Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 332
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT·NCES 160036000053
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1914 BROADWAY AVENUE, BOISE, ID 83706 · (208) 854-4950 · Ada County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Idaho public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Idaho public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
269 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 46%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
15.9%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 278 | 96.8% | N/A |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 228 | 98.7% | N/A |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 299 | 98.7% | N/A |
| MORLEY NELSON ELEMENTARY BOISE | 392 | 97.7% | N/A |
| KOELSCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 321 | 95.6% | N/A |
| TAFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOISE | 301 | 97.3% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 Idaho | In Ada County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #318 of 323 | #77 of 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #309 of 319 | #78 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #249 of 393 | #62 of 83 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #18 of 295 | #6 of 77 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #5 of 296 | #3 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #12 of 328 | #12 of 76 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.6% | #60 of 208 | #29 of 58 |
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
278
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 278 | 20.2 | 13.8:1 | 97% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 21.5 | 14.1:1 | 77% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 77% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 78% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 23.1 | 15.7:1 | 77% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 77% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 57% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 42% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 33 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (364 to 278); teachers down 13% (23.1 to 20.2).
About GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a small elementary school, is located in BOISE, Idaho. Enrolled students number 278 students, in pre-K through 6.
BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT has 22,134 students spread across 52 schools.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 50%. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 83%. Pick two students at random and there is a 67% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates with 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.8:1. On average, elementary schools in Idaho have 18.1:1, compared with 13.8:1 here. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 34% average for public schools in Ada County is 63 points lower.
Measured against Idaho public elementary schools, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Among Ada County residents, the median household income is $91,502, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Ada County has 155 other public schools.
The closest public school to GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (272) to 2024-25 (278).
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Ada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
518,935
Census ACS
Median income
$91,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
156
80,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,170 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 886 students
- WEST JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 717 students
Other schools in BOISE
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,743 students
- BOISE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,512 students
- BORAH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,308 students
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,307 students
- iSUCCEED VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,290 students
- INSPIRE VIRTUAL CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,210 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 34th 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
- PEACE VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 192
- SAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BOISE0.8 mi · 1,033
- HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 264
- WHITE PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 555
- TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,307
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT.
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