Attendance
Garfield Elementary — Attendance
Chronic absenteeism, attendance trends and student-day data for Garfield Elementary in Clovis, California.
Chronic Absentee Rate
9
%
2025 · students absent >10% of days
Students enrolled622
Chronically absent56
Latest Year (2025)
Source: ca_dashboard
622
Students enrolled
9%
Chronic absentee rate
National avg ~16%
56
Students chronically absent
Trend Over Years
Chronic absence trend — 5 years on file
| Year | Source | Enrolled | Chronic Absent | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ca_dashboard | 622 | 56 | 9% |
| 2024 | ca_dashboard | 624 | 88 | 14% |
| 2020 | crdc_2020 | 639 | 36 | 6% |
| 2020 | crdc | 598 | 0 | 0% |
| 2017 | crdc | 598 | 0 | 0% |
Subgroup Breakdown
Chronic absence by demographic category — most recent year
| Category | Enrolled | Chronic | % Chronic |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | 610 | 36 | 6% |
| all | 598 | 39 | 7% |
Why Students Were Absent (2025)
Share of all absence days by reason, all students. Source: state absence by reason file
622
Students eligible to attend
591
Students with an absence
8.1
Average days absent
4,803
Total days absent
| Reason | Share of absence days | |
|---|---|---|
| Excused | 76.2% | |
| Unexcused | 22.3% | |
| Out of school suspension | 1.0% | |
| Incomplete independent study | 0.5% |
Absence Reasons by Subgroup
Average days lost and the excused / unexcused split, most recent year
| Subgroup | Eligible | With an absence | Avg days | Excused | Unexcused |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 321 | 304 | 8.1 | 76.5% | 22.8% |
| Male | 301 | 287 | 8.1 | 76.0% | 21.7% |
| White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) | 257 | 247 | 7.0 | 79.0% | 19.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 231 | 222 | 9.7 | 74.2% | 24.7% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 210 | 198 | 11.1 | 70.0% | 27.5% |
| Children with disabilities | 102 | 94 | 10.8 | 73.0% | 25.3% |
| Asian | 63 | 57 | 6.2 | 79.2% | 19.7% |
| Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other | 35 | 34 | 7.4 | 78.5% | 20.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) African American | 14 | 11 | 6.1 | 49.3% | 29.9% |
| English Learner | 12 | 12 | 11.9 | 58.7% | 41.3% |
Sources: school_attendance (state attendance trend), school_chronic_absence (EDFacts subgroup chronic absence).
Also on this page: school_absence_reasons (state absence by reason, all students and subgroups).