Overview of Garton Elementary: Garton Elementary is a public school situated in Des Moines, IA, which is in a mid-size city environment. The learner population of Garton Elementary is 558, and the school has K-5.At Garton Elementary, 49% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 56% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner enrollment is 69%. The learner-teacher ratio is 11:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school enrolls 85% low-income learners. There are 51 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Garton Elementary: At Garton Elementary, 49% of learners scored above or at the proficient level for math, and 56% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Des Moines Independent Community School District, 57% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 55% tested above or at that level for math.

Garton Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners across the state. In Iowa, 74% of learners tested above or at the proficient level for reading, and 76% tested above or at that level for math.