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Garfield Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a public K-5 school serving about 310 students in the Toppenish School District, a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, Garfield faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the lowest percentiles statewide, though it has shown recent modest improvement. The school has notable strengths, particularly in science, where its proficiency exceeds the district average and that of some peers like Lincoln Elementary School. Performance varies greatly by grade, with fifth graders performing relatively well in both math and English, while fourth graders struggle significantly. Compared to other schools in the Toppenish School District, such as Kirkwood Elementary School and Valley View Elementary, Garfield achieves similar or slightly better results in some subjects while spending less per student and maintaining a lower student-teacher ratio.

A striking comparison exists just a few miles away in the Zillah School District, where Zillah Intermediate School achieves much higher proficiency rates despite having a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending, highlighting how different district contexts can affect outcomes. Within its own challenging environment, Garfield shows it can be relatively more effective with its highest-need student subgroups than many other schools statewide are with similar populations, indicating specific areas of instructional strength.

310

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,562

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 Madison Ave
Toppenish, WA 98948-1173

(509) 865-4575

District: Toppenish School District

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Toppenish Middle School
High:	Toppenish High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

American Indian:

4.8%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg23%

Washington avg48%

1,067^th of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Toppenish School District

237^th of 247Toppenish 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
2025	11.8	1067 of 1160	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	1122 of 1168	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1068 of 1169	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	1137 of 1169	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1073 of 1107	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	980 of 1130	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	964 of 1054	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.5	1014 of 1053	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.1	1045 of 1067	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	993 of 1106	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	974 of 1097	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	1052 of 1092	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	1048 of 1088	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	965 of 1072	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	906 of 1067	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	917 of 1069	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	874 of 1051	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.2	980 of 1031	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.2	918 of 1026	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	247 of 303	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	294 of 320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	300 of 333	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	982 of 1092	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	981 of 1093	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	966 of 1094	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1063 of 1100	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	905 of 1068	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	917 of 1004	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	526 of 659	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	589 of 651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	538 of 633	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	649 of 694	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	432 of 501	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	438 of 697	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	373 of 540	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	802 of 1013	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	954 of 1024	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	898 of 1013	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	993 of 1019	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	825 of 854	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	714 of 979	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	978 of 1098	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1083 of 1099	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	1055 of 1099	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	1063 of 1113	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	939 of 1075	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	776 of 999	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	52.5	24 of 64	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.7	57 of 61	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2019)62nd percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-20 vs state

English Language Arts22%-31 vs state

Math22%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)				SBAC Math (2025)				% 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Garfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	505 Madison Ave	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4575	310	21	14.5	93.5%	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	290 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.8	1067^th of 1160 public elementary schools	8.0%		7.4	1122^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	3.9%	55	29.5	29.5	17.3	9.1	34.4	21.7	25.0		32.8	21.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$18,562	$1,181	$17,382
Kirkwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	403 South Juniper Street	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4750	387	25	15.6	90.2%	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	330 (85.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	7.9	1116^th of 1160 public elementary schools	3.8%		6.8	1126^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.6%	10	23.9	23.9	17.7	20.7	21.1	19.8	33.8	20.7	17.1	24.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	100.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	$20,875	$1,326	$19,549
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	309 North Alder Street	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-4555	244	16	14.8	88.9%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	12.2	1061^st of 1160 public elementary schools	8.5%		15.1	1039^th of 1168 public elementary schools	11.0%	22	20.5	20.5	34.8	13.6	11.4	20.2	45.7	18.2	18.2	27.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,124	$1,333	$19,791
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	515 Zillah Ave	Toppenish	98948	Yakima County	Toppenish School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 865-8240	484	30	16.0	91.1%	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	429 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8.9	1106^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.7%		6.9	1125^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.7%	19	26.9	26.9	27.0	20.5	28.2	25.2	27.4	19.2	18.0	21.4	96.7	97.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.7	100.0	98.9	96.7	96.7	$19,291	$1,541	$17,751
Zillah Intermediate School	Public	3-5	303 Second Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 829-5555	270	16	16.8	65.9%	99 (36.7%)	1 (0.4%)	145 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	54.7	497^th of 1160 public elementary schools	57.2%		51.4	543^rd of 1168 public elementary schools	53.5%	46	39.1	39.1	68.8	41.0	48.3	53.2	80.7	48.2	46.0	58.9											$16,058	$946	$15,112
Hilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	211 Fourth Avenue	Zillah	98953	Yakima County	Zillah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 829-5400	305	19	16.3	67.9%	99 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)								(n/a)											91.5	91.5	92.7	92.7	92.7	91.5	96.3	91.5	91.5	91.5	$16,037	$1,399	$14,638
Simcoe Elementary School	Public	K-2	1307 S Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-5038	329	25	13.3	91.8%	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	252 (76.6%)	2 (0.6%)	64 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)											97.0	98.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.0	99.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$20,828	$2,409	$18,419
Adams Elementary	Public	3-5	1309 S Camas Ave	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-4180	394	25	15.8	91.1%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (84.3%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	5.2	1140^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.7%		4.2	1152^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	1.4%	12	16.5	16.5	16.7	17.2	22.1	18.7	21.4	21.0	15.0	19.1											$19,869	$3,374	$16,495
Camas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1010 South Camas Ave	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-3134	452	27	16.6	81.4%	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	333 (73.7%)	16 (3.5%)	79 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)								(n/a)											96.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.9	100.0	96.8	97.9	97.9	$21,991	$3,447	$18,543
Satus Elementary	Public	3-5	910 S. Camas Avenue	Wapato	98951	Yakima County	Wapato School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 877-2177	298	19	15.5	84.9%	15 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (67.8%)	6 (2.0%)	73 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	17.9	986^th of 1160 public elementary schools	15.0%		19.2	986^th of 1168 public elementary schools	15.6%		24.5	24.5	32.6	37.9	35.1	35.3	30.0	35.6	25.5	30.6											$20,715	$3,848	$16,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Toppenish School District

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 94% Hispanic, 5% American Indian.

Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.0% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Toppenish Middle School
High : Toppenish High School

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