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If you could change one rule at Garfield Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 405 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYANDOTTE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 263654007248
Garfield Elementary School
340 SUPERIOR BLVD, WYANDOTTE, MI 48192 · (734) 759-5500 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Michigan public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
282 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · 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
Based on grade levels within Wyandotte School District of the City of. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.8%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
26.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary School this school | 418 | 67.5% | 27.4% |
| Hampton Elementary School BAY CITY | 399 | 68.7% | 31.4% |
| Grogan Elementary School SOUTHGATE | 353 | 63.5% | 38.7% |
| Coloma Elementary School COLOMA | 356 | 74.7% | 21.9% |
| Davis Elementary School DECATUR | 356 | 64.0% | 44.8% |
| Weston Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 389 | 62.5% | N/A |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #982 of 1,085 | #127 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #974 of 1,072 | #130 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #907 of 1,139 | #116 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #578 of 1,630 | #136 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,126 of 1,424 | #211 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #385 of 1,424 | #66 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #552 of 1,563 | #197 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #700 of 979 | #117 of 177 |
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
418
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 21.2:1
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 | 418 | 23.5 | 17.8:1 | 67% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 24.8 | 17.7:1 | 74% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 24.4 | 17.3:1 | 71% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 60% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 21.8 | 20.7:1 | 65% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | 66% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 419 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 66% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 32% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (450 to 418); teachers up 8% (21.8 to 23.5).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School, located in WYANDOTTE, Michigan, is a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 418 students in kindergarten through 5.
Wyandotte School District of the City of operates 9 schools. Combined enrollment is 4,149 students.
At Garfield Elementary School, White students make up 63% of the student body. It is also 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 49% White. Garfield Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Garfield Elementary School employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.8:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 67% in 2024-25. That tracks the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
The allk12 Grade for Garfield Elementary School is D. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Garfield Elementary School is 9.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Michigan schools.
Wayne County census figures show that the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 573 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 259,786 students in all.
Nearest public school: Roosevelt High School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Garfield Elementary School is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Garfield Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 27 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 21.2 to 17.8 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wyandotte School District of the City of
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,236 students
- Woodrow Wilson SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Madison SchoolCombined · 153 students
Other schools in WYANDOTTE
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,236 students
- Woodrow Wilson SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Madison SchoolCombined · 153 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the 18th largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolPORT HURON, MI · 377 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt High School0.5 mi · 1,236
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 379
- Jefferson Elementary School1.1 mi · 473
- The Lincoln Center1.2 mi · 140
- Woodrow Wilson School1.2 mi · 869
- Monroe Elementary School1.3 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Garfield Elementary School serve?
Garfield Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Garfield Elementary School have?
Garfield Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garfield Elementary School?
At Garfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary School in?
Garfield Elementary School is part of Wyandotte School District of the City of.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.