Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99161

Summary:

The 99161 zip code area is home to 4 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, with a mix of strong academic performance and areas for improvement across the district.

Palouse High School and Garfield at Palouse High School stand out for their high graduation rates, with Garfield at Palouse High School boasting an impressive 90% 4-year graduation rate. Palouse at Garfield Middle School also performs well academically, with strong proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Science. However, Palouse High School has a relatively high dropout rate of 21%.

The student population across these Palouse School District and Garfield School District schools is predominantly white, with limited racial diversity. Funding and resources also vary, with spending per student ranging from $7,280 at Palouse at Garfield Middle School to $29,506 at Palouse High School.

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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 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th 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 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield at Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E. Alder	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Garfield School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	41	2	27.3	58.5%	40 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															53.3	53.3	$21,963	$18	$21,945
Palouse High School	Public	9-12	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 878-1921	49	7	6.6	42.9%	41 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)									76.9	76.9							$29,506	$1,725	$27,781
Palouse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 878-1921	90	10	8.9	52.2%	70 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	59.3	455^th of 1168 public elementary schools	61.0%		40.5	680^th of 1169 public elementary schools	41.8%	225	57.1		57.1	63.6	55.0	42.9				53.3	55.0	50.0				62.2	$22,764	$1,816	$20,949
Palouse at Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E Alder Street	Palouse	99161	Whitman County	Palouse School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 635-1331	39	0		38.5%	36 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	68.1	149^th of 535 public middle schools	72.1%					(n/a)		68.8	68.8				66.7	62.5		62.9			33.3	35.7		36.4	$7,280	$111	$7,169

Cities Near Zip Code 99161

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Palouse	0.18 mi	4	71^st
Garfield	7.61 mi	2	77^th
Pullman	12.59 mi	7	34^th
Colfax	13.56 mi	2	18^th
Steptoe	14.55 mi	1

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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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 99161

Palouse at Garfield Middle School

Palouse Elementary

Garfield at Palouse High School

Palouse High School

Cities Near Zip Code 99161