Elementary school (grades K-5) · Sand Springs, OK

Garfield Es

Federal NCES profile for Garfield Es, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 402688001407
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
37
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
18
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Garfield Es earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median.

#3 of 3
elementary schools in Sand Springs · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
15.7:1
students per teacher
409
students enrolled

Garfield Es has class sizes near the Oklahoma median. Computed live against every Oklahoma school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Garfield Es ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Sand Springs, OK.

School address

Enrollment

409

Oklahoma · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

15.7:1

vs 16.1:1 Oklahoma avg

-2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Garfield Es compares with Oklahoma and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Garfield Es

Garfield Es is a mid-sized elementary school in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, enrolling 409 students.

At 15.7:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Oklahoma median, within a few percentage points of the 16.1:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Enrollment of 409 puts it in the larger third of Oklahoma schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,778 scored Oklahoma schools.

Its student body is led by White (51%) and Two or More (25%) (diversity index 65/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 409 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Sand Springs spends $10,092 per pupil, 20% below the Oklahoma average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Sand Springs's elementary schools, it stands alongside Northwoods Fine Arts Academy (505 students): Garfield Es is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (15.7:1 vs 15.8:1).

Sand Springs also operates Charles Page Hs (1,716 students) and Clyde Boyd Ms (1,046 students) alongside Garfield Es.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Garfield Es compares

Garfield Es on the metrics families compare, against Oklahoma and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Oklahoma Oklahoma avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.7:1 ▼ 2% 16.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 409 top 33% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.7:1
Leaner classes than 41% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
409
Bigger than 49% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
15.7:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 51% in Oklahoma - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
21.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,092
per pupil, district-wide - below Oklahoma avg of $12,594
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 409 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 51.1%
Two or More 25.4%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10.3%
African American 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 51.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.0, Garfield Es is more mixed than the Oklahoma school average of 59.6.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sand Springs, which includes Garfield Es.

$10,092
Per student
-20%
vs Oklahoma
Avg $12,594
-39%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 33.5%
State 52.1%
Federal 14.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Garfield Es Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Charles Page Hs Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Clyde Boyd Ms Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Northwoods Fine Arts Academy Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Angus Valley Es Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Pratt Es Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Garfield Es's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Sand Springs · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Sand Springs

2 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Oklahoma, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Garfield Es's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Garfield Es

How many students attend Garfield Es?

Garfield Es has 409 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Sand Springs, OK.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield Es?

The student-teacher ratio at Garfield Es is 15.7:1, which is 2% lower than the Oklahoma average of 16.1:1 and 0% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Garfield Es?

The largest demographic group at Garfield Es is White at 51.1% of enrollment, in Sand Springs, OK. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Garfield Es?

Garfield Es has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Garfield Es rank among elementary schools in Sand Springs?

By Resource Investment Index, Garfield Es ranks #3 of 3 elementary schools in Sand Springs, OK. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Sand Springs on the city page.

Is Garfield Es a good school?

Garfield Es earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Oklahoma median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Sand Springs?

Besides Garfield Es, Sand Springs also operates Charles Page Hs (1,716 students), Clyde Boyd Ms (1,046 students), and Northwoods Fine Arts Academy (505 students). See the Sand Springs district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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