Garfield Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 1.5% |
| Met Standard | 12.0% |
| Below Standard | 86.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "14% proficient" for Garfield Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
1.5% of students exceeded standard while 12.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 19.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.4 points below the Redwood City Elementary district average of 24.9%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 33.7% exceeded — 32.2 points higher. 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 16.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 2.2% | 2.2% | 4.3% |
| 4th | 45 | 0.0% | 13.3% | 13.3% |
| 5th | 41 | 2.4% | 36.6% | 39.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 46 | 0.0% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| 4th | 45 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 8.9% |
| 5th | 41 | 0.0% | 7.3% | 7.3% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 54.0