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Garfield Elem

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

815 4th St, Clay Center, KS 67432 · (785) 632-2125 · Part of Clay Center Unified School District 379

Clay Center’s School Grade B better than 64% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
170
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Town
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Garfield Elem

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

815 4th St, Clay Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 495
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
170’20
159’21
151’22
146’23
170’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garfield Elem from Clay Center families.

Other schools in Clay Center Unified School District 379

The district →
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Clay Center
A
341 students11:1
Wakefield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wakefield
C+
129 students9:1
Clay Center Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clay Center
C
226 students10:1
Clay Center Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clay Center
B−
326 students13:1
Wakefield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
C
80 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Clay Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.