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School Comparison

Palouse at Garfield Middle School
vs.
Steptoe Elementary School

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

Palouse at Garfield Middle School
Steptoe Elementary School
  • Palouse at Garfield Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Steptoe Elementary School (12 vs. 8).
  • Steptoe Elementary School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Palouse at Garfield Middle School (2 vs. 0).
  • Steptoe Elementary School reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than Palouse at Garfield Middle School (1 vs. 0).
  • Source Data Limit: 3 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

Palouse at Garfield Middle School reported a higher chronically absent students than Steptoe Elementary School (12 vs. 8).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

Steptoe Elementary School reported a higher in-school suspensions than Palouse at Garfield Middle School (2 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

3 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at Steptoe Elementary School

1 metric was reported by Steptoe Elementary School. Comparable data for Palouse at Garfield Middle School is missing or suppressed.

Gifted & talented
2

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
$22,530.12
Steptoe Elementary School
$25,857.14
Local revenue share
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
14.7%
Steptoe Elementary School
14.6%
State revenue share
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
79.8%
Steptoe Elementary School
77.3%
Federal revenue share
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
5.5%
Steptoe Elementary School
8.1%
District chronic absenteeism rate
Palouse at Garfield Middle School
43.6%
Steptoe Elementary School
28.6%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Whitman County
$52,893
Whitman County
$52,893
Poverty rate
Whitman County
23.7%
Whitman County
23.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Whitman County
50.2%
Whitman County
50.2%
Unemployment rate
Whitman County
4.1%
Whitman County
4.1%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.