Garfield Elementary School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 470 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-6
- Ranks 1863rd out of 2,453 elementary schools in IL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Kimberly Foster-Thomas
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Sd U-46 School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,408
- Graduation Rate: 83.6%
- Dropout Rate: 5.9%
- Students Per Teacher: 18.0
- Enrolled Students: 41,263
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 470
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 24.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 19.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 241 (51.3%)
- Females: 205 (43.6%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 20 (4.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 382 (81.3%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 402 (85.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 39 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 384 | 81.7% |
| White | 22 | 4.7% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 94 | 20.0% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12.1% |
| 1st Grade | 54 | 11.5% |
| 2nd Grade | 59 | 12.6% |
| 3rd Grade | 53 | 11.3% |
| 4th Grade | 54 | 11.5% |
| 5th Grade | 53 | 11.3% |
| 6th Grade | 46 | 9.8% |
Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates (2010)
Attendance Rate
School:
95.2%
District:
94.1%
State:
93.9%
Teacher Credentials (2010)
Percent of Teachers with Emergency or Provisional Credentials
School:
11.5%
District:
2.1%
State:
0.5%
Source: IL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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