📍 901 S. 15th, Clarinda, Page County, 51632
Garfield Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clarinda, Page County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lesley Ehlers. It is part of the Clarinda Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Garfield Elementary School enrolls 578 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 39.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 527 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
254 of the school's 578 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 12, state house district 24.
Garfield Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Clarinda Comm School District, based in Clarinda, Iowa. The district serves 1,084 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 578 students, Garfield Elementary School is close to the district average of about 542 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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