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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL·NCES 390437805531
Garfield Elementary School
3800 W 140th St, Cleveland, OH 44111 · (216) 838-6300 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
Community
1
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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 14% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
49.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +11.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.5% | 49.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 43.7% |
| 2022-23 | 42.5% | 43.3% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 38.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Garfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,084 of 1,569 | #74 of 172 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #1,175 of 1,569 | #83 of 172 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #585 of 1,514 | #87 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #390 of 1,808 | #23 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #1,510 of 1,582 | #157 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #7 of 1,590 | #2 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #605 of 992 | #68 of 98 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
536
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 536 | 23 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 27 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 25 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 72% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 73% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 536 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students, which makes this school 33% above average.
Cleveland Municipal counts 93 schools and 33,065 students, including Garfield Elementary School.
Hispanic students account for 30% of enrollment at Garfield Elementary School, more than any other group. Other students are 29% Black, 24% White, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. By comparison, Cuyahoga County residents are about 7% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
The county, Cuyahoga County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $64,468 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Garfield Elementary School, Cuyahoga County has 352 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership is about 0.2 miles from Garfield Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Garfield Elementary School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Garfield Elementary School enrolled 588 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 536. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (23.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.8:1).
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Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland Municipal
- Campus International SchoolElementary · 690 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 652 students
- Clark SchoolCombined · 650 students
- Natividad Pagan International Newcomers AcademyCombined · 628 students
- Max S Hayes High SchoolHigh · 593 students
- Joseph M Gallagher SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other schools in Cleveland
- Mayfield High SchoolHigh · 1,504 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Campus International SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Village Preparatory School CliffsElementary · 674 students
- Warrensville Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
- Citizens Academy SoutheastElementary · 667 students
Nearby schools
- John Marshall School of Business and Civic Leadership0.2 mi · 485
- John Marshall School of Engineering0.2 mi · 459
- John Marshall School of Information Technology0.2 mi · 486
- Global Ambassadors Language Academy0.7 mi · 279
- Orchard Park Academy0.8 mi · 383
- The School of One0.8 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 536 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Garfield Elementary School serve?
Garfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary School is approximately 23.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 30% Hispanic, 29% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary School in?
Garfield Elementary School is part of Cleveland Municipal.
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