Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LORAIN CITY·NCES 390442605109
Garfield Elementary School
200 W 31st St, Lorain, OH 44055 · (440) 246-1114 · Lorain County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
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 | 33 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 189% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
18.4%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.1pp since 2021
Math
11.0%
OH avg 56.1% . -11.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.4% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 8.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.6% | 17.6% |
| 2021-22 | 27.6% | 22.0% |
% 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 Lorain County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,529 of 1,569 ▼ 1 | #34 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,526 of 1,569 ▲ 7 | #33 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.1pp | #32 of 1,514 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #1,421 of 1,808 | #37 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #277 of 1,582 | #8 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #235 of 1,590 | #13 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #970 of 992 | #25 of 25 |
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
259
+54 (+26%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 259 | 17.3 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 16.3 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 15.3 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 18 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 17.4 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 92% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (261 to 259); teachers down 1% (17.4 to 17.3).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Lorain, Ohio. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 259 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Ohio enroll around 404, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Lorain City runs 15 schools with a combined 6,150 students. Garfield Elementary School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Garfield Elementary School are Hispanic (51%). The next largest groups are 23% Black, 13% White, and 13% multiracial. In Lorain County overall, about 11% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Garfield Elementary School scores 65%.
Based on 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Garfield Elementary School has a ratio of 15.0:1. The gap from the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio is 2.9 students per teacher.
The county, Lorain County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,347, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 92, with about 42,516 students.
Lorain Preparatory High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Garfield Elementary School as Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's student count rose 26% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 11.4 in 2020-21 to 15.0 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lorain County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
317,129
Census ACS
Median income
$73,347
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lorain City
- Lorain High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Larkmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Southview Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Longfellow Middle SchoolMiddle · 398 students
- Toni Wofford Morrison ESElementary · 324 students
Other schools in Lorain
- Lorain High SchoolHigh · 1,773 students
- Horizon Science Academy LorainCombined · 839 students
- Vincent Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Durling Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Larkmoor Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the 35th largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolCleveland, OH · 536 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 435 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolHeath, OH · 331 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolMedina, OH · 216 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolWellsville, OH · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Lorain Preparatory High School0.3 mi · 109
- Horizon Science Academy Lorain0.6 mi · 839
- General Johnnie Wilson Middle School0.8 mi · 439
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.8 mi · 218
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 287
- Durling Middle School1.1 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Garfield Elementary School serve?
Garfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 51% Hispanic, 23% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Garfield Elementary School public or private?
Garfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lorain City.
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