Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTAWA·NCES 200001500459
Garfield Elem
1213 College, Ottawa, KS 66067 · (785) 229-8060 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
252 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 58% · 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
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
46.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 42.9% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Garfield Elem's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elem this school | 368 | 68.5% | 43.7% |
| Trojan Elem Osawatomie | 341 | 68.6% | 31.5% |
| Garnett Elementary School Garnett | 401 | 64.8% | 43.2% |
| Central Elem Columbus | 348 | 64.4% | 38.2% |
| Meadowview Elem Parsons | 367 | 73.3% | 44.4% |
| Marshall Elementary School Eureka | 309 | 72.2% | 40.0% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #314 of 625 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #258 of 625 | #5 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #283 of 625 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #248 of 714 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #75 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.8% | #435 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #181 of 658 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.0% | #14 of 151 | N/A |
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
368
+40 (+12%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 368 | 31.8 | 11.6:1 | 68% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 30.3 | 11.3:1 | 60% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 28.2 | 13.7:1 | 58% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 54% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 25.3 | 11.2:1 | 61% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 50% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 52% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 21% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 13 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (283 to 368); teachers up 26% (25.3 to 31.8).
About Garfield Elem
Garfield Elem is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Ottawa, Kansas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 368 students.
Garfield Elem reports to Ottawa, which has 6 schools and 2,150 students.
The large majority of students at Garfield Elem, 85%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Garfield Elem comes in at 27%.
The teaching staff at Garfield Elem is 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 68% of students, or 252, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 52% average for public schools in Franklin County.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Garfield Elem receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Garfield Elem scores 43.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.4%.
Federal survey data for Franklin County show that median household income is about $77,207, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 15 public schools operate in Franklin County, serving about 4,187 students.
The closest public school, Ottawa Middle School, is about 0.8 miles from Garfield Elem. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Garfield Elem ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The number of students grew from 328 to 368 over 4 years.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,106
Census ACS
Median income
$77,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,187 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa Sr HighHigh · 681 students
- Ottawa Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Sunflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 298 students
- Ottawa Virtual SchoolHigh · 14 students
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa Sr HighHigh · 681 students
- Ottawa Middle SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Sunflower Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Lincoln ElemElementary · 298 students
- Ottawa Virtual SchoolHigh · 14 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elem is the 25th largest of the 52.
- Garfield ElemAugusta, KS · 256 students
- Garfield ElemClay Center, KS · 170 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
Nearby schools
- Ottawa Middle School0.8 mi · 456
- Ottawa Sr High0.8 mi · 681
- Ottawa Virtual School0.9 mi · 14
- Sunflower Elementary School1.5 mi · 333
- Lincoln Elem2.5 mi · 298
- West Franklin Middle School9.8 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Garfield Elem?
Garfield Elem enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-05.
Is Garfield Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garfield Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Garfield Elem?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Garfield Elem.
How diverse is Garfield Elem?
Garfield Elem reports a student body of 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Garfield Elem?
Garfield Elem is overseen by Ottawa in Franklin County.
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