📍 1255 16th St., San Diego, San Diego County, 92101
Garfield High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in San Diego, San Diego County. The school has 208 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jolie Pickett. It is part of the San Diego Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
Garfield High enrolls 208 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Black or African American and 4.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 85% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 5.3% |
| White | 10 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 208 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garfield High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Garfield High is one of 175 schools in San Diego Unified, based in San Diego, California. The district serves 95,175 students district-wide and employs 4,290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 208 students, Garfield High is smaller than the district average of about 544 students per school.