Garfield Elementary is a public elementary school located at the base of Coit Tower, in one of the most picturesque spots in the city of San Francisco.
As one of the first public elementary schools in the city, Garfield has been providing a rich academic environment for local children for more than 100 years. Today, Garfield is a small, tight-knit community serving approximately 200 children of diverse cultural and economic backgrounds in grades K-5.
Garfield Elementary offers general education classes and Cantonese Immersion Program for grades K-5; a Special Day Class (SDC) program for children with mild to moderate autism; and an after-school program from school dismissal to 5:45PM every school day.
Garfield Inclusion Pledge
I will accept myself as I am.
I will accept others as they are.
I will support everyone’s differences In the way people think, look, and live.
I will stand up for the “special” in every person and treat them with the respect we all deserve.
School Hours
Regular School Hours
7:50AM – 2:05PM
Wednesday Early Dismissal
Wednesday 7:50AM – 12:50PM
After School Care Hours
School Dismissal – 5:45PM
School Tours
Garfield school tours will be held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday at 8:45AM. Please call or email the Garfield office at least 24 hours in advance to make a reservation.
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Public schools benefit greatly from the generosity of our communities. Please consider giving to Garfield.
Garfield Elementary PTO is a 501(3)(c) charitable organization and your donation is fully tax deductible.
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When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.
— Maya Angelou, Poet and San Francisco’s first Black female streetcar conductor