Buford Garner Elementary

Regular School · North Liberty, IA

Buford Garner Elementary is a regular school school in North Liberty, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 344 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

344

Teachers (FTE)

25.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	209	61%
Black or African American	46	13%
Two or more races	41	12%
Hispanic/Latino	40	12%
Asian	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	344	175M / 169F

English Language Learners: 29 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	65.0% +0.1pp	64.9%	253
Reading Proficiency	66.0% -2.7pp	68.7%	253
Science Proficiency	45-49%	—	81

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.15 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

26 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

20.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	344	100%

Contact & Location

80 Birch Street

North Liberty, IA 52317

Phone: (319)688-1190

http://www.iowacityschools.org/GarnerES

District

Iowa City Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,651

District enrollment: 14,701

Other Schools in District

Alexander Elementary Elementary
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School Elementary
Central Elementary School Elementary
Christine Grant Elementary Elementary
Ernest Horn Elementary School Elementary
Grant Wood Elementary School Elementary
Helen Lemme Elementary School Elementary
Herbert Hoover Elementary School Elementary

View all 27 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52317) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191470002133

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD