- 3600 Middlefield Rd.
- Menlo Park, CA 94025
- (650) 369-3759
Charter | Grades K-8 | Redwood City Elementary
About Garfield Elementary Charter School
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Garfield Elementary Charter School is located in Menlo Park, CA and is one of 17 schools in Redwood City Elementary. It is a charter school that serves 683 students in grades K-8.
Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.
Garfield Elementary Charter School did not make AYP in 2009. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of California in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Garfield Elementary Charter School's test results to learn more about school performance.
A school's Academic Performance Index (API) is a scale that ranges from 200 to 1000 and is calculated from the school's performance in the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The state has set 800 as the API target for all schools to meet.
Garfield Elementary Charter School had an API growth score of 687 in 2009. California uses the Academic Performance Index (API) to measure annual school performance and year-to-year improvement. Garfield Elementary Charter School's 2009 base score was 691 and the school did not meet its 2009 school-wide growth target.
In 2008, Garfield Elementary Charter School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The California average is 21 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Garfield Elementary Charter School's students and teachers.
Garfield Elementary Charter School Student Diversity
- Students by Ethnicity (2008)
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Hispanic
94 %
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Pacific Islander
3 %
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White
2 %
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American Indian/Alaskan Native
< 1 %
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Asian
< 1 %
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Filipino
< 1 %
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Multiple or No Response
< 1 %
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Black
< 1 %
- Students by Gender (2008)
- Male 53%
- Female 47%
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