📍 500 Palisade Ave, Garfield, Bergen County, 07026
Garfield High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Garfield, Bergen County. The school has 1,199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield High School enrolls 1,199 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 101 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 8.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 728 | 61% |
| White | 355 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 9 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garfield High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NJ At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 35, state house district 35.
Garfield High School is one of 12 schools in Garfield Public School District, based in GARFIELD, New Jersey. The district serves 4,840 students district-wide and employs 437 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,199 students, Garfield High School is larger than the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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