Enrollment
34
Middle
DISTRICT 64 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALOUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530654003134
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
600 E Alder Street, Palouse, WA 99161 · (509) 635-1331 · Whitman County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL34 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Washington public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Washington public middle schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
13 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 14 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 38% |
Student demographics
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
Palouse at Garfield Middle School→Palouse High School
Feeds from
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Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
WA avg 58.4% . +12.8pp since 2014
Math
25.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -22.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 31.6% |
| 2022-23 | 71.9% | 31.3% |
| 2021-22 | 65.8% | 36.8% |
| 2018-19 | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.4% | 40.5% |
| 2016-17 | 52.2% | 41.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.5% | 42.1% |
| 2014-15 | 52.8% | 47.2% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 →
Where Palouse at Garfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 34 | #374 of 377 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
34
+4 (+13%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 43
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 | 34 | N/A | N/A | 38% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 39 | N/A | N/A | 38% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 30% (9) |
| 2020-21 | 30 | N/A | N/A | 23% (7) |
| 2017-18 | 42 | N/A | N/A | 36% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 37 | N/A | N/A | 30% (11) |
| 2010-11 | 43 | N/A | N/A | 28% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palouse at Garfield Middle School.
About Palouse at Garfield Middle School
Palouse at Garfield Middle School runs as a very small middle school in Palouse, Washington. The school enrolls 34 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Washington enroll around 577, and this school is 94% below that mark.
Palouse School District has 3 schools and 191 students, and Palouse at Garfield Middle School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Palouse at Garfield Middle School who are White is 88%. Other groups make up 6% multiracial and 6% Native American. County-wide, 76% of Whitman County residents are White.
The school reported 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Whitman County average a similar 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Palouse at Garfield Middle School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Washington public middle schools.
Palouse at Garfield Middle School is 5.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (49.3% versus 54.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Washington.
The county, Whitman County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $55,406 a year, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Palouse at Garfield Middle School, Whitman County has 28 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Garfield at Palouse High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Palouse at Garfield Middle School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Palouse at Garfield Middle School enrolled 30 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 34.
This page is set up for the Palouse at Garfield Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Palouse School District
- Palouse ElementaryElementary · 100 students
- Palouse High SchoolHigh · 57 students
Other schools in Palouse
- Palouse ElementaryElementary · 100 students
- Palouse High SchoolHigh · 57 students
- Garfield at Palouse High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield at Palouse High School0.0 mi · 45
- Palouse Elementary0.0 mi · 100
- Palouse High School0.0 mi · 57
- Garfield Elementary7.7 mi · 51
- Garfield Middle School7.7 mi · 31
- POTLATCH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL7.9 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Palouse at Garfield Middle SchoolHow many students attend Palouse at Garfield Middle School?
Palouse at Garfield Middle School enrolls approximately 34 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Palouse at Garfield Middle School serve?
Palouse at Garfield Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Palouse at Garfield Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Palouse at Garfield Middle School is approximately not reported (0 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Palouse at Garfield Middle School?
At Palouse at Garfield Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Palouse at Garfield Middle School?
Palouse at Garfield Middle School is overseen by Palouse School District in Whitman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.