Garfield School

300 South 14Th Street, Parsons KS, 67357 | Parsons Unified School District 503 | 620-421-3530
  • grades 2-3
  • students 195
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 40% 11% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Parsons
  • Ranked #0 of 1515 in Kansas
Proficiency Averages
31%Parsons
35%Kansas

Garfield School is a school servicing grades 2 to 3 and is located in the district of "Parsons Unified School District 503" in Parsons, KS. There are a total of 195 students and 15 teachers at Garfield School, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

Garfield School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 39.5%, which is 11% higher than the Kansas average.

Garfield School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students195
Teachers15
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Garfield School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All47%
345-49%
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All32%
330-34%
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Garfield School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictKansasNational
White 60.2% 61.8% 65.8% 51.1%
Black 12.7% 12.8% 7.3% 15.9%
Asian 0.9% 1.3% 2.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3% 9.0% 18.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.9% 1.5% 1.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 14.0% 13.6% 4.7% 3.1%

Parsons demographics profile

StatisticParsonsKansasNational
Population9,6482,913,314328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)9083691
Median age38.436.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%59%55%
Speak English99%89%79%
Speak Spanish1%8%13%

Education level achieved in Parsons

IndexParsonsKansasNational
Completed 8th grade81.4%87.4%84.3%
Completed high school78.6%86.1%83.0%
Completed some college55.4%63.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.0%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors18.9%31.6%30.3%
Completed masters7.7%11.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.1%3.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.2%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Garfield School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.