📍 1213 College, Ottawa, Franklin County, 66067
Garfield Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ottawa, Franklin County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ottawa school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield Elem enrolls 387 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
223 of the school's 387 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 184 qualify for free lunch and 39 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 Elem is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 KS-30, state senate district 12, state house district 59.
Garfield Elem is one of 6 schools in Ottawa, based in Ottawa, Kansas. The district serves 2,150 students district-wide and employs 182 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Garfield Elem is close to the district average of about 358 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant