Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000240
Garfield Elementary School
1201 Maplewood DR NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · (319)558-2169 · Linn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
173 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48% · 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.
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
50.5%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
Source: ISASP. 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 →
Where Garfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #530 of 564 | #34 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #516 of 564 | #34 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #521 of 564 | #34 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #557 of 705 | #42 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #166 of 561 | #9 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #35 of 561 | #3 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #25 of 666 | #2 of 44 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
202
-59 (-23%) vs 2017
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.8:1
% White
38%
was 52%
% Hispanic
12%
was 4%
% Black
33%
was 34%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 202 | 17.7 | 11.4:1 | 86% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 17.1 | 12.5:1 | 79% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 86% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 17.6 | 14.8:1 | 72% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 73% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 16 | 13.8:1 | 70% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 41% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 21 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (261 to 202); teachers up 1% (17.6 to 17.7).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school's 202 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Garfield Elementary School is among 35 schools run by Cedar Rapids Comm School District, which serves 15,494 students.
White students are the largest group at Garfield Elementary School, with 38% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 14% multiracial, and 12% Hispanic. Among all residents of Linn County, the White share is about 84%. The chance that two students picked at random at Garfield Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 71%.
With 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24, the ratio at Garfield Elementary School was 12.5:1. Among elementary schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. Garfield Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 86%. Among public schools in Linn County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
Garfield Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.2%, compared with a predicted 49.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Linn County show that median household income is about $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Garfield Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County, which together enroll about 36,480 students.
Of nearby public schools, Franklin Middle School is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Garfield Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Garfield Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
From 2017-18 to 2023-24, Garfield Elementary School went from 261 students to 202. The largest shift in the student mix was in the White share, which fell from 52% to 38%. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2017-18 and 11.4:1 in 2023-24.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the 44th largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolClarinda, IA · 573 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 393 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Middle School0.8 mi · 469
- Empowering Excellence Charter School0.8 mi · 120
- Arthur Elementary School1.0 mi · 229
- Trailside Elementary School1.0 mi · 429
- Wright Elementary School1.1 mi · 282
- Johnson STEAM Academy School1.2 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 202 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 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 12% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary School in?
Garfield Elementary School is part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District.
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