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Garfield School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–3

300 South 14th Street, Parsons, KS 67357 · (620) 421-3530 · Part of Parsons Unified School District 503

Parsons’ School Grade B+ better than 72% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
176
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Town
Grades
2–3
The gist

What stands out about Garfield School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Parsons kids: Parsons Middle School

On the path

Where Parsons kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–1Lincoln School262 students
2–3Garfield SchoolYou are here
6–8Parsons Middle School273 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

300 South 14th Street, Parsons

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 284
Grade 392
Enrollment over time
183’20
196’21
190’22
189’23
176’24

Down 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Two or more races 22%Hispanic 15%Black 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garfield School from Parsons families.

Other schools in Parsons Unified School District 503

The district →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Parsons
262 students14:1
Guthridge School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Parsons
B−
203 students13:1
Parsons Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parsons
C
273 students12:1
Parsons Sr High
High · Grades 9–12 · Parsons
D
399 students12:1

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; Parsons’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.