Enrollment
256
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA·NCES 200363000915
Garfield Elem
1053 Osage, Augusta, KS 67010 · (316) 775-6601 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL256 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
124 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within Augusta. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
KS avg 44.5% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
52.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Kansas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
256
+7 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 16.0:1
% White
89%
was 85%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
68,287
Census ACS
Median income
$81,610
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
18,052 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta
- Augusta Sr HighHigh · 594 students
- Augusta Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- Ewalt ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 300 students
Other schools in Augusta
- Augusta Sr HighHigh · 594 students
- Augusta Middle SchoolMiddle · 445 students
- Ewalt ElementaryElementary · 310 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Augusta Middle School0.2 mi · 445
- Lincoln Elem0.7 mi · 300
- Augusta Sr High1.0 mi · 594
- Ewalt Elementary1.3 mi · 310
- Circle High7.7 mi · 604
- Prairie Creek Elementary8.1 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElemHow many students attend Garfield Elem?
Garfield Elem enrolls approximately 256 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garfield Elem serve?
Garfield Elem serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield Elem is approximately 12.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elem?
Student demographics at Garfield Elem are roughly 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Garfield Elem?
Garfield Elem is overseen by Augusta in Butler County.
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