Garfield Elementary Middle School
300 North West 7th Abilene KS, 67410, Dickinson County Phone: 785-263-1643 Ranking:  (582 out of 973, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5 School District: Abilene Unified School District 435 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | NA | NA | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 237 | NA | NA | 248 | 261 | 249 | 246 | 238 | ||||||
| Grade 4: | 121 | 51.1% | NA | NA | 115 | 46.4% | 134 | 51.3% | 111 | 44.6% | 132 | 53.7% | 124 | 52.1% |
| Grade 5: | 116 | 48.9% | NA | NA | 133 | 53.6% | 127 | 48.7% | 138 | 55.4% | 114 | 46.3% | 114 | 47.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 130 | 54.9% | NA | NA | 128 | 51.6% | 139 | 53.3% | 130 | 52.2% | 134 | 54.5% | 116 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 107 | 45.1% | NA | NA | 120 | 48.4% | 122 | 46.7% | 119 | 47.8% | 103 | 41.9% | 118 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 5.1% | NA | NA | 3 | 1.2% | 6 | 2.3% | 23 | 9.2% | 16 | 6.5% | 16 | 6.7% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.3% | NA | NA | 4 | 1.6% | 9 | 3.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 5 | 2.0% | 7 | 2.9% |
| White: | 207 | 87.3% | NA | NA | 230 | 92.7% | 218 | 83.5% | 210 | 84.3% | 224 | 91.1% | 214 | 89.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 5.5% | NA | NA | 11 | 4.4% | 27 | 10.3% | 12 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 31.6% | NA | NA | 81 | 32.7% | 73 | 28.0% | 75 | 30.1% | 58 | 23.6% | 44 | 18.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 19.0% | NA | NA | 37 | 14.9% | 56 | 21.5% | 40 | 16.1% | 37 | 15.0% | 45 | 18.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.93 | NA | NA | 16.77 | 16.84 | 15.09 | 17.30 | 119.00 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| KS State Assessment | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.27% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.16% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.82% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.49% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.78% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.58% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.07% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.09% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.39% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.09% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.89% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.32% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.16% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.72% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.11% | N/A | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.57% | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.03% | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | N/A | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $38,758.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,186.0 |
* Garfield Elementary Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.