Buford Garner Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · North Liberty, Iowa

Buford Garner Elementary in North Liberty, Iowa enrolled 344 students in 2024-25 with 25.4 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 67% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 70% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 26%

453 students in 2022-23, 449 students in 2023-24, 344 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.2 to 25.4.

Students enrolled at Buford Garner Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 449, 2024-25: 34402004006002022-234532023-244492024-25344
Students enrolled at Buford Garner Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 449, 2024-25: 34402004006002022-234532023-244492024-25344
Students enrolled at Buford Garner Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 449, 2024-25: 34402004006002022-234532023-244492024-25344
Students enrolled at Buford Garner Elementary by school year2022-23: 453, 2023-24: 449, 2024-25: 34402004006002022-234532023-244492024-25344
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345334.213.3
2023-2444931.614.2
2024-2534425.413.5

13.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 446 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Buford Garner Elementary enrolled 446 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 446 of the 446 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.8% of students were White, 13.4% Black, 11.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.8%
  2. Black13.4%
  3. Two or more races11.9%
  4. Hispanic11.6%
  5. Asian1.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Buford Garner Elementary scored proficient or above: 67% in reading in 2021-22 and 70% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2267%72%69.7%
Math, 2022-2370%66% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in North Liberty

5 public elementary schools in North Liberty report 2024-25 enrollment; Buford Garner Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Penn Elementary School51215.410.9%
Christine Grant Elementary42613.317.1%
James Van Allen Elementary School37614.727.7%
Buford Garner Elementary34413.527.0%
North Bend Elementary32613.025.5%

All public schools in North Liberty →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Buford Garner Elementary

  1. Penn Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 512 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Christine Grant ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 426 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Buford Garner Elementary with Penn Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Iowa City School District spends per student$14,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,290
  5. The largest public schools in IowaBuford Garner Elementary is the number 292 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#292 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Buford Garner Elementary

  1. How many students attend Buford Garner Elementary?
    344 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 453 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in North Liberty, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Buford Garner Elementary?
    13.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Buford Garner Elementary a Title I school?
    Buford Garner Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Buford Garner Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Buford Garner Elementary scored proficient or above: 67% in reading in 2021-22 and 70% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Buford Garner Elementary in?
    Iowa City School District, NCES district ID 1914700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191470002133 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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