.
Garfield Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 39.4% at Garfield Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Larimer County show that median household income comes to about $93,765, roughly 53% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 94, with about 47,159 students.
Among nearby public schools, Bill Reed Middle School is closest at about 0.4 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Garfield Elementary School. Garfield Elementary School places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The federal government classifies Garfield Elementary School's location as City: Small.
The school's size has been steady, with 212 students in 2020-21 and 213 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Garfield Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thompson School District R-2J
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Riverview PK-8Elementary · 757 students
Other schools in LOVELAND
- Loveland High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Mountain View High SchoolHigh · 1,074 students
- Loveland Classical SchoolCombined · 1,032 students
- New Vision Charter SchoolElementary · 1,005 students
- Thompson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Lucile Erwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 686 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the 42nd largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
- Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SD · 574 students
Nearby schools
- Bill Reed Middle School0.4 mi · 530
- Truscott Elementary School0.4 mi · 194
- Harold Ferguson High School1.0 mi · 164
- Thompson Valley High School1.1 mi · 1,005
- Loveland High School1.5 mi · 1,354
- Sarah Milner Elementary School1.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Garfield Elementary School serve?
Garfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Garfield Elementary School have?
Garfield Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School reports a student body of 74% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary School in?
Garfield Elementary School is part of Thompson School District R-2J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.