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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
115
-68 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.8:1
% White
77%
was 80%
% Hispanic
14%
was 14%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Garibaldi Elementary School
Garibaldi Elementary School, a rural-scale elementary school in Garibaldi, Oregon, part of Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56, teaches 115 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 64% below the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 321 students.
Within Neah-Kah-Nie SD 56, which oversees 4 schools and 693 students, Garibaldi Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Garibaldi Elementary School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Garibaldi Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Garibaldi Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garibaldi Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.5%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of +5.4 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Tillamook County) shows that median household earnings sit near $69,105, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Garibaldi Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in Tillamook County (combined enrollment of about 3,220 students).
Neah-Kah-Nie High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Garibaldi Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 38.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Garibaldi Elementary School has declined 37%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 115 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
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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.
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