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Garfield Elementary School

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Garfield Elementary School ranks 406 th of 709 Oregon elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 709 Oregon Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Oregon elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a K–5 school in Corvallis, Oregon, serving 378 students in the Corvallis School District 509J, which ranks 11th of 141 districts statewide (92nd percentile, 5 stars). Garfield Elementary School itself sits well below that: in 2025–2026 it ranked 406th of 709 Oregon elementary schools — 43rd percentile, 2 stars. Its rank has climbed from the 9th percentile in 2014–2015 and 12th in 2015–2016, and reached the 48th percentile in 2023–2024 before slipping to the 41st and then 43rd in the two most recent years. The trend is upward, but the school remains below the state median and far below its district.

Garfield trails the district in all three tested subjects: English language arts 40.5% (district 52.5%), math 32.8% (district 43.6%), and science 26.3% (district 43.4%). Math is essentially at the state average of 32.9%, but ELA and science fall below the state as well. Among nearby Corvallis schools, Garfield has the lowest statewide rank percentile — 43rd — compared with Lincoln Elementary School (46th), Mt View Elementary School (54th), Letitia Carson Elementary School and Adams Elementary School (72nd), Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School (78th), Bessie Coleman Elementary School (88th), and Franklin School (96th). A clear strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 18.3% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 30.2% and the state's 33.5%, and lower than most nearby schools — down from 36.4% in 2022–2023.

Grade-level results show where the weakness concentrates: 3rd-grade math (43.1%) is above the state average, but 5th-grade math drops to 22.8% (state 32.4%) and 5th-grade science to 26.3% (state 30.8%). The school's overall 2-star rating also masks wide differences between student groups — students from low-income families ranked in the 8th percentile statewide with 0 stars. Nearby Adams Elementary School, Bessie Coleman Elementary School, Franklin School, and Kathryn Jones Harrison Elementary School serve similar shares of low-income students with comparable spending per student and produce much stronger results, suggesting the gap is not simply about resources or demographics.

378

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,212

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

94.6%

Students (K-12) with all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.7% (any vaccine)

1205 NW Garfield Ave
Corvallis, OR 97330-2057

(541) 757-5941

District: Corvallis School District 509J

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Linus Pauling Middle School
High:	Corvallis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.4%

White:

39.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 34 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Corvallis School District 509J's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg47%

Oregon avg37%

406^th of 709

Oregon public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Corvallis School District 509J

11^th of 141Corvallis School District 509J among Oregon districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	406 of 709	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	417 of 706	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	368 of 710	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	575 of 706	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	526 of 706	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	431 of 705	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	454 of 709	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.8	484 of 701	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.0	613 of 697	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	643 of 706	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	589 of 695	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	547 of 707	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	575 of 730	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.3	474 of 695	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	335 of 674	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	363 of 665	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.7	503 of 655	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.2	482 of 652	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.2	553 of 636	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.8	624 of 629	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.4	529 of 586	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	76 of 97	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	31 of 80	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	85 of 179	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	394 of 655	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	365 of 653	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	399 of 658	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	552 of 652	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	456 of 646	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	381 of 621	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	474 of 681	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	297 of 377	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	243 of 362	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	259 of 365	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	344 of 360	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	303 of 339	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	332 of 364	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	416 of 475	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	478 of 521	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	435 of 518	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	331 of 523	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	421 of 595	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	521 of 703	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	560 of 597	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	543 of 640	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	369 of 657	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	401 of 664	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	293 of 662	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	509 of 665	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	525 of 654	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	428 of 623	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	380 of 680	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2018	39.6	260 of 481	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Oregon percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	185 of 670	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	190 of 669	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	161 of 670	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	302 of 656	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	275 of 666	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	147 of 662	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	185 of 683	72.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)72nd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2018)46th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Oregon (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%~ state avg

Science26%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, September 28, 2017

I have been impressed by the level of attention and instruction by each teacher and staff at Garfield. I grew up being bilingual and bicultural in English and Spanish in the United States. However, it was because of my household that I grew up this way. I did not grow up in a place that made me feel welcome. At Garfield, my child thrives not only because of the dual language instruction, she thrives because she is able to be herself and be proud of her heritage. Garfield is a place where my daughter's background is celebrated, honored and respected! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 21, 2017

A warm, kind, culturally diverse community of children, families, teachers, and staff. Garfield offers dual language immersion (Spanish) and is a "school of the world" that takes equity, inclusion, and knowledge of other cultures to heart. Close Quote