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Garfield Elementary - 19

๐Ÿ“ 705 S Roberts Dr, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, 57104

575
Pupils
12.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Garfield Elementary - 19 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County. The school has 575 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Skogstad. It is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Kristin Skogstad
School district
Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Enrollment & staffing

Garfield Elementary - 19 enrolls 575 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.

Male students
311 (54%)
Female students
264 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
45.3
Student-teacher ratio
12.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20135%
Hispanic or Latino11620%
Black or African American11520%
Two or more races6712%
American Indian or Alaska Native6211%
Asian142.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

419 of the school's 575 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 354 qualify for free lunch and 65 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Garfield Elementary - 19 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 SD At-Large, state senate district 15, state house district 15.

School district: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

Garfield Elementary - 19 is one of 43 schools in Sioux Falls School District 49-5, based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The district serves 25,051 students district-wide and employs 1,683 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 575 students, Garfield Elementary - 19 is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.

25,051
District students
43
Schools
1,683
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

24%
Reading proficient
20%
Math proficient
30%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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