Garfield School

Public elementary school, grades 2 to 3 · Parsons, Kansas

Garfield School in Parsons, Kansas enrolled 176 students in 2024-25 with 15.6 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).

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

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

190 students in 2022-23, 189 students in 2023-24, 176 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.7 to 15.6.

Students enrolled at Garfield School by school year2022-23: 190, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231902023-241892024-25176
Students enrolled at Garfield School by school year2022-23: 190, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231902023-241892024-25176
Students enrolled at Garfield School by school year2022-23: 190, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231902023-241892024-25176
Students enrolled at Garfield School by school year2022-23: 190, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1760501001502002022-231902023-241892024-25176
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319016.711.4
2023-2418915.112.5
2024-2517615.611.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools

Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; 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, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Garfield School 11.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGarfield School 11.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Garfield School 11.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGarfield School 11.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Garfield School 11.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGarfield School 11.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Kansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 48.4; Garfield School 11.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGarfield School 11.3state median 13.1U.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 378 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Garfield School enrolled 189 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 378 of the 189 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent24.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.9% of students were White, 21.6% of two or more races, 15.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White48.9%
  2. Two or more races21.6%
  3. Hispanic15.3%
  4. Black11.4%
  5. American Indian2.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.6%

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 Garfield School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, 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 districtKansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑39%29%32.5%
Math, 2022-2360‑64%24% (2021-22)31.3%

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 Parsons

5 public elementary schools in Parsons report 2024-25 enrollment; Garfield School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Meadowview Elementary36716.060.8%
Lincoln School26214.262.6%
Guthridge School20312.764.0%
Garfield School17611.361.4%
Service Valley Charter Academy1069.951.9%

All public schools in Parsons →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Garfield School

  1. Lincoln SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 262 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Guthridge SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 203 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare Garfield School with Lincoln SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Parsons District Schools spends per student$14,405 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,405
  5. The largest public schools in KansasGarfield School is the number 566 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#566 of 707
  6. Kansas schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.11.3:1
  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 Garfield School

  1. How many students attend Garfield School?
    176 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 190 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Parsons, KS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield School?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Garfield School a Title I school?
    Garfield School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Garfield School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Garfield School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 60-64% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas'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 Garfield School in?
    Parsons District Schools, NCES district ID 2010560. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 201056001998 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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