Garfield Elementary School

Set in Yakima, Washington, Garfield Elementary School is a moderately sized primary school, overseen by Yakima School District. It instructs 507 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% bigger than the state mean of about 380.

Across the 27 schools in Yakima School District (15,488 students total), Garfield Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Garfield Elementary School logs that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder reads as 6% White. By comparison, Yakima County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Garfield Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Garfield Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Yakima County's rate of about 77%.

After controlling for student poverty, Garfield Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.9%; this one delivers 22.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Yakima County shows median household income runs about $70,656, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Yakima County's 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), Garfield Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ridgeview Group Home, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garfield Elementary School.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 516 students in 2018 compared to 507 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.