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Garfield Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
901 S. 15th
Clarinda, IA 51632
Phone
(712) 542-4510
District
Clarinda Comm School District
County
PAGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
562
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.1% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Garfield Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
65%
70%
51%
64%
79%
76%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
77%
72%
69%
73%
84%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
63%
70%
63%
69%
63%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
72%
72%
73%
74%
71%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 48 8.5%
Kindergarten 71 12.6%
Grade 1 72 12.8%
Grade 2 80 14.2%
Grade 3 73 13.0%
Grade 4 75 13.3%
Grade 5 67 11.9%
Grade 6 76 13.5%
Total 562 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 94.3% 94.7% 75.0%
Black 1.1% 0.8% 7.5%
Hispanic 3.5% 3.3% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.5% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.6% 45.2% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 41.6% 37.9% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 7.3% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 6,870 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 32.3 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.1% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.6% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.9% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 22.5% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,525 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 5.6% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.7% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.5% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.0% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.6% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 23.8% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.9% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 10.0% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,750 $7,040,000 52.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $432 $451,000 3.3%
Staff $788 $822,000 6.1%
General Administration $440 $459,000 3.4%
School Administration $474 $494,000 3.6%
Operation $1,023 $1,067,000 7.9%
Transportation $356 $371,000 2.7%
Other $396 $413,000 3.1%
Total Support $3,909 $4,077,000 30.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,320 $2,420,000 17.9%
Total Expenditures $12,979 $13,537,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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