Garfield Elementary School
612 North 6th Ave
Yakima WA, 98902, Yakima County
Phone: 509-573-5701
Ranking: 
(1,448 out of 1,485, bottom 2%)*
(1,448 out of 1,485, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Yakima School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 555 | 560 | 562 | 576 | 561 | 519 | 517 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 97 | 17.5% | 103 | 18.4% | 103 | 18.3% | 95 | 16.5% | 100 | 17.8% | 95 | 18.3% | 95 | 18.4% |
| Grade 1: | 98 | 17.7% | 102 | 18.2% | 97 | 17.3% | 104 | 18.1% | 99 | 17.6% | 100 | 19.3% | 102 | 19.7% |
| Grade 2: | 104 | 18.7% | 90 | 16.1% | 104 | 18.5% | 102 | 17.7% | 91 | 16.2% | 91 | 17.5% | 101 | 19.5% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 15.3% | 92 | 16.4% | 94 | 16.7% | 103 | 17.9% | 104 | 18.5% | 98 | 18.9% | 76 | 14.7% |
| Grade 4: | 85 | 15.3% | 87 | 15.5% | 87 | 15.5% | 86 | 14.9% | 87 | 15.5% | 79 | 15.2% | 58 | 11.2% |
| Grade 5: | 86 | 15.5% | 86 | 15.4% | 77 | 13.7% | 86 | 14.9% | 80 | 14.3% | 56 | 10.8% | 85 | 16.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 292 | 52.6% | 293 | 52.3% | 278 | 49.5% | 279 | 48.4% | 254 | 45.3% | 259 | 49.9% | 258 | 49.9% |
| Female: | 263 | 47.4% | 267 | 47.7% | 284 | 50.5% | 297 | 51.6% | 299 | 53.3% | 252 | 48.6% | 255 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.4% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 518 | 93.3% | 525 | 93.8% | 538 | 95.7% | 550 | 95.5% | 518 | 92.3% | 463 | 89.2% | 455 | 88.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% |
| White: | 26 | 4.7% | 26 | 4.6% | 16 | 2.8% | 17 | 3.0% | 29 | 5.2% | 42 | 8.1% | 45 | 8.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 524 | 94.4% | 510 | 91.1% | 507 | 90.2% | 455 | 79.0% | 490 | 87.3% | 454 | 87.5% | 445 | 86.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 3.6% | 38 | 6.8% | 33 | 5.9% | 31 | 5.4% | 51 | 9.1% | 46 | 8.9% | 48 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 19.21 | 19.30 | 19.73 | 18.56 | 18.30 | 18.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSP | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 35.3% | 61.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 23.5% | 35.2% | 61.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 38.7% | 65.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 42.1% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 53.2% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 53.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 44.6% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 54.3% | 73.0% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 25.3% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 29.8% | 59.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 34.8% | 59.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 46.3% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 53.1% | 67.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 42.3% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 48.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.1% | 50.0% | 72.4% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.4% | 47% | 61% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 51.7% | 61.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 49% | 61.3% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 48.3% | 62.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 30.1% | 53.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 32.1% | 61.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 36.7% | 63.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 42.3% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 49.8% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 43.4% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 46.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.0% | 46.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 9% | 10.8% | 34% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 23% | 28.7% | 55.6% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 33.1% | 66.1% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 34.4% | 66.5% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 38.2% | 64.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 49.7% | 69.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48% | 53.4% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 45.5% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 51.2% | 68.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 57.4% | 70.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 56.1% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 58.3% | 71.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 39.4% | 59.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 38.7% | 60.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 32.9% | 39.7% | 58.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 34% | 57.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 19% | 27.7% | 53.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 10% | 28% | 52.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 56.1% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.9% | 79.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.5% | 81.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 63.2% | 76.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 60.3% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61.8% | 73.5% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 29.1% | 55.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 49.7% | 57.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.4% | 50.6% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 27.8% | 42.5% | 60.1% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 51% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 55.5% | 60.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 33.2% | 55.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 38.3% | 59.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 33.8% | 61% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 38.5% | 61.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 64.1% | 76.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 60.9% | 71.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 57.9% | 75.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 58.6% | 73.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 5.3% | 8.3% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 4.2% | 14.6% | 35.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 16.4% | 35.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.8% | 17.1% | 36.4% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 18.4% | 42.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 20.9% | 44.9% |
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* Garfield Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.