Summary:
ZIP code 97118 is an elementary-only school area with exactly one public school: Garibaldi Elementary School, which serves grades PK–5 with 115 students and belongs to Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56. Because there are no middle, high, or alternative schools in this ZIP, older students would attend school elsewhere. With only one school, there is no school-to-school comparison available here, so the useful comparisons are between this school and its district and the state.
Academically, the picture is mixed. Fifth grade English Language Arts is a clear strength at 57.9% proficient, which is above both the district (53.1%) and the state (47.1%). Across all grades, math is also above state at 35.4% versus 32.9%, and all-grades ELA is essentially at the state average (44.6% vs. 43.8%). Science is the weakest area at 26.3% proficient, below the district (47.8%) and the state (30.6%). Fourth grade ELA is also below benchmarks at 38.5%, compared with 52.8% in the district and 43.5% statewide, and fifth grade math sits at 26.3%, below both district and state.
Context matters for interpreting these numbers. The district ranks 10th of 141 in Oregon with 5 stars, but the school's own rank was 355 of 709 (50th percentile) in 2025–2026, after 43rd percentile the prior year and 63rd the year before. Chronic absenteeism is 34.8%, better than the district's 37.7% but slightly above the state's 33.5%. The free/reduced lunch rate is 85.22%, per-student spending is $33,325, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1. With roughly 115 students across PK–5, grade-level percentages rest on small groups of students, so a few students can shift results substantially year to year.
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