📍 420 May St, Elgin, Kane County, 60120
Garfield Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elgin, Kane County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sd U-46 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Garfield Elem School enrolls 321 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Black or African American and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 271 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.4% |
| White | 9 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 321 students (80%) 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Midsize. 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 IL-8, state senate district 22, state house district 43.
Garfield Elem School is one of 58 schools in SD U-46, based in Elgin, Illinois. The district serves 34,036 students district-wide and employs 2,239 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Garfield Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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