Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARSONS·NCES 201056001998
Garfield School
300 South 14th Street, Parsons, KS 67357 · (620) 421-3530 · Labette County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
130 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 84 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 52% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Parsons. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
47.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 | 61.8% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 69.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% 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 29 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 →
Schools most like Garfield School
Garfield School's state test result (55.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield School this school | 176 | 73.9% | 55.6% |
| Guthridge School Parsons | 203 | 72.4% | 47.5% |
| Ogden Elem Ogden | 155 | 74.2% | 45.8% |
| Benton Elem Wichita | 273 | 70.7% | 32.4% |
| Lincoln School Parsons | 262 | 71.0% | N/A |
| David Brewer Elementary Leavenworth | 319 | 76.2% | 22.4% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Labette County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #148 of 625 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #248 of 625 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #153 of 625 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #570 of 714 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.9% | #149 of 658 | #1 of 10 |
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
176
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 176 | 15.6 | 11.3:1 | 74% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 15.1 | 12.5:1 | 80% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 16.7 | 11.4:1 | 81% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 183 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 77% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 14.8 | 13.2:1 | 83% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 78% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 75% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (195 to 176); teachers up 5% (14.8 to 15.6).
About Garfield School
In Parsons, Kansas, part of Labette County, Garfield School is an elementary school. Its 176 students are spread across grades 2 through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Parsons counts 5 schools and 1,313 students, including Garfield School.
The most common group at Garfield School is White students, at 49%. The school is also 22% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 2% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. Garfield School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 11.3 students per teacher. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 74% of students. The 65% average for public schools in Labette County is 9 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Garfield School ranks in the top 10% in Kansas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.6%, against a prediction of 26.8%.
In Labette County (population about 19,869), the median household income is $56,325, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Garfield School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Garfield School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Lincoln School. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Garfield School places 1st of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 7 fewer students in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.1:1 to 11.3:1.
Community posts for Garfield School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Labette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,869
Census ACS
Median income
$56,325
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Parsons
- Parsons Sr HighHigh · 399 students
- Parsons Middle SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Guthridge SchoolElementary · 203 students
Other schools in Parsons
- Parsons Sr HighHigh · 399 students
- Meadowview ElemElementary · 367 students
- Parsons Middle SchoolMiddle · 273 students
- Lincoln SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Guthridge SchoolElementary · 203 students
- Service Valley Charter AcademyElementary · 106 students
Other Garfield schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Garfield. Garfield School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Garfield SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 403 students
- Garfield SchoolMiles City, MT · 210 students
- Garfield SchoolLewistown, MT · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln School0.7 mi · 262
- Parsons Middle School1.2 mi · 273
- St. Hosp. Training Center Parsons1.5 mi · 14
- Parsons Sr High1.5 mi · 399
- Guthridge School1.6 mi · 203
- Meadowview Elem3.5 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield SchoolHow large is Garfield School?
Garfield School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 02-03.
Is Garfield School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garfield School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield School is approximately 11.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garfield School?
Student demographics at Garfield School are roughly 49% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 22% Two or more.
Is Garfield School public or private?
Garfield School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Parsons.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.