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Garfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kansas City, Jackson County. The school has 649 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kansas City 33 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 14% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield Elementary enrolls 649 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 311 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 31% |
| Asian | 96 | 15% |
| White | 22 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
646 of the school's 649 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 646 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 MO-50, state senate district 9, state house district 19.
Garfield Elementary is one of 35 schools in KANSAS CITY 33, based in KANSAS CITY, Missouri. The district serves 15,079 students district-wide and employs 1,164 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 649 students, Garfield Elementary is larger than the district average of about 431 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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