Garfield School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Lewistown, Montana
Garfield School in Lewistown, Montana enrolled 182 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 12.1 students per teacher against the Montana elementary-school median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 9%
177 students in 2022-23, 188 students in 2023-24, 182 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.4 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 177 | 16.4 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 17.5 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 182 | 15.0 | 12.1 |
12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Montana elementary schools
Among the 407 Montana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 636 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Garfield School enrolled 210 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 636 of the 210 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.3% of students were White, 5.5% of two or more races, 1.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.3%
- Two or more races5.5%
- Hispanic1.6%
- Asian0.5%
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.
Elementary schools in Lewistown
5 public elementary schools in Lewistown report 2024-25 enrollment; Garfield School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield School | 182 | 12.1 | 38.5% |
| Highland Park School | 159 | 12.7 | 39.0% |
| Deerfield School | 11 | 11.0 | 100.0% |
| King Colony School | 7 | 7.0 | not reported |
| Spring Creek Colony Schl | 3 | 3.0 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Garfield School
- Highland Park SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 159 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- King Colony SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 10 miles away: 7 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Garfield School with Highland Park SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lewistown Elementary spends per student$11,521 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,521
- The largest public schools in MontanaGarfield School is the number 166 by size of 416 Montana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#166 of 416
- Montana schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the Montana median of 12.2 for elementary schools.12.1:1
- 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
How many students attend Garfield School?
182 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 177 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lewistown, MT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Garfield School?
12.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Montana median for elementary schools is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.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.What district is Garfield School in?
Lewistown Elementary, NCES district ID 3016490. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 301649000507 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
- 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.