📍 811 N 13th St, Phoenix, Maricopa County, 85006
Garfield School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Phoenix, Maricopa County. The school has 454 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Phoenix Elementary District (4256) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
Garfield School enrolls 454 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Black or African American and 2.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 392 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 6.8% |
| White | 10 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 10 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
407 of the school's 454 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garfield School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-30.
Garfield School is one of 15 schools in Phoenix Elementary District (4256), based in PHOENIX, Arizona. The district serves 3,963 students district-wide and employs 307 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 454 students, Garfield School is larger than the district average of about 264 students per school.