📍 175 Lanza Ave, Garfield, Bergen County, 07026
Garfield Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Garfield, Bergen County. The school has 973 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield Public School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 91.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield Middle School enrolls 973 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 91.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 9.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 541 | 56% |
| White | 325 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
454 of the school's 973 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 353 qualify for free lunch and 101 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.
Garfield Middle School 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.
Garfield Middle 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 973 students, Garfield Middle 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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