About Our School
Patrick Murphy, Superintendent
Brendon Chertok, Principal
The Garfield Elementary School community strives to create an environment which promotes high levels of student academic and social/emotional development, respects and encourages diversity and seeks to extend learning opportunities for students that broaden the traditional school day.
Garfield is proud of its reputation for promoting high levels of student, family and community volunteering. Garfield is supported by a strong school-shared governance structure that includes Site Council, PTA and many task-specific committees and advisory groups.
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Student Demographics
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| Male students |
54.6% |
| Female students |
42.2% |
| Gender X |
3.2% |
| Special Education |
30.4% |
Teacher Information
- Number of classroom teachers: 31
- Average years of teacher experience: 15.1
- Teachers with at least a Master's Degree: 71%
2023-24 District Operating Budget
Expenditures
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Cost
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Percentage
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Teaching
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$122,742,157
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74.19% |
Building Administration
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$10,093,012 |
6.10% |
| Maintenance & Operations |
$10,070,814 |
6.09% |
District Support
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$4,555,830 |
2.75% |
Transportation
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$4,941,521 |
2.99% |
| Technology |
$2,692,684 |
1.63% |
| Utilities & Insurance |
$5,778,606 |
3.49% |
Food Service
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$4,346,598 |
2.63% |
| Other |
$214,669 |
0.13% |
| Total Expenditures |
$165,435,891 |
100.00% |
Revenue
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Amount
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Percentage
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State
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$122,745,027 |
73.93% |
Local
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$31,776,260 |
19.14% |
| Federal |
$9,618,166 |
5.79% |
| Other Revenue |
$969, 493 |
0.58% |
Other Financing Sources
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$919,452 |
0.55% |
| Total Revenue |
$166,028,397 |
99.99% |
Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program
Washington students participate in state tests annually to assess their progress as well as the progress of our educational system as a whole.
Our state uses the Smarter Balanced assessment system, aligned to Washington’s K-12 Learning Standards. The scores below represent the percent of students meeting standard in three core subjects, ELA, Math, and for grades 5, 8, and 11, Science (Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science or WCAS).
2022-23 3rd Grade SBA
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2023-24 3rd Grade SBA
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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| ELA |
34.0% |
53.3% |
47.7% |
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44.7% |
52.0% |
47.7% |
Math
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32.0% |
52.9% |
50.3% |
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38.3% |
52.1% |
51.1% |
2022-23 4th Grade SBA
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2023-24 4th Grade SBA
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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| ELA |
34.0% |
50.5% |
49.0% |
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36.5% |
49.0% |
48.5% |
Math
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37.8% |
50.7% |
48.2% |
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28.9% |
45.7% |
47.8% |
2022-23 5th Grade SBA
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2023-24 5th Grade SBA
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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Our School
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Our District
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WA State
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| ELA |
48.1% |
57.0% |
52.5% |
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37.7% |
56.2% |
52.3% |
Math
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37.0% |
43.0% |
40.9% |
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34.0% |
43.3% |
41.8% |
| Science |
52.8% |
57.5% |
50.9% |
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43.4% |
61.0% |
55.3% |
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
MAP is a district assessment that measures a student's developing skills through a series of questions that adapt to the child’s level of learning. Research on MAP indicates the results are highly accurate. The results help teachers measure growth and determine whether a student may need more support or more challenge.
When students finish their MAP Growth test, they receive a number called an RIT score for each area they are tested in (reading, language usage, math, or science). This score represents a student’s achievement level at any given moment and helps measure their academic growth over time. The RIT scale is a stable scale, like feet and inches, that accurately measures student performance, regardless of age, grades, or grade level. Like marking height on a growth chart, and being able to see how tall your child is at various points in time, you can also see how much they have grown between tests.
The higher the RIT score, the more achievement the student has in the subject. The student's percentile ranking and conditional growth percentile can show how much the student has achieved in comparison with their peers. You can also refer to the Comparative Data to Inform Instructional Decisions to understand how students are performing relative to other students in the same grade level according to our national norms.