📍 1201 Maplewood DR NE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52402
Garfield Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Garfield Elementary School enrolls 214 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 30% Black or African American and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 64 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 10% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 214 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garfield Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 IA-20, state senate district 33, state house district 65.
Garfield Elementary School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 214 students, Garfield Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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