📍 7425 S. Garfield Ave., Bell Gardens, Los Angeles County, 90201
Garfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bell Gardens, Los Angeles County. The school has 499 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Dominguez. It is part of the Montebello Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
Garfield Elementary enrolls 499 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 488 | 98% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.2% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
418 of the school's 499 students (84%) 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 29 schools in Montebello Unified, based in Montebello, California. The district serves 19,195 students district-wide and employs 1,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 499 students, Garfield Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 662 students per school.
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