📍 80 Birch Street, North Liberty, Johnson County, 52317
Buford Garner Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Liberty, Johnson County. The school has 453 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Travis Dyer. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 66% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buford Garner Elementary enrolls 453 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 14% Two or more races and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 282 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 453 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Buford Garner Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 39, state house district 77.
Buford Garner Elementary is one of 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District, based in Iowa City, Iowa. The district serves 15,013 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 453 students, Buford Garner Elementary is close to the district average of about 518 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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