Whitman County · Public school
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
Key facts
- Address
- 600 E Alder Street, Palouse, WA 99161
- Phone
- (509) 635-1331
- District
- Palouse School District
- County
- Whitman County
- Grades
- 6–8 (middle)
- Students (2025–26)
- 38
- Low-income
- 34%
- English learners
- 0%
- Special education
- 21%
- Setting
- Rural
- Spending per student (2024–25)
- $7,413 (Washington $19,341)
Academics vs district and state 2025–26
| Measure | This school | District | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading (ELA) met standard | 46% | 66% | 53% |
| Math met standard | 31% | 47% | 43% |
| Regular attendance | 75% | 66% | 74% |
| Reading growth | 53 | typical (50 = typical) | |
| Math growth | 29 | below typical (50 = typical) | |
Small school: 38 students, so each student is about 2.6% of the school, and fewer still take each test. A few students can move a result by several points, so numbers can swing a lot from year to year.
Points are percentage points. What do these numbers mean? Source: OSPI Report Card, data.wa.gov; tests CC BY-ND 4.0, graduation CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO, as published.
Students
Among Washington middle schools
Regular attendance75% · Higher than at about 6 in 10 middle schools
Low-income students34% · A larger share than at about 2 in 10 middle schools
What this means
“About 7 in 10” means 7 of every 10 Washington middle schools have a lower number. The band is the middle half of schools and the line is the median (the school in the middle), which is not the state average. These describe who a school serves, not how good it is. What do these numbers mean?
Test results over time
What this means
Each year a different group of students takes the tests, so look for a direction that lasts several years, not one jump. At a small school a few students can move the result a lot. No tests in 2019–20; the 2020–21 tests were shortened and are not shown. What do these numbers mean?
Reading these numbers: test results are the share of tested students who met the state standard; growth is the median student growth percentile (50 = typical); low-income means eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Results describe students as a group, so visit and talk to families too. What do these numbers mean?