📍 147 Cedar Street, Garfield, Bergen County, 07026
Christopher Columbus School #8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garfield, Bergen County. The school has 315 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Christopher Columbus School #8 enrolls 315 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 32.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 7.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 54% |
| White | 116 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
139 of the school's 315 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 109 qualify for free lunch and 30 for a reduced price. 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.
Christopher Columbus School #8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. 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.
Christopher Columbus School #8 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 315 students, Christopher Columbus School #8 is smaller 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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