Garfield Elementary School

Summary:

Garfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Medina, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Medina City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with mixed academic performance and higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state.

Garfield Elementary School stands out for its relatively diverse student body, with 68.25% White, 14.69% African American, 5.21% Hispanic, and 11.85% two or more races. This diversity is higher than the nearby Highland Virtual Learning Academy, which has a predominantly White student population. However, Garfield's academic performance is mixed, with 5th-grade science scores exceeding the state average but lower-than-average performance in mathematics and English language arts, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.2% to 20.2%, which could be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.

Garfield Elementary School's performance varies significantly among different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well but African American and special education students struggling. This suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the achievement gap. Comparing Garfield to the nearby Highland Virtual Learning Academy, which has a higher percentage of White students and a lower chronic absenteeism rate, highlights the potential impact of student demographics and attendance patterns on academic outcomes. While Garfield's spending per student is in line with the state average, the school's performance indicates that additional resources or targeted interventions may be needed to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public K-5

 234 S Broadway St
       Medina, OH  44256-2602


(330) 636-4200

District: Medina City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
839th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,314 Help


Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Claggett Middle School
High:    Medina High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  216

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.7%
African American:
15.3%
Two or more races:
12.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.5% Help


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Compare Details Garfield Elementary School ranks worse than 53.2% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the Medina City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.61. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Garfield Elementary School has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Medina City School District. Student population at Garfield Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (66.7%), African American (15.3%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Medina City School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Garfield Elementary School is 14, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Medina City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Garfield Elementary School is $15,314, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the Medina City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Garfield Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Garfield Elementary School 839th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Garfield Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Medina City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Medina City School District 151st of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Garfield Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.91 896th 1471 39.1%
2005 55.74 783rd 1501 47.8%
2006 65.29 591st 1504 60.7%
2007 67.80 588th 1609 63.5%
2008 77.08 298th 1582 81.2%
2009 73.97 395th 1610 75.5%
2010 62.10 817th 1662 50.8%
2011 68.04 684th 1686 59.4%
2012 61.08 902nd 1709 47.2%
2013 62.61 845th 1701 50.3%
2014 52.92 1035th 1687 38.6%
2015 53.93 967th 1684 42.6%
2016 54.09 963rd 1678 42.6%
2017 54.96 955th 1651 42.2%
2018 44.90 1063rd 1636 35.0%
2019 52.25 963rd 1676 42.5%
2021 48.49 942nd 1610 41.5%
2022 49.49 929th 1588 41.5%
2023 50.35 924th 1596 42.1%
2024 55.61 839th 1577 46.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 48.40 381st 856 55.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.56 1130th 1465 22.9%
2019 42.69 970th 1465 33.8%
2021 29.50 984th 1404 29.9%
2022 26.60 1070th 1419 24.6%
2023 14.03 1245th 1447 14.0%
2024 42.57 951st 1484 35.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.27 905th 1518 40.4%
2019 64.82 639th 1502 57.5%
2021 42.40 910th 1467 38.0%
2022 36.08 1016th 1488 31.7%
2023 38.00 984th 1483 33.6%
2024 51.94 822nd 1466 43.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.04 776th 1021 24.0%
2019 31.47 684th 956 28.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.46 1042nd 1536 32.2%
2019 43.78 1002nd 1535 34.7%
2021 44.79 902nd 1499 39.8%
2022 56.82 771st 1518 49.2%
2023 57.33 754th 1498 49.7%
2024 54.51 797th 1485 46.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.71 553rd 598 7.5%
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Rank History for White students at Garfield Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.12 790th 1309 39.6%
2019 59.26 604th 1271 52.5%
2021 39.57 845th 1249 32.3%
2022 44.79 798th 1242 35.7%
2023 53.53 649th 1215 46.6%
2024 67.75 420th 1190 64.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Open Quote We have been a Garfield family for 7 years. I love this school, I love the teacher and leadership. Garfield is a family and the staff their go above and beyond to care for their students. Anytime I have had an issue, I have had immediate response and have always been happy with the conclusion. I can't say enough good things about our school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Garfield Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 616 45 9 1 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1989 652 39 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 696
1990 671 32 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 711
1991 602 28 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 634
1992 632 25 5 8 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1993 645 24 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 679
1994 666 21 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 697
1995 593 21 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 620
1996 593 21 5 1 0 n/a n/a 0 620
1997 615 22 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 642
1998 585 27 5 1 1 n/a n/a 0 619
1999 559 32 8 1 3 n/a n/a 0 603
2000 535 40 9 3 2 n/a n/a 0 589
2001 529 47 4 4 2 n/a n/a 0 586
2002 488 35 8 8 1 n/a n/a 24 564
2003 488 35 8 8 1 n/a n/a 24 564
2004 463 37 8 5 1 n/a n/a 32 546
2005 536 42 7 9 1 n/a n/a 35 630
2006 525 27 7 10 1 n/a n/a 35 605
2007 533 37 5 11 1 n/a n/a 47 634
2008 564 39 4 6 2 n/a n/a 48 663
2009 579 30 5 9 1 n/a n/a 50 674
2010 375 38 5 6 0 n/a n/a 51 475
2011 351 38 5 8 0 0 37 0 439
2012 340 43 2 9 0 0 29 0 423
2013 299 38 3 11 0 1 18 0 370
2014 263 40 1 11 0 1 23 0 339
2015 225 30 4 18 0 0 17 0 294
2016 236 49 2 12 0 0 17 0 316
2017 209 59 3 16 0 0 11 0 298
2018 208 58 1 14 0 0 11 0 292
2019 180 47 0 12 0 0 12 0 251
2020 155 46 0 16 0 0 20 0 237
2021 142 30 0 9 0 0 25 0 206
2022 152 32 0 8 0 0 24 0 216
2023 144 31 0 11 0 0 25 0 211
2024 144 33 0 12 0 0 27 0 216

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Garfield Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 671 41.0 16.3 0
1989 696 39.0 17.8 n/a
1990 711 39.8 17.8 n/a
1991 634 38.4 16.5 n/a
1992 670 41.0 16.3 18.1
1993 679 39.5 17.2 18.1
1994 697 43.0 16.2 15.9
1995 620 41.0 15.1 16.6
1996 620 41.0 15.1 16.6
1997 642 38.5 16.7 16.4
1998 619 39.5 15.7 17.4
1999 603 39.5 15.3 22.6
2000 589 40.8 14.4 19
2001 586 39.5 14.8 20.1
2002 564 42.2 13.4 23.7
2003 564 42.2 13.4 23.7
2004 546 39.9 13.7 24.1
2005 630 40.7 15.5 18.2
2006 605 41.9 14.4 20.7
2007 634 40.4 15.7 23.9
2008 663 39.1 17.0 n/a
2009 674 40.2 16.8 28
2010 475 28.5 16.6 43.6
2011 439 27.0 16.2 39
2012 423 24.3 17.3 42.6
2013 370 21.3 17.3 48.9
2014 339 16.9 19.9 53.4
2015 294 n/a n/a 57.8
2016 316 19.0 16.6 65.2
2017 298 19.8 14.9 68.8
2018 292 20.9 13.9 58.9
2019 251 18.8 13.3 57
2020 237 19.3 12.2 62.9
2021 206 13.9 14.7 n/a
2022 216 17.3 12.4 n/a
2023 211 15.6 13.4 51.7
2024 216 15.3 14.0 68.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Garfield Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 671 41.0 16.3 0
1989 696 39.0 17.8 n/a
1990 711 39.8 17.8 n/a
1991 634 38.4 16.5 n/a
1992 670 41.0 16.3 18.1
1993 679 39.5 17.2 18.1
1994 697 43.0 16.2 15.9
1995 620 41.0 15.1 16.6
1996 620 41.0 15.1 16.6
1997 642 38.5 16.7 16.4
1998 619 39.5 15.7 17.4
1999 603 39.5 15.3 22.6
2000 589 40.8 14.4 19
2001 586 39.5 14.8 20.1
2002 564 42.2 13.4 23.7
2003 564 42.2 13.4 23.7
2004 546 39.9 13.7 24.1
2005 630 40.7 15.5 18.2
2006 605 41.9 14.4 20.7
2007 634 40.4 15.7 23.9
2008 663 39.1 17.0 n/a
2009 674 40.2 16.8 28
2010 475 28.5 16.6 43.6
2011 439 27.0 16.2 39
2012 423 24.3 17.3 42.6
2013 370 21.3 17.3 48.9
2014 339 16.9 19.9 53.4
2015 294 n/a n/a 57.8
2016 316 19.0 16.6 65.2
2017 298 19.8 14.9 68.8
2018 292 20.9 13.9 58.9
2019 251 18.8 13.3 57
2020 237 19.3 12.2 62.9
2021 206 13.9 14.7 n/a
2022 216 17.3 12.4 n/a
2023 211 15.6 13.4 51.7
2024 216 15.3 14.0 68.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Garfield Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $13,241
2022 $15,188
2023 $15,594
2024 $15,314

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Garfield Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 963rd of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 924th of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School)65.541.2
 24.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Medina City School District)79.468.7
 10.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School)62.158.8
 3.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Medina City School District)81.977.6
 4.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School)83.767.9
 15.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Medina City School District)8984.5
 4.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School)72.175
 2.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Medina City School District)75.174.6
 0.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Garfield Elementary School)57.556.7
 0.8%
   5th Grade Science (Medina City School District)81.383
 1.7%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Garfield Elementary School)5551.9
 3.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Medina City School District)7778
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Garfield Elementary School)57.556.7
 0.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Medina City School District)85.284.4
 0.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students251211
 15.9%
African American4731
 34%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic1211
 8.3%
Pacific Islander00
White180144
 20%
Two or More Races1225
 108.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57%51.7%
 5.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 67% White, 15% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Claggett Middle School
High : Medina High School

Garfield Elementary School ranks 839th of 1577 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 216 students attended Garfield Elementary School.


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