How does Garfield Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Oakland?

Garfield Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 28.9/100, placing it at the 8th percentile statewide. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 858 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Garfield Elementary?

4.9% of students at Garfield Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 15.0% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Garfield Elementary improving or declining?

Garfield Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Garfield Elementary?

31.8% of students at Garfield Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Garfield Elementary

Oakland Unified Oakland Alameda County 94606

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

858 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

483 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

98%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 59.0%

White 2.3%

Asian 14.9%

Black 17.0%

Other 6.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Garfield Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.9%
Met Standard	10.1%
Below Standard	85.0%

Exceeded

4.9%

Met

10.1%

Below

85.0%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Garfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.9% of students exceeded standard while 10.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.0 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.3 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 29 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.4% exceeded — 19.5 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.