Enrollment
115
Elementary
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEAH-KAH-NIE SD 56·NCES 410865001078
Garibaldi Elementary School
604 Cypress St, Garibaldi, OR 97118 · (503) 322-0311 · Tillamook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Oregon public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
98 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 76%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
OR avg 43.0% . -8.3pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.1% | 31.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Garibaldi Elementary School
Garibaldi Elementary School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garibaldi Elementary School this school | 115 | 85.2% | 34.9% |
| Gladstone Center for Children and Families Gladstone | 109 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Lookingglass Elementary School Roseburg | 131 | 83.2% | 27.2% |
| Tangent Elementary School Tangent | 123 | 87.0% | 25.0% |
| Central Elementary School Albany | 125 | 78.4% | 31.9% |
| Haines Elementary School Baker City | 140 | 91.4% | 62.5% |
Matched among Oregon elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Garibaldi Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #285 of 591 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #373 of 646 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #289 of 646 ▼ 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #654 of 710 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #222 of 645 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
115
0 (0%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 237
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 115 | 9.5 | 12.1:1 | 85% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 9.5 | 11.3:1 | 59% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 9.5 | 12.6:1 | 53% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 8 | 14.4:1 | 43% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 10.9 | 16.8:1 | 57% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 10 | 20.1:1 | 59% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | 64% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 12 | 17.7:1 | 58% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garibaldi Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (183 to 115); teachers down 12% (10.9 to 9.5).
About Garibaldi Elementary School
Garibaldi Elementary School sits in Garibaldi, Oregon, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolled 115 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 64% lower than the average for elementary schools in Oregon, which is about 321.
Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56 is responsible for 4 schools, Garibaldi Elementary School included, with 693 students in all.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Garibaldi Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 14% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. By the diversity index, Garibaldi Elementary School comes in at 38%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.1:1, with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Garibaldi Elementary School is 85%. Across public schools in Tillamook County, the average is about the same, 82%.
Garibaldi Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 57% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Garibaldi Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Oregon schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.9% and a predicted 29.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tillamook County show that median household income is about $69,105, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 12 public schools in Tillamook County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,220.
The shortest distance from Garibaldi Elementary School to another public school is about 5.4 miles, to Neah-Kah-Nie High School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Garibaldi Elementary School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Garibaldi Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 115 in 2020-21, 115 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.4:1 to 12.1:1.
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Tillamook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,496
Census ACS
Median income
$69,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56
- Neah-Kah-Nie High SchoolHigh · 244 students
- Nehalem Elementary SchoolElementary · 171 students
- Neah-Kah-Nie Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Neah-Kah-Nie High School5.4 mi · 244
- Neah-Kah-Nie Middle School5.5 mi · 163
- Liberty Elementary School8.2 mi · 235
- Tillamook Junior High School8.7 mi · 318
- Tillamook High School8.7 mi · 729
- East Elementary School8.8 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Garibaldi Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Garibaldi Elementary School?
Garibaldi Elementary School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garibaldi Elementary School serve?
Garibaldi Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garibaldi Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garibaldi Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garibaldi Elementary School?
At Garibaldi Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Garibaldi Elementary School public or private?
Garibaldi Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.