📍 1053 Osage, Augusta, Butler County, 67010
Garfield Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Augusta, Butler County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Augusta school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield Elem enrolls 259 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 259 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 21 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, Fringe). 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-40, state senate district 16, state house district 77.
Garfield Elem is one of 5 schools in Augusta, based in Augusta, Kansas. The district serves 1,933 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Garfield Elem is smaller than the district average of about 387 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe