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Schools in Garfield

Garfield’s public schools

Garfield School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?

Tests spring 2022, when 92% of students in Washington’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
84%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$29.1K
▲ 58% vs WA $18.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
WA 17.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
127 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield’s schools, in brief

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Garfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Garfield ElementaryGarfield School DistrictNo scores
6–8Garfield Middle SchoolGarfield School DistrictNo scores
9–12Garfield at Palouse High Schoolin PalouseNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Garfield School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Garfield School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 127 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (WA 17.7)
$29,092WA $18,444 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading84%
State average 53.4% · 59 students tested
Math44%
State average 40.1% · 60 students tested

Garfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Garfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield—Garfield

Every school in Garfield

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Garfieldby address
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
51 students10:1Rate it →
Garfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
31 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Garfieldin other towns
Garfield at Palouse High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Palouse
45 students32:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield’s schools

Are Garfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garfield. Garfield School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

What school district is Garfield in?

Garfield School District.

Where do Garfield kids go to high school?

Garfield at Palouse High School.

Parents talk

What Garfield families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.