📍 815 4th St, Clay Center, Clay County, 67432
Garfield Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clay Center, Clay County. The school has 151 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Clay County school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 47% 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 151 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 12 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 137 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
62 of the school's 151 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 12 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-10, state senate district 22, state house district 64.
Garfield Elem is one of 7 schools in Clay County, based in Clay Center, Kansas. The district serves 1,279 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 151 students, Garfield Elem is smaller than the district average of about 183 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant