GARFIELD ES

GARFIELD ES is a K-5 school of heavily attended scale in Enid, Oklahoma, overseen by ENID, hosting 571 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% larger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 366 students.

GARFIELD ES is one of 15 schools operated by ENID, a district that caters to 7,381 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GARFIELD ES lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Pacific Islander, 25% White, 12% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting GARFIELD ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Garfield County (around 72%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Garfield County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,182, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Garfield County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,724 students), of which GARFIELD ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: LONGFELLOW MS, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GARFIELD ES.

GARFIELD ES operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. GARFIELD ES's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 561 (now 571).

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