Garfield Middle School

Set in Garfield, Washington, Garfield Middle School is an one-room-style middle-grades school, overseen by Garfield School District. It hosts 31 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 577 students each, so Garfield Middle School sits 95% below that benchmark.

Garfield School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 127 students. Garfield Middle School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Garfield Middle School logs that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, Garfield Middle School lists 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.9:1, putting Garfield Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Whitman County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garfield Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Whitman County shows median household income runs about $55,406, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Whitman County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,753 students), of which Garfield Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Garfield Elementary, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Garfield Middle School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 19%: 26 students in 2018 compared to 31 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 8% to 3% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 4.2:1 in 2018 to 6.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Garfield Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.