Garfield Elem

Garfield Elem is one of the intimate elementary schools in Augusta, Kansas, operated by Augusta, with 256 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Augusta comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,905 students; Garfield Elem is among them.

Demographically, Garfield Elem records that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Butler County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Garfield Elem has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Garfield Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Butler County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Garfield Elem sits in the top 10% of Kansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.0%; actual is 56.2%, +17.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Butler County put median household earnings sit near $81,610, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Butler County's 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,052 students), Garfield Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Augusta Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Garfield Elem comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 89% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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