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Garden Heights Elementary

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Garden Heights Elementary ranks 826 th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Garden Heights Elementary is a K–5 public school in Moses Lake, Washington, serving 324 students in the Moses Lake School District. Located at 707 E Nelson Road, it serves a diverse community and has a 17.6:1 student-teacher ratio. In 2025–2026, the school ranked in the 27th percentile statewide and received a one-star rating, placing it in the lower-middle range among nearby elementary schools.

Math is Garden Heights’ clearest academic strength. In 2025–2026, 38.83% of students were proficient in math, above the district average of 31.43% and higher than results at North Elementary, Larson Heights Elementary, Knolls Vista Elementary, Park Orchard Elementary School, Lakeview Terrace Elementary, and Midway Elementary. However, fifth-grade math was a concern at 27.66%, compared with 47.69% in third grade. Science proficiency was 42.55%, slightly above the district average, while English Language Arts (ELA) was 34.04%, below the district’s 38.85% and the state’s 52.81%.

For parents, the biggest issue to watch is literacy: ELA results have declined from 38.54% in 2023–2024 to 34.04% in 2025–2026, with similar results across all three tested grades. Garden Heights has improved from its low point of the 19th percentile in 2022–2023, but it remains behind stronger nearby schools such as Sage Point Elementary School, Longview Elementary, Vicki I. Groff Elementary School, and Peninsula Elementary. Its recent math and science gains are encouraging, but schoolwide reading improvement and stronger fifth-grade math appear to be the most important priorities.

324

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,270

Per pupil spending ?

56.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

707 E Nelson Road
Moses Lake, WA 98837

(509) 766-2651

District: Moses Lake School District

Students who attend Garden Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbia Middle School
High:	Moses Lake High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

White:

45.1%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2026) from a 19th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg36%

Washington avg48%

826^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Moses Lake School District

179^th of 238Moses Lake School District among Washington districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	826 of 1138	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	843 of 1160	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	820 of 1168	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	946 of 1169	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	777 of 1169	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	632 of 1107	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	778 of 1130	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	687 of 1054	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	576 of 1056	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.1	507 of 1053	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	523 of 1067	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	516 of 1106	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	438 of 1097	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.9	461 of 1092	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	413 of 1088	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.9	184 of 1072	82.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	202 of 1067	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	259 of 1069	75.8%	★★★★☆
2006	87.1	81 of 1051	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	66.3	332 of 1031	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	87.7	84 of 1026	91.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	789 of 1020	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	782 of 1092	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	769 of 1093	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	777 of 1094	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	622 of 1100	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	553 of 1008	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	689 of 1068	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	571 of 1004	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	423 of 649	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.9	422 of 659	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	427 of 651	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	441 of 633	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	300 of 694	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	148 of 501	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	321 of 697	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	714 of 1008	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	751 of 1013	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	794 of 1024	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	906 of 1013	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.2	681 of 1019	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	348 of 854	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	726 of 979	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.0	492 of 835	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	759 of 1059	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	809 of 1098	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	805 of 1099	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	1028 of 1099	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	870 of 1113	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	659 of 1025	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	753 of 1075	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	740 of 999	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	182 of 432	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	373 of 566	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	596 of 901	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	770 of 1007	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	785 of 1009	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	918 of 1011	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	762 of 1031	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	578 of 943	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	797 of 1027	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	648 of 833	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)58th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science43%-8 vs state

Math39%-4 vs state

English Language Arts34%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)				SBAC Math (2026)				% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garden Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	707 E Nelson Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2651	324	18	17.6	56.5%	146 (45.1%)	8 (2.5%)	157 (48.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	27.5	826^th of 1138 public elementary schools	27.4%		28.8	843^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	27.3%	17	42.6	42.6	34.4	33.8	34.0	34.0	47.7	38.2	27.7	38.8	92.3	92.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	92.3	94.2	94.2	92.3	92.3	$17,270	$1,313	$15,956
Lakeview Terrace Elementary	Public	K-5	780 S. Clover Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2653	303	17	17.5	71.6%	120 (39.6%)	4 (1.3%)	160 (52.8%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	28.4	815^th of 1138 public elementary schools	28.4%		24.8	911^th of 1160 public elementary schools	21.5%	96	46.0	46.0	35.4	35.9	42.0	37.8	39.6	37.7	28.0	35.1	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	93.6	95.7	93.6	93.6	93.6	$18,859	$1,350	$17,509
Vicki I. Groff Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Moses Lake Avenue	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 793-7300	413	22	19.2	48.9%	217 (52.5%)	7 (1.7%)	173 (41.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	48.4	565^th of 1138 public elementary schools	50.4%		34.4	760^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.5%	195	54.8	54.8	33.3	41.7	62.9	46.7	47.9	37.5	54.8	46.2	80.5	80.5	82.9	82.9	82.9	80.5	92.7	82.9	80.5	80.5	$16,930	$1,512	$15,418
Midway Elementary	Public	K-5	502 South C St	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2657	222	13	17.3	75.7%	79 (35.6%)	3 (1.4%)	132 (59.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	20.6	900^th of 1138 public elementary schools	20.9%		18.2	983^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	15.3%	83	37.5	37.5	13.9	43.2	46.2	33.3	24.3	21.6	36.0	26.3	91.2	97.1	94.1	94.1	94.1	94.1	97.1	94.1	94.1	94.1	$21,178	$1,520	$19,658
Knolls Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	454 W Ridge Road	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2652	282	18	15.5	74.1%	73 (25.9%)	3 (1.1%)	194 (68.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	15.3	958^th of 1138 public elementary schools	15.8%		28.3	846^th of 1160 public elementary schools	27.1%	112	17.4	17.4	25.0	35.9	15.2	26.7	36.1	38.5	8.7	28.6	92.5	94.3	96.2	96.2	96.2	92.5	96.2	94.3	92.5	92.5	$20,112	$1,557	$18,555
Peninsula Elementary	Public	K-5	2406 W. Texas Street	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2658	383	22	17.2	57.4%	158 (41.3%)	7 (1.8%)	201 (52.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	41.7	655^th of 1138 public elementary schools	42.4%		29.3	834^th of 1160 public elementary schools	28.1%	179	45.9	45.9	33.9	58.2	45.9	46.5	42.4	49.2	31.2	41.1	89.8	91.5	93.2	93.2	93.2	89.8	96.6	93.2	89.8	89.8	$17,817	$1,175	$16,642
Park Orchard Elementary School	Public	K-5	417 N Paxson Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2699	454	25	18.5	64.3%	201 (44.3%)	5 (1.1%)	228 (50.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	23.3	875^th of 1138 public elementary schools	23.1%		36.1	728^th of 1160 public elementary schools	37.2%	147	44.2	44.2	26.1	26.0	42.9	32.0	26.1	35.6	35.1	32.4	82.9	85.5	86.8	86.8	86.8	84.2	88.2	86.8	84.2	84.2	$17,473	$1,336	$16,137
Longview Elementary	Public	K-5	9783 Apple Road NE	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2656	368	20	18.1	68.5%	136 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	223 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	52.2	517^th of 1138 public elementary schools	54.6%		31.9	803^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	30.8%	286	53.9	53.9	48.3	57.1	48.1	50.9	48.3	34.7	55.8	46.5	86.4	92.4	93.9	93.9	93.9	90.9	92.4	90.9	90.9	90.9	$18,260	$1,463	$16,797
Sage Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	4000 Peninsula Drive	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 766-2650	334	19	17.2	40.7%	188 (56.3%)	3 (0.9%)	124 (37.1%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.7%)	75.5	264^th of 1138 public elementary schools	76.8%		74.4	265^th of 1160 public elementary schools	77.2%	1	76.5	76.5	51.0	63.9	62.8	59.6	59.2	68.9	47.1	59.0	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	93.2	94.9	93.2	93.2	93.2	$18,710	$1,195	$17,514
Larson Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Lindberg Lane	Moses Lake	98837	Grant County	Moses Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 766-2655	292	18	15.9	80.1%	98 (33.6%)	5 (1.7%)	184 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	4.7	1087^th of 1138 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.7	1137^th of 1160 public elementary schools	2.0%	50	15.4	15.4	23.1	7.8	17.1	16.0	21.2	9.6	14.6	15.2	91.1	93.3	95.6	95.6	95.6	91.1	95.6	95.6	91.1	91.1	$19,874	$2,390	$17,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Heights Elementary

What schools do graduates of Garden Heights Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden Heights Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbia Middle School
High : Moses Lake High School

How many students attend Garden Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Garden Heights Elementary.

What district is Garden Heights Elementary in?

Moses Lake School District

What is the racial makeup of Garden Heights Elementary?

Students at Garden Heights Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 45% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Garden Heights Elementary a good school?

Garden Heights Elementary ranks 826^th of 1138 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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