Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99130

Summary:

The 99130 zip code area is home to two small, rural schools - Garfield Elementary and Garfield Middle School, both part of the Garfield School District. Despite their small size, these schools demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), outpacing the district and state averages.

Garfield Elementary stands out with consistently high proficiency rates on state assessments, with 72% proficiency in ELA and 44% in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. The school has been ranked among the top 25% of Washington elementary schools and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. This success may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1. In contrast, Garfield Middle School maintains an even lower student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1, which likely contributes to its strong performance, with 66.67% proficiency in 8th grade ELA.

While the schools share a focus on academic excellence, they differ in their student demographics. Garfield Elementary has a more diverse student population, with 87.72% White, 5.26% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups, while Garfield Middle School is predominantly White (96.77%). Additionally, Garfield Elementary has a higher rate of free/reduced lunch recipients at 71.93%, compared to 45.16% at Garfield Middle School. Despite these differences, both schools demonstrate a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education to their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				WCAS Science (2024)		SBAC English Language Arts (2024)		SBAC Math (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 North Third Street	Garfield	99130	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 635-1331	51	5	9.8	80.4%	42 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.9%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.8%)								(n/a)				72.0		44.0	$30,099	$3,174	$26,925
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	810 N Third Street	Garfield	99130	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 878-1921	28	5	5.4	50.0%	27 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.1	187^th of 535 public middle schools	65.0%		69.5	141^st of 539 public middle schools	73.8%	46	36.4	36.4	66.7	51.9	41.7	25.9	$42,684	$1,546	$41,138

Cities Near Zip Code 99130

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Garfield	0.44 mi	2	77^th
Palouse	7.31 mi	4	71^st
Oakesdale	9.61 mi	2	91^st
Steptoe	9.95 mi	1
Colfax	12.98 mi	2	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction.

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