Penn Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 512 students
Buford Garner Elementary
80 Birch Street, North Liberty, IA 52317
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
344
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Iowa City Comm School District
Johnson County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Buford Garner Elementary
Buford Garner Elementary is a public elementary school in North Liberty, Iowa, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Iowa City Comm School District. The school is located in a midsize suburb in Johnson County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 344 students were enrolled, with about 13.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 344 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Midsize
- School district
- Iowa City Comm School District
- County
- Johnson County
- NCES school ID
- 191470002133
Schools near Buford Garner Elementary
All 8 schools in North Liberty →
Heritage Christian School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 178 students
Christine Grant Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 426 students
James Van Allen Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 376 students
North Bend Elementary
Public · Grades K–3 · 326 students
East Ridge Elementary
Public · Grades 4–5 · 442 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.