Garfield Elementary School
901 South 15th
Clarinda IA, 51632, Page County
Phone: 712-542-4510
Ranking: (285 out of 696, top 41%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Clarinda Community School District
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: | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 393 | 370 | 362 | 349 | 344 | 330 | 302 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.6% |
Kindergarten: | 102 | 26.0% | 85 | 23.0% | 91 | 25.1% | 90 | 25.8% | 78 | 22.7% | 64 | 19.4% | 57 | 18.9% |
Grade 1: | 70 | 17.8% | 76 | 20.5% | 74 | 20.4% | 65 | 18.6% | 65 | 18.9% | 58 | 17.6% | 54 | 17.9% |
Grade 2: | 72 | 18.3% | 78 | 21.1% | 64 | 17.7% | 62 | 17.8% | 58 | 16.9% | 66 | 20.0% | 63 | 20.9% |
Grade 3: | 79 | 20.1% | 65 | 17.6% | 62 | 17.1% | 59 | 16.9% | 66 | 19.2% | 72 | 21.8% | 58 | 19.2% |
Grade 4: | 65 | 16.5% | 63 | 17.0% | 68 | 18.8% | 69 | 19.8% | 71 | 20.6% | 64 | 19.4% | 62 | 20.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 217 | 55.2% | 203 | 54.9% | 203 | 56.1% | 181 | 51.9% | 163 | 47.4% | 164 | 49.7% | 152 | 50.3% |
Female: | 176 | 44.8% | 167 | 45.1% | 159 | 43.9% | 168 | 48.1% | 181 | 52.6% | 158 | 47.9% | 146 | 48.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.6% | 10 | 3.0% | 10 | 3.3% |
Hispanic: | 9 | 2.3% | 13 | 3.5% | 9 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.7% |
White: | 362 | 92.1% | 337 | 91.1% | 329 | 90.9% | 321 | 92.0% | 311 | 90.4% | 305 | 92.4% | 279 | 92.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 17 | 4.3% | 14 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.1% | 14 | 4.0% | 8 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 144 | 36.6% | 137 | 37.0% | 129 | 35.6% | 132 | 37.8% | 123 | 35.8% | 104 | 31.5% | 92 | 30.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 9.2% | 35 | 9.5% | 33 | 9.1% | 40 | 11.5% | 34 | 9.9% | 39 | 11.8% | 28 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.91 | 13.58 | 13.66 | 13.17 | 14.33 | 13.80 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
IA | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.76% | 82.76% | 79.02% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 76.67% | 77.80% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 72.41% | 76.41% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 76.67% | 76.30% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.19% | 85.19% | 78.03% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.33% | 88.33% | 79.00% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 81.48% | 74.25% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.00% | 85.00% | 75.51% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.7% | 76.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.3% | 23.8% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.3% | 19.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.7% | 81.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,192.0 | $38,729.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,104.0 | $27,368.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,974.0 | $41,402.0 |
* Garfield Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.