Best Garfield Public Middle Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 952 students in Garfield, NJ.

The top-ranked public middle school in Garfield, NJ is Garfield Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Garfield, NJ public middle school have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the New Jersey public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 33% (versus the 48% statewide average). Middle schools in Garfield have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New Jersey public middle schools.

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).