Enrollment
51
Elementary
DISTRICT 42 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530300000486
Garfield Elementary
810 North Third Street, Garfield, WA 99130 · (509) 635-1331 · Whitman County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
33 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 5 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 18% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 68% · 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 Garfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
58.3%
WA avg 58.4%
Math
50.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -38.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Math scores are down about 38 points since 2014.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.7% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 73.9% | 69.6% |
| 2018-19 | 75.8% | 69.7% |
| 2017-18 | 72.4% | 58.6% |
| 2016-17 | 69.2% | 53.9% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2014-15 | N/A | 88.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Washington's top 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 Garfield Elementary
Garfield Elementary's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Elementary this school | 51 | 64.7% | 56.1% |
| Brinnon Elementary BRINNON | 72 | 70.8% | 53.0% |
| Satsop Elementary SATSOP | 63 | 55.6% | 59.2% |
| Coulee City Elementary COULEE CITY | 68 | 54.4% | 55.2% |
| Endicott/St John Elem and Middle Endicott | 83 | 67.5% | 49.3% |
| Evaline Elementary School WINLOCK | 55 | 50.9% | 48.2% |
Matched among Washington 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 Garfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Whitman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #1,210 of 1,268 | #11 of 13 |
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
51
-14 (-22%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 51 | 5.2 | 9.7:1 | 65% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 5.2 | 9.8:1 | 80% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 57 | 5.2 | 11.0:1 | 72% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 57% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 59 | 5.2 | 11.3:1 | 49% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 58 | 4 | 14.5:1 | 47% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | 4 | 10.8:1 | 49% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 53 | 6 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (59 to 51); teachers unchanged (5.2 to 5.2).
About Garfield Elementary
As a very small elementary school, Garfield Elementary serves students in Garfield, Washington. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 51 students. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average enrollment is about 380.
The 3 schools of Garfield School District, including Garfield Elementary, enroll 127 students.
More than half of enrollment at Garfield Elementary is White: 76%. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. In Whitman County overall, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for Garfield Elementary is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Garfield Elementary reports a ratio of 9.7 students per teacher, from 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington is 7.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Garfield Elementary, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Whitman County, the average eligibility rate is 40%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Garfield Elementary is in the top 10% of Washington schools: 56.1% actual against 36.8% predicted.
The school is in Whitman County, where median household income comes to about $55,406, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whitman County counts 28 public schools with about 4,753 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Garfield Elementary from the closest public school, Garfield Middle School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Garfield Elementary ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Garfield Elementary as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 14 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 9.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Garfield Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Whitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,003
Census ACS
Median income
$55,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield School District
- Garfield at Palouse High SchoolHigh · 45 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 31 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary is the 52nd largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolYakima, WA · 507 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolEverett, WA · 393 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolOLYMPIA, WA · 314 students
- Garfield ElementarySpokane, WA · 314 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolTOPPENISH, WA · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Middle School0.0 mi · 31
- Palouse High School7.7 mi · 57
- Palouse at Garfield Middle School7.7 mi · 34
- Palouse Elementary7.7 mi · 100
- Garfield at Palouse High School7.7 mi · 45
- Oakesdale Elementary School9.2 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Garfield Elementary?
Garfield Elementary enrolls approximately 51 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Garfield Elementary serve?
Garfield Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Garfield Elementary?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Garfield Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garfield Elementary?
At Garfield Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Garfield Elementary public or private?
Garfield Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garfield School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.