📍 110 W. McLean St., Alhambra, Los Angeles County, 91801
Garfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alhambra, Los Angeles County. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Isaac Alvarado. It is part of the Alhambra Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
Garfield Elementary enrolls 574 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 33% Asian and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 57% |
| Asian | 189 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.5% |
| White | 24 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 574 students (55%) 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Garfield Elementary is one of 18 schools in Alhambra Unified, based in Alhambra, California. The district serves 14,597 students district-wide and employs 639 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 574 students, Garfield Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 811 students per school.
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