📍 360 Belgrove Dr, Kearny, Hudson County, 07032
Garfield Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearny, Hudson County. The school has 439 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kearny school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield Elementary School enrolls 439 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 3.4% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 66% |
| White | 118 | 27% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
278 of the school's 439 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 44 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 Elementary 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 32, state house district 32.
Garfield Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Kearny, based in Kearny, New Jersey. The district serves 5,484 students district-wide and employs 454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 439 students, Garfield Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 783 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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