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Garfield Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 952 students in Garfield Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in New Jersey.
Public Middle School in Garfield Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public middle school average of 68% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
11 Schools
835 Schools
# Students
4,800 Students
458,046 Students
# Teachers
426 Teachers
39,885 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Garfield Public School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 646 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 72% has decreased from 81% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#435 out of 650 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
23%
Graduation Rate
72%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.72
# American Indian Students
3 Students
913 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
59 Students
39,872 Students
% Asian Students
1%
9%
# Hispanic Students
2,711 Students
173,877 Students
% Hispanic Students
56%
38%
# Black Students
371 Students
84,536 Students
% Black Students
8%
18%
# White Students
1,610 Students
145,711 Students
% White Students
34%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
3 Students
858 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
12,134 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
595
12,448
# Students in K Grade:
357
19,022
# Students in 1st Grade:
352
19,268
# Students in 2nd Grade:
319
19,849
# Students in 3rd Grade:
323
20,625
# Students in 4th Grade:
309
22,766
# Students in 5th Grade:
329
30,973
# Students in 6th Grade:
322
79,058
# Students in 7th Grade:
315
100,830
# Students in 8th Grade:
315
101,895
# Students in 9th Grade:
359
8,812
# Students in 10th Grade:
324
7,480
# Students in 11th Grade:
272
7,369
# Students in 12th Grade:
309
7,529
# Ungraded Students:
-
122
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $27,655 is higher than the state median of $26,931. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $26,293 is higher than the state median of $25,828. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$133 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$126 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$27,655
$26,931
Spending / Student
$26,293
$25,828
Best Garfield Public School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Garfield Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
175 Lanza Ave
Garfield, NJ 07026
(973) 272-7020
Garfield, NJ 07026
(973) 272-7020
Grades: 6-8
| 952 students
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