GARFIELD ES

GARFIELD ES is a mid-tier primary school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, run under SAND SPRINGS. The school enrolls 409 students in grades K through 5.

SAND SPRINGS comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,983 students; GARFIELD ES is among them.

On demographics, GARFIELD ES lists that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 25% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 10% Native American. By comparison, Tulsa County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GARFIELD ES has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.6:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Tulsa County's rate of about 62%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GARFIELD ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tulsa County shows median household income runs about $69,009, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tulsa County runs 180 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,616 students), of which GARFIELD ES is one.

Nearest neighbor: CHARLES PAGE HS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GARFIELD ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 28.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. GARFIELD ES's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 441 (now 409). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 63% to 51%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.