Garfield Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5

325 Plymouth St NW, Olympia, WA

Northwest Neighborhood

Olympia School District

338 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Robert Hodges

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1

Math Proficiency
42%

Reading Proficiency
47%

Academics

A-

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

47%

Math Proficiency

42%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

14:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

15.2%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

Male

54.4%

Female

45%

White

53.8%

Hispanic

17.9%

Two or more races

14.5%

Asian or Pacific Islander

6.8%

Black

3.7%

Native American

1.4%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

1.1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

11/24/2025

We have two kids attend Garfield, five years apart in age, and love the school!

5.0 parent

11/7/2021

It is very misleading to read poor scores and reviews at this school. Garfield is an amazing school. The kids get to do specialist in art, music, library and PE. every week. The specialist are an enriching wonderful part of their day and my kids find so much enrichment and joy in their experience wi...

5.0 parent

12/3/2018

Two kids go to Garfield and they have love every minute. We also love the teachers and principal. The neighborhood is great too!

1.0 parent

12/16/2017

My experience at this school was a very poor one. My daughter attended kinder here and even though I like some of the kinder staff. The teachers are not supported by the principal and are left overworked and under appreciated. My daughter got bullied repeatedly by the same kid who bullied several ot...

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Median Lot Size

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Average Household Income

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Garfield Elementary School is a public school for students in grades Pre-K-5 in Olympia, WA and is served by the Olympia School District in Washington. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 338 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. Academic records show that 42% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 47% are proficient in reading. Garfield Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B and a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $550,359. Discover additional schools in the area, like Capital High School, Touchstone, Avanti High School, and more. Learn more about what Olympia has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Garfield Elementary School.

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