Garfield High School

400 23rd Avenue

School District

Seattle Public Schools
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:26
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on February 20, 2022

I loved Garfield. Best high school I can imagine. Great student body and learned a lot!
Submitted by student on May 27, 2020

I graduated, at the cost of my mental health. But hey, there's really great fried chicken across the street.
Submitted by student on May 28, 2016

Worst school experience imaginable. School desperately needs better leadership. Poor students, many of them fall through the cracks because no one in administration cares or does their job well.
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2015

Garfield High School has some absolutely terrible teachers. Whoever does the hiring should be fired.
Submitted by parent on July 24, 2015

Garfield is an interesting school. it is a happy mix of students are highly gifted, neighborhood students and those lucky to get a seat through school choice.. As a result you have a very well rounded school with something for everyone, be it a choice of over 20 some AP classes or a spot on the state championship basketball team or a musician in the top high school orchestra in the country or member of the Shakespeare club. This school has it all. For a large urban school it is very well run. The students are very active in the community.
Submitted by other on September 28, 2014

This is sort of odd, but I swear Garfield has the prettiest student body. The teachers are sort of a mixed bag, but for the most part they are fairly good. Garfield has gotten some bad press lately and that seems to be overshadowing all the good things that happen there. The music program is great and the drama program is so underrated and awesome. Sports are getting better. The best part about Garfield is that everyone has some amazing special talent about them. You might find out the girl who sits behind you in language arts is a junior Olympic runner, or that guy in your chem class has a fairly successful bluegrass band. One problem is that like all other Seattle Schools, it's pretty underfunded. The students joke about how the school ran out of paper budget last year and how Garfield cut detention because it cost to much. Overall, Garfield is the coolest school in Seattle, or even all of Washington.