Garfield Elementary School
1914 Broadway Ave Boise ID, 83706, Ada County Phone: 208-854-4950 Ranking:  (330 out of 489, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Boise City Independent School District 1 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: | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 425 | 396 | 384 | 382 | 377 | 374 | 402 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.8% | 7 | 1.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 70 | 16.5% | 49 | 12.4% | 50 | 13.0% | 70 | 18.3% | 67 | 17.8% | 69 | 18.4% | 58 | 14.4% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 12.9% | 60 | 15.2% | 66 | 17.2% | 71 | 18.6% | 67 | 17.8% | 56 | 15.0% | 63 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 66 | 15.5% | 63 | 15.9% | 68 | 17.7% | 57 | 14.9% | 45 | 11.9% | 52 | 13.9% | 55 | 13.7% |
| Grade 3: | 67 | 15.8% | 72 | 18.2% | 55 | 14.3% | 46 | 12.0% | 52 | 13.8% | 52 | 13.9% | 53 | 13.2% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 17.4% | 52 | 13.1% | 47 | 12.2% | 44 | 11.5% | 51 | 13.5% | 48 | 12.8% | 51 | 12.7% |
| Grade 5: | 53 | 12.5% | 43 | 10.9% | 44 | 11.5% | 49 | 12.8% | 42 | 11.1% | 42 | 11.2% | 59 | 14.7% |
| Grade 6: | 39 | 9.2% | 51 | 12.9% | 47 | 12.2% | 38 | 9.9% | 46 | 12.2% | 55 | 14.7% | 62 | 15.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 232 | 54.6% | 203 | 51.3% | 195 | 50.8% | 188 | 49.2% | 180 | 47.7% | 178 | 47.6% | 188 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 193 | 45.4% | 193 | 48.7% | 189 | 49.2% | 194 | 50.8% | 189 | 50.1% | 188 | 50.3% | 210 | 52.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 17 | 4.0% | 16 | 4.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 11 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.6% | 9 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic: | 90 | 21.2% | 81 | 20.5% | 79 | 20.6% | 64 | 16.8% | 58 | 15.4% | 64 | 17.1% | 70 | 17.4% |
| Black: | 18 | 4.2% | 12 | 3.0% | 15 | 3.9% | 16 | 4.2% | 13 | 3.4% | 14 | 3.7% | 15 | 3.7% |
| White: | 276 | 64.9% | 269 | 67.9% | 266 | 69.3% | 279 | 73.0% | 292 | 77.5% | 287 | 76.7% | 308 | 76.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 3.1% | 11 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.6% | 12 | 3.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 298 | 70.1% | 272 | 68.7% | 248 | 64.6% | 196 | 51.3% | 169 | 44.8% | 156 | 41.7% | 174 | 43.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 5.4% | 24 | 6.1% | 23 | 6.0% | 22 | 5.8% | 28 | 7.4% | 42 | 11.2% | 44 | 10.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.99 | 15.41 | 16.00 | 15.42 | 16.12 | 15.40 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2008 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 78% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 77.1% | 73.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 76.6% | 73.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 78.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 77.2% | 72.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 89% | 87.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 87.1% | 86.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89% | 88.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.3% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 91.2% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 86% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 87.4% | 86.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 89.7% | 88.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 90.8% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 91.7% | 88.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 91.5% | 89.4% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 82% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 82.4% | 80.4% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 84.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82.2% | 81.1% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.8% | 84.8% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 86% | 83.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.2% | 84.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 86% | 85.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.2% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 84.5% | 83.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 87.1% | 86.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 87.9% | 86.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 88.7% | 86.3% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.7% | 86.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 88.1% | 86.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.5% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 92% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 77.1% | 74.2% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.6% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 80.2% | 78.7% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 80.9% | 79.4% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 82.3% | 80.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 78.4% | 78% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 77.3% | 77.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.8% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 78.1% | 78.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 80.6% | 79.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.3% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.2% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 88.7% | 88% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.1% | 88.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.4% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 89.6% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 60.6% | 60.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 67.2% | 66.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66.8% | 64.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 67.4% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.7% | 69.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 73.6% | 72.2% |
| 2008 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 78.7% | 73.7% |
| 2010 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 80.7% | 75.1% |
| 2011 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 75.4% |
| 2012 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 81.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | Language Usage | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 79.3% | 73.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 81.5% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 81.4% | 78.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 83.3% | 79.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.1% | 77.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.7% | 79% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 82.3% | 77.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 87% | 81.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 88.4% | 85.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 88.4% | 85.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91.6% | 88.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 91.7% | 89.5% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 89.1% | 86.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 40.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $50,724.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,396.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $54,216.0 |
* Garfield Elementary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.