Garfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 25.9% |
| Met Standard | 25.1% |
| Below Standard | 49.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "51% proficient" for Garfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
25.9% of students exceeded standard while 25.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the San Francisco Unified district average of 24.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 24.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 16.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 27.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 27 | 18.5% | 25.9% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 21 | 33.3% | 19.1% | 52.4% |
| 5th | 25 | 28.0% | 28.0% | 56.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 27 | 18.5% | 14.8% | 33.3% |
| 4th | 21 | 28.6% | 38.1% | 66.7% |
| 5th | 24 | 29.2% | 25.0% | 54.2% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 45.9