GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

                                                               GARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
                                             (Updated 10/15/2007)

                                                Established 1932

Mary Wharton Thorson, Principal

Mission Statement

The mission of Garfield School is to engage all children in higher order thinking and communication skills for the purpose of increased
student achievement and social responsibility. Our students will relate these skills to a real world context.

NCA Target Area Goals

All Garfield Elementary School students will improve:

Their application, representation, and uses of numbers;
Construction and interpretation of graphs across the curriculum; and
Effective writing skills across the curriculum.

Garfield’s Profile

Grades: K-6 Student Count: 351 Classroom Teachers: 13 Ancillary Teachers: 7
Support Staff: 13 Honor Roll: 63.2% Parent Conferences: Fall - 87.3%; Spring - 85.6% Daily Average Attendance - 97.68%

GARFIELD - MEAP Subject	2004	2005	2006 3rd Grade	2006 4th Grade	2006 5th Grade	2006 6th Grade	2007 3rd Grade	2007 4th Grade	2007 5th Grade	2007 6th Grade
Science	80	84	N/A	N/A	87	N/A	N/A	N/A	75	N/A
Math	79	92	82	79	91	74	94	90	84	80
Social Studies	24	10	N/A	N/A	N/A	88	N/A	N/A	N/A	92
Writing	33	32	33	50	66	67	23	34	45	72
Reading	86	98	90	75	85	81	74	81	77	82
English/Lang. Arts	69	82	75	72	85	73	57	72	72	78
Met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)?	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Education YES! Report Card Grade	A	A	B	B	B	B	B	B	B	B

STATE - MEAP Subject	2004	2005	2006 3rd Grade	2006 4th Grade	2006 5th Grade	2006 6th Grade	2007 3rd Grade	2007 4th Grade	2007 5th Grade	2007 6th Grade
Science	78	79	N/A	N/A	77	N/A	N/A	N/A	83	N/A
Math	73	72	87	82	73	65	88	85	76	69
Social Studies	31	26	N/A	N/A	N/A	78	N/A	N/A	N/A	74
Writing	48	46	51	55	63	63	52	45	57	74
Reading	80	82	87	83	80	80	87	85	84	83
English/Lang. Arts	64	69	78	76	75	73	79	78	78	78