Garfield Elementary - 19

Summary:

Garfield Elementary - 19 is a public elementary school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, serving 575 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5, which is ranked 72 out of 126 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary - 19 consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of elementary schools in South Dakota based on its academic performance, which is significantly below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.04% of Garfield students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.75% for the Sioux Falls district and 50.04% for the state. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 29.1% to 31.4% over the past three school years, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.87% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Interestingly, Sonia Sotomayor Elementary, located just 0.83 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 5-10% of South Dakota elementary schools and outperforms Garfield by a wide margin on academic assessments. Additionally, Garfield Elementary is the top-ranked school in the state for homeless student performance, suggesting the school may be providing effective support and resources for this population. However, the school's overall performance has steadily declined over the past decade, dropping from the 168th-ranked elementary school in 2014-2015 to the 189th-ranked school in 2023-2024.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 705 S Roberts Dr
       Sioux Falls, SD  57104


(605) 367-6180

District: Sioux Falls School District 49-5

SchoolDigger Rank:
189th of 201 South Dakota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,161 Help


Students who attend Garfield Elementary - 19 usually attend:

Middle:    George McGovern Middle School -09
High:    Jefferson High School - 67

Student/teacher ratio:  13.7 Help
Number of students:  591

Racial breakdown:

White:
34.0%
African American:
19.1%
Hispanic:
19.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78% Help


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Compare Details Garfield Elementary - 19 ranks worse than 94% of elementary schools in South Dakota. It also ranks 19th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.86. (See more...)
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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
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Compare Details Student population at Garfield Elementary - 19 is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (34%), African American (19.1%), Hispanic (19.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary - 19 is 13.7, which is the 10th best among 23 elementary schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garfield Elementary - 19 is $11,161, which is the 8th highest among 23 elementary schools in the Sioux Falls School District 49-5.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garfield Elementary - 19:

SchoolDigger ranks Garfield Elementary - 19 189th of 201 South Dakota public elementary schools. (See Garfield Elementary - 19 in the ranking list.)

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Sioux Falls School District 49-5:

SchoolDigger ranks Sioux Falls School District 49-5 72nd of 126 South Dakota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garfield Elementary - 19

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Rank History for all students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 17.52 165th 187 11.8%
2004 9.53 178th 189 5.8%
2005 12.03 181st 194 6.7%
2006 12.05 184th 197 6.6%
2007 13.93 178th 194 8.2%
2008 18.06 174th 194 10.3%
2009 19.88 176th 196 10.2%
2010 39.44 158th 206 23.3%
2011 37.32 165th 205 19.5%
2012 44.58 156th 214 27.1%
2013 19.71 177th 201 11.9%
2015 31.36 168th 209 19.6%
2016 20.78 178th 206 13.6%
2017 16.97 186th 207 10.1%
2018 9.64 190th 204 6.9%
2019 8.76 194th 206 5.8%
2021 8.62 190th 202 5.9%
2022 9.76 188th 202 6.9%
2023 7.85 194th 204 4.9%
2024 7.86 189th 201 6.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.37 11th 12 8.3%
2021 33.69 9th 14 35.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.01 9th 11 18.2%
2019 61.73 3rd 11 72.7%
2021 49.01 4th 11 63.6%
2022 49.26 5th 10 50.0%
2023 29.22 13th 15 13.3%
2024 27.65 11th 13 15.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.55 51st 62 17.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.74 100th 121 17.4%
2019 19.20 111th 121 8.3%
2021 23.88 89th 106 16.0%
2022 31.94 60th 80 25.0%
2023 20.85 98th 112 12.5%
2024 21.50 95th 110 13.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 52.43 1st 1 0.0%
2024 35.91 1st 1 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.73 155th 163 4.9%
2019 11.81 143rd 155 7.7%
2021 11.47 143rd 151 5.3%
2022 15.86 132nd 150 12.0%
2023 7.62 149th 154 3.2%
2024 9.57 156th 165 5.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.40 149th 170 12.4%
2019 12.41 146th 160 8.8%
2021 10.27 144th 157 8.3%
2022 9.98 142nd 154 7.8%
2023 15.77 144th 166 13.3%
2024 11.76 147th 161 8.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.94 3rd 9 66.7%
2019 64.46 3rd 11 72.7%
2021 38.77 6th 10 40.0%
2022 52.99 5th 9 44.4%
2023 45.95 4th 9 55.6%
2024 21.27 11th 11 0.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.12 18th 18 0.0%
2019 22.74 20th 21 4.8%
2021 35.49 13th 18 27.8%
2022 33.13 13th 18 27.8%
2023 28.53 16th 21 23.8%
2024 41.87 10th 22 54.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 41.49 12th 23 47.8%
2023 26.96 20th 25 20.0%
2024 29.69 18th 25 28.0%
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Rank History for White students at Garfield Elementary - 19

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.36 184th 186 1.1%
2019 9.63 184th 191 3.7%
2021 11.32 173rd 185 6.5%
2022 11.02 176th 184 4.3%
2023 12.65 174th 185 5.9%
2024 6.98 177th 184 3.8%
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Data source: test scores: South Dakota 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.

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Enrollment information for Garfield Elementary - 19

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 440 440
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 453 453
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 452 452
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 452 452
1993 394 2 4 0 9 n/a n/a 0 409
1994 395 4 2 1 16 n/a n/a 0 418
1995 354 10 5 0 17 n/a n/a 0 386
1996 354 10 5 0 17 n/a n/a 0 386
1997 371 18 4 1 15 n/a n/a 0 409
1998 340 13 5 5 16 n/a n/a 0 379
1999 328 29 11 14 15 n/a n/a 0 397
2000 354 25 9 14 13 n/a n/a 0 415
2001 239 23 5 15 16 n/a n/a 0 298
2002 226 30 4 17 16 n/a n/a 0 293
2003 226 30 4 17 16 n/a n/a 0 293
2004 199 28 2 18 25 n/a n/a 0 272
2005 291 42 5 32 40 n/a n/a 0 410
2006 277 39 3 30 22 n/a n/a 0 371
2007 237 34 5 21 31 n/a n/a 0 328
2008 245 51 13 21 21 n/a n/a 0 351
2009 336 76 12 46 69 n/a n/a 0 539
2010 235 42 8 23 44 n/a n/a 0 352
2011 219 38 5 30 44 0 5 0 341
2012 233 54 8 56 49 2 21 0 423
2013 219 40 4 50 53 2 32 0 400
2014 231 45 4 46 50 2 46 0 424
2015 227 58 3 47 30 4 44 0 413
2016 249 91 6 49 53 3 54 0 505
2017 251 119 16 73 48 4 52 0 563
2018 249 136 19 82 43 1 50 0 580
2019 199 136 16 78 50 1 45 0 525
2020 195 144 17 94 52 0 58 0 560
2021 205 122 14 94 52 0 60 0 547
2022 213 129 12 110 66 0 48 0 578
2023 201 115 14 116 62 0 67 0 575
2024 201 113 18 113 86 1 59 0 591

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 - 19

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 440 23.2 18.9 n/a
1990 453 26.0 17.4 n/a
1991 452 24.5 18.4 n/a
1992 452 24.5 18.4 n/a
1993 409 21.7 18.8 n/a
1994 418 22.2 18.8 n/a
1995 386 20.3 19.0 n/a
1996 386 20.3 19.0 n/a
1997 409 20.7 19.8 5.9
1998 379 16.5 23.0 25.1
1999 397 16.8 23.6 28.7
2000 415 26.1 15.9 24.1
2001 298 19.6 15.2 50.3
2002 293 23.3 12.6 64.5
2003 293 23.3 12.6 64.5
2004 272 20.1 13.5 72.1
2005 410 29.8 13.8 62.7
2006 371 31.1 11.9 60.6
2007 328 27.8 11.8 65.9
2008 351 29.1 12.1 2.3
2009 539 31.3 17.2 72.9
2010 352 31.3 11.2 76.1
2011 341 29.7 11.4 78.3
2012 423 25.9 16.2 80.4
2013 400 25.8 15.4 84.5
2014 424 26.1 16.2 82.3
2015 413 26.0 15.8 80.4
2016 505 31.0 16.2 77.2
2017 563 38.0 14.7 75.7
2018 580 39.3 14.7 75
2019 525 35.4 14.7 79.6
2020 560 39.6 14.1 80.2
2021 547 38.9 14.0 83.7
2022 578 41.0 14.0 74.2
2023 575 45.3 12.6 72.9
2024 591 43.0 13.7 78

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 - 19

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 440 23.2 18.9 n/a
1990 453 26.0 17.4 n/a
1991 452 24.5 18.4 n/a
1992 452 24.5 18.4 n/a
1993 409 21.7 18.8 n/a
1994 418 22.2 18.8 n/a
1995 386 20.3 19.0 n/a
1996 386 20.3 19.0 n/a
1997 409 20.7 19.8 5.9
1998 379 16.5 23.0 25.1
1999 397 16.8 23.6 28.7
2000 415 26.1 15.9 24.1
2001 298 19.6 15.2 50.3
2002 293 23.3 12.6 64.5
2003 293 23.3 12.6 64.5
2004 272 20.1 13.5 72.1
2005 410 29.8 13.8 62.7
2006 371 31.1 11.9 60.6
2007 328 27.8 11.8 65.9
2008 351 29.1 12.1 2.3
2009 539 31.3 17.2 72.9
2010 352 31.3 11.2 76.1
2011 341 29.7 11.4 78.3
2012 423 25.9 16.2 80.4
2013 400 25.8 15.4 84.5
2014 424 26.1 16.2 82.3
2015 413 26.0 15.8 80.4
2016 505 31.0 16.2 77.2
2017 563 38.0 14.7 75.7
2018 580 39.3 14.7 75
2019 525 35.4 14.7 79.6
2020 560 39.6 14.1 80.2
2021 547 38.9 14.0 83.7
2022 578 41.0 14.0 74.2
2023 575 45.3 12.6 72.9
2024 591 43.0 13.7 78

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Garfield Elementary - 19

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2020 $1,355 (14.6%) $7,901 (85.4%) $9,256
2021 $1,610 (16.4%) $8,235 (83.6%) $9,845
2022 $1,713 (16.6%) $8,612 (83.4%) $10,325
2023 $2,015 (18.1%) $9,147 (82.0%) $11,161

Data source: South Dakota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garfield Elementary - 19

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 194th of 206 Elementary schoolsRanks 194th of 204 Elementary schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary - 19)8.711.2
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.641.2
 2.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)49.145.3
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary - 19)8.711.2
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)4947.7
 1.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)52.751.1
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary - 19)39.529.2
 10.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)46.245.1
 1.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)50.347.2
 3.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary - 19)28.933.7
 4.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.745.3
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)4947.7
 1.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary - 19)31.220.3
 10.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)51.345.9
 5.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Dakota)54.148.7
 5.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary - 19)19.59.4
 10.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)39.137.5
 1.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Dakota)40.539.4
 1.2%
5th Grade Science (Garfield Elementary - 19)1314.1
 1.1%
   5th Grade Science (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)34.937.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Science (South Dakota)42.139.9
 2.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary - 19)2720.3
 6.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)49.747
 2.7%
   All Grades English Language Arts (South Dakota)53.249.7
 3.5%
All Grades Mathematics (Garfield Elementary - 19)19.419
 0.4%
   All Grades Mathematics (Sioux Falls School District 49-5)43.141.3
 1.8%
   All Grades Mathematics (South Dakota)44.941.9
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students525575
 9.5%
African American136115
 15.4%
American Indian5062
 24%
Asian1614
 12.5%
Hispanic78116
 48.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White199201
 1%
Two or More Races4567
 48.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.6%72.9%
 6.7%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 591 students attended Garfield Elementary - 19.

Students who attend Garfield Elementary - 19 usually go on to attend:

Middle : George McGovern Middle School -09
High : Jefferson High School - 67

Students at Garfield Elementary - 19 are 34% White, 19% African American, 19% Hispanic, 15% American Indian, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Garfield Elementary - 19 ranks in the bottom 6.0% of South Dakota elementary schools.


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