Garfield High School
400 23 Ave
Seattle WA, 98122, King County
Phone: 206-252-2270
Ranking: 
(55 out of 331, top 17%)*
(55 out of 331, top 17%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Seattle School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 76 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 68 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,606 | 1,671 | 1,723 | 1,786 | 1,642 | 1,679 | 1,643 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 409 | 25.5% | 419 | 25.1% | 435 | 25.2% | 551 | 30.9% | 441 | 26.9% | 459 | 27.3% | 486 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 393 | 24.5% | 368 | 22.0% | 488 | 28.3% | 412 | 23.1% | 420 | 25.6% | 439 | 26.1% | 405 | 24.7% |
| Grade 11: | 351 | 21.9% | 460 | 27.5% | 393 | 22.8% | 415 | 23.2% | 401 | 24.4% | 392 | 23.3% | 384 | 23.4% |
| Grade 12: | 453 | 28.2% | 424 | 25.4% | 407 | 23.6% | 408 | 22.8% | 380 | 23.1% | 389 | 23.2% | 368 | 22.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 787 | 49.0% | 823 | 49.3% | 856 | 49.7% | 893 | 50.0% | 782 | 47.6% | 811 | 48.3% | 769 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 819 | 51.0% | 848 | 50.7% | 867 | 50.3% | 893 | 50.0% | 852 | 51.9% | 860 | 51.2% | 870 | 53.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 9 | 0.6% | 15 | 0.9% | 14 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.7% | 11 | 0.7% | 14 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 325 | 20.2% | 349 | 20.9% | 378 | 21.9% | 415 | 23.2% | 401 | 24.4% | 408 | 24.3% | 386 | 23.5% |
| Hispanic: | 131 | 8.2% | 123 | 7.4% | 132 | 7.7% | 137 | 7.7% | 114 | 6.9% | 102 | 6.1% | 88 | 5.4% |
| Black: | 464 | 28.9% | 519 | 31.1% | 521 | 30.2% | 539 | 30.2% | 462 | 28.1% | 459 | 27.3% | 441 | 26.8% |
| White: | 605 | 37.7% | 615 | 36.8% | 648 | 37.6% | 673 | 37.7% | 653 | 39.8% | 699 | 41.6% | 714 | 43.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 70 | 4.4% | 45 | 2.7% | 27 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 554 | 34.5% | 560 | 33.5% | 546 | 31.7% | 521 | 29.2% | 417 | 25.4% | 371 | 22.1% | 329 | 20.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 102 | 6.4% | 107 | 6.4% | 128 | 7.4% | 163 | 9.1% | 153 | 9.3% | 141 | 8.4% | 90 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 21.93 | 22.12 | 23.81 | 23.19 | 24.10 | 24.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 58.2% | 61.7% | 64.1% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 92.7% | 82.8% | 81.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 41.4% | 60% | 62.4% |
| 2012 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 75.3% | 75.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Math Year 1 | End of course | % met std | 89.7% | 86.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 59.6% | 69.9% | 72.9% |
| 2012 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 77.6% | 79.5% | 79.1% |
| 2013 | Math Year 2 | End of course | % met std | 89.9% | 91.4% | 89.4% |
| HSPE | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 44.8% | 41.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 74.8% | 78.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.4% | 82.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 78.4% | 81.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 83.3% | 83.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 46.4% | 44.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 52.7% | 49.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 83.5% | 85.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 85.2% | 86% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.7% | 85.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 83.2% | 84.9% |
| WASL | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 38.6% | 43.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 40.8% | 47.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 55.1% | 51% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 50.2% | 50.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 50.3% | 49.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 48.5% | 45.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 55.1% | 64.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 66.9% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 81.9% | 81.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 77.7% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 80.1% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 80.9% |
| 2004 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 28% | 32.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 49% | 32.3% | 35.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 38.8% | 34.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 32.5% | 36.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 37.4% | 39.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 41.2% | 38.6% |
| 2004 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 54.5% | 65.2% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 54.6% | 65.2% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 79.4% | 79.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 80.6% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 85.2% | 86.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 84.3% | 86.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Garfield High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.