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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARINDA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190735000342
Garfield Elementary School
901 S. 15th, Clarinda, IA 51632 · (712) 542-4510 · Page County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Iowa 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.
- 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.
- ·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 Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
273 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 53 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Garfield Elementary School→Clarinda High School
Based on grade levels within Clarinda Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
80.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 80.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 74.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
Schools most like Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary School this school | 573 | 47.6% | 69.8% |
| Northeast Elementary School Glenwood | 538 | 45.7% | N/A |
| West Elementary Knoxville | 485 | 46.4% | N/A |
| West Elementary School Glenwood | 440 | 46.6% | 80.6% |
| Greene County Elementary Jefferson | 518 | 51.0% | 62.4% |
| Tilford Elementary School Vinton | 544 | 53.5% | 76.9% |
Matched among Iowa 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 Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #334 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #217 of 564 ▲ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #377 of 564 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #50 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #314 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #452 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #249 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.8% | #24 of 168 |
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
573
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+146% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 573 | 41.8 | 13.7:1 | 48% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 41.4 | 13.6:1 | 49% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 39.1 | 14.8:1 | 44% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 44% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 41% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 45% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 26 | 13.4:1 | 49% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 31% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 14 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (452 to 573); teachers up 49% (28 to 41.8).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School, located in Clarinda, Iowa, is a large elementary school. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 573 students. Enrollment is 76% higher than the average for elementary schools in Iowa, which is about 325.
District-wide, Clarinda Comm School District has 2 schools and 1,084 students.
At Garfield Elementary School, White students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. 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 18%.
The school has about 13.7 students per teacher and 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Garfield Elementary School is B-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 69.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.1%.
Census estimates describe Page County this way: median household income is about $57,953, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Page County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,557.
Clarinda High School is located about 1.0 miles from Garfield Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Nearby schools with test data average 71.4% proficiency; Garfield Elementary School posts 69.8%.
Garfield Elementary School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 573, 3% above the 557 of 2020-21.
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Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarinda Comm School District
- Clarinda High SchoolHigh · 511 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDavenport, IA · 393 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 202 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Clarinda High School1.0 mi · 511
- South Page Senior High School8.7 mi · 22
- South Page Elementary School8.7 mi · 36
- Southwest Valley Middle School14.2 mi · 131
- Sylvia Enarson Elementary School14.3 mi · 112
- Essex Junior-Senior High School15.9 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 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 13.7:1 students per teacher at Garfield Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary School in?
Garfield Elementary School is part of Clarinda Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.