Is Garfield Elementary a good school?

Garfield Elementary ranks 1746 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Garfield Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 540 students attended Garfield Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary?

Students at Garfield Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Alhambra High

Garfield Elementary

Summary:

Garfield Elementary is a public K-8 school in Alhambra, California, serving 574 students as part of the Alhambra Unified School District. The school consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with particular strengths in serving English Language Learners and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Garfield Elementary outperforms other Alhambra Unified schools in the area, including Emery Park, Ramona, Park, Granada, and William Northrup Elementary. However, the nearby Marengo Elementary in South Pasadena Unified and Valentine Elementary in San Marino Unified significantly outperform Garfield across all academic measures.

One area of concern for Garfield Elementary is a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.5% in 2017-2018 to 22.6% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be an important focus for the school and district to improve overall academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-8

110 West McLean St.
Alhambra, CA 91801-1364

(626) 943-3380

District: Alhambra Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1746^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,404

Students who attend Garfield Elementary usually attend:

High:

Alhambra High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 540

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.1%

Asian:

33.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Garfield Elementary ranks better than 70.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Alhambra Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.64. (See more...)

Compare Details Garfield Elementary ranks better than 81.9% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.95. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (56.1%), Asian (33.7%), two or more races (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary is 18.8, which is the 3^rd best among 13 elementary schools in the Alhambra Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Garfield Elementary employs 28.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garfield Elementary is $11,404. 8 elementary schools in the Alhambra Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garfield Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Garfield Elementary 1746^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Garfield Elementary in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Garfield Elementary 503^rd of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Garfield Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alhambra Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Alhambra Unified 266^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Garfield Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	67.93	1464^th	5113	71.4%
2008	76.74	1111^th	5113	78.3%
2009	62.59	1784^th	5193	65.6%
2010	67.72	1581^st	5314	70.2%
2011	59.63	2058^th	5377	61.7%
2012	69.40	1564^th	5390	71.0%
2013	73.77	1391^st	5530	74.8%
2015	65.61	1679^th	5611	70.1%
2016	59.16	2030^th	5614	63.8%
2017	74.15	1380^th	5692	75.8%
2018	70.17	1563^rd	5662	72.4%
2019	71.46	1540^th	5789	73.4%
2022	66.43	1769^th	5883	69.9%
2023	68.11	1670^th	5874	71.6%
2024	66.64	1746^th	5862	70.2%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	79.75	318^th	3275	90.3%
2022	66.99	542^nd	3311	83.6%
2023	89.38	148^th	3250	95.4%
2024	71.37	386^th	3160	87.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	19.68	2212^th	2420	8.6%
2024	27.38	1975^th	2634	25.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.11	524^th	5084	89.7%
2019	83.49	564^th	5173	89.1%
2022	76.85	876^th	5264	83.4%
2023	76.42	920^th	5374	82.9%
2024	75.68	1021^st	5511	81.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.67	1677^th	5413	69.0%
2019	72.39	1396^th	5492	74.6%
2022	63.85	1781^st	5635	68.4%
2023	69.03	1548^th	5617	72.4%
2024	71.96	1402^nd	5605	75.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.06	1483^rd	5431	72.7%
2019	67.66	1607^th	5510	70.8%
2022	66.23	1675^th	5663	70.4%
2023	63.04	1806^th	5650	68.0%
2024	57.61	2079^th	5636	63.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	57.62	582^nd	1071	45.7%
2019	61.20	542^nd	1149	52.8%
2022	54.53	669^th	1154	42.0%
2023	69.18	423^rd	1190	64.5%
2024	36.78	883^rd	1203	26.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.97	1327^th	4830	72.5%
2019	63.00	1529^th	4963	69.2%
2022	64.41	1408^th	5084	72.3%
2023	57.52	1796^th	5098	64.8%
2024	61.17	1617^th	5102	68.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2007	64.42	597^th	1999	70.1%
2008	63.27	632^nd	2005	68.5%
2009	69.74	520^th	2063	74.8%
2010	74.65	435^th	2179	80.0%
2011	72.23	486^th	2236	78.3%
2012	64.19	722^nd	2259	68.0%
2013	74.45	472^nd	2379	80.2%
2015	72.23	601^st	2477	75.7%
2016	73.19	592^nd	2497	76.3%
2017	78.77	491^st	2508	80.4%
2018	82.71	395^th	2480	84.1%
2019	85.64	350^th	2715	87.1%
2022	75.36	579^th	2740	78.9%
2023	81.17	459^th	2802	83.6%
2024	78.95	503^rd	2777	81.9%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.46	105^th	1364	92.3%
2019	93.66	41^st	1442	97.2%
2023	97.54	27^th	1529	98.2%
2024	74.60	124^th	1477	91.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.70	689^th	1538	55.2%
2024	52.74	512^th	1550	67.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	89.49	134^th	2230	94.0%
2019	93.50	90^th	2369	96.2%
2022	82.78	249^th	2458	89.9%
2023	95.45	79^th	2549	96.9%
2024	78.80	368^th	2575	85.7%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.73	469^th	2262	79.3%
2019	82.09	389^th	2380	83.7%
2022	76.62	500^th	2509	80.1%
2023	81.64	406^th	2547	84.1%
2024	75.50	536^th	2546	78.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.96	324^th	2273	85.7%
2019	86.42	313^th	2407	87.0%
2022	70.89	602^nd	2527	76.2%
2023	76.18	514^th	2558	79.9%
2024	79.26	445^th	2547	82.5%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.27	246^th	700	64.9%
2019	68.64	263^rd	745	64.7%
2022	60.14	337^th	733	54.0%
2023	70.43	230^th	718	68.0%
2024	56.38	376^th	741	49.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Garfield Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.17	325^th	2072	84.3%
2019	86.17	191^st	2213	91.4%
2022	69.52	511^th	2359	78.3%
2023	75.96	383^rd	2391	84.0%
2024	82.09	280^th	2383	88.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Garfield Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2005	94	19	299	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	772
2006	87	14	311	358	2	n/a	n/a	4	776
2007	68	16	324	321	1	n/a	n/a	2	732
2008	59	14	310	293	1	n/a	n/a	0	677
2009	56	14	295	294	1	4	13	0	677
2010	51	17	285	305	0	4	12	0	674
2011	51	24	285	344	1	3	19	0	727
2012	41	28	280	363	1	1	24	0	738
2013	34	22	260	367	1	1	25	0	710
2014	32	17	244	372	2	1	33	0	701
2015	22	15	217	360	2	1	27	0	644
2016	23	13	213	359	2	1	30	0	641
2017	23	10	223	353	2	1	31	0	643
2018	30	13	198	327	1	1	30	0	600
2019	27	8	167	319	1	1	27	0	550
2020	30	2	178	311	1	0	24	0	546
2021	27	4	205	320	0	0	25	0	581
2022	23	8	198	337	0	0	26	0	592
2023	24	9	189	326	0	0	26	0	574
2024	22	5	182	303	0	0	28	0	540

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garfield Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	772	35.0	22.1	65.7
2006	776	32.0	24.3	69.9
2007	732	32.0	22.9	67.1
2008	677	33.0	20.5	68.8
2009	677	29.0	21.8	66.6
2010	674	26.0	25.9	67.1
2011	727	n/a	n/a	68.4
2012	738	28.8	25.5	n/a
2013	710	24.6	28.7	73.4
2014	701	26.0	26.8	63.3
2015	644	26.0	24.7	68.8
2016	641	25.0	25.6	67.4
2017	643	26.0	24.6	61.3
2018	600	24.0	25.0	67.7
2019	550	22.5	24.4	58.2
2020	546	n/a	n/a	57.3
2021	581	29.0	20.0	53.2
2022	592	32.8	17.9	50.3
2023	574	32.8	17.4	54.9
2024	540	28.6	18.8	60.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garfield Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2005	772	35.0	22.1	65.7
2006	776	32.0	24.3	69.9
2007	732	32.0	22.9	67.1
2008	677	33.0	20.5	68.8
2009	677	29.0	21.8	66.6
2010	674	26.0	25.9	67.1
2011	727	n/a	n/a	68.4
2012	738	28.8	25.5	n/a
2013	710	24.6	28.7	73.4
2014	701	26.0	26.8	63.3
2015	644	26.0	24.7	68.8
2016	641	25.0	25.6	67.4
2017	643	26.0	24.6	61.3
2018	600	24.0	25.0	67.7
2019	550	22.5	24.4	58.2
2020	546	n/a	n/a	57.3
2021	581	29.0	20.0	53.2
2022	592	32.8	17.9	50.3
2023	574	32.8	17.4	54.9
2024	540	28.6	18.8	60.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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