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Garfield Elementary School

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Garfield Elementary School ranks 645 th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Revere, MA, serving 639 students as part of the Revere school district, which ranks 295th of 351 districts in Massachusetts. Garfield's own statewide rank for 2025–2026 is 645th of 899 schools — the 28th percentile, with 1 star. That reflects a long decline from 2015–2016, when the school ranked 382nd of 932 schools (59th percentile, 3 stars).

In 2025–2026, Garfield Elementary School's MCAS proficiency was 37.84% in math, 23.08% in English language arts, and 17.95% in science. Math is the relative bright spot: it beats the Revere district average of 27.59%, though it trails the state's 41.11%. Fourth-grade math, at 45.65%, is above both district and state, while fifth-grade math lags at 26.92%. ELA sits just below the district and well below the state, with 4th- and 5th-grade ELA above district but 3rd grade below. Science is the clearest weakness — the lowest among nearby Revere elementary schools, and down from 31.18% the year before.

Comparisons with neighbors add context. Beachmont Veterans Memorial School outperforms Garfield in all three subjects and ranks in the 56th percentile with 3 stars. Bradley Elementary School in Boston is far ahead in every subject and spends much more per student ($26,760 in 2020–21). In Chelsea, William A Berkowitz Elementary and Edgar F. Hooks Elementary post higher math scores, while George F. Kelly Elementary and Frank M Sokolowski Elementary score much lower. Garfield's overall rank hides a striking strength: its English language learner subgroup ranked in the 91st percentile in 2025–2026 and the 96th in 2024–2025, and its Hispanic student subgroup ranked in the 64th percentile. Garfield's student–teacher ratio of 9.8 is favorable compared with Paul Revere, Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School, and Abraham Lincoln.

639

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,918

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

176 Garfield Avenue
Revere, MA 02151

(781) 286-8296

District: Revere

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Middle School
	Rumney Marsh Academy
	Susan B. Anthony Middle School
High:	Revere High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.3%

White:

18.6%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 23 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg25%

Massachusetts avg41%

645^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Revere

295^th of 351Revere among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	645 of 899	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	609 of 906	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	690 of 916	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	573 of 928	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	612 of 932	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	685 of 936	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	725 of 942	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	696 of 934	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.8	613 of 938	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.1	382 of 932	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.6	525 of 914	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.2	611 of 926	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	654 of 928	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	727 of 930	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	694 of 924	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	691 of 920	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	594 of 909	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.8	634 of 908	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	619 of 911	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.6	665 of 911	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	403 of 672	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	582 of 632	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	506 of 665	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	528 of 656	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	25 of 291	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	81.8	12 of 281	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	51.4	96 of 282	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	28 of 264	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	37 of 267	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	55 of 240	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	91 of 258	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	129 of 244	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	650 of 869	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.9	571 of 869	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	637 of 886	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	563 of 887	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	611 of 901	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	650 of 898	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	703 of 902	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	648 of 893	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	170 of 475	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	111 of 458	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	151 of 446	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.8	65 of 420	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	57 of 401	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	94 of 379	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.8	185 of 398	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	141 of 379	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	341 of 742	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	280 of 736	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	382 of 760	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	243 of 757	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	242 of 772	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	311 of 705	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	375 of 700	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	374 of 685	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	611 of 879	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	595 of 884	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	696 of 891	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	535 of 896	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	542 of 908	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	658 of 904	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	698 of 907	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	679 of 898	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	473 of 709	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	557 of 717	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	400 of 731	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	456 of 703	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.5	347 of 905	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	457 of 894	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	502 of 896	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	448 of 886	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	682 of 925	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	40.9	212 of 399	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	569 of 734	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	457 of 737	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	554 of 753	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	549 of 762	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	658 of 764	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	597 of 765	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	512 of 780	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	629 of 772	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)91st percentile+63 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+26 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)47th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics38%-3 vs state

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Science18%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)					MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	176 Garfield Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8296	639	65	9.8	85.7%	119 (18.6%)	27 (4.2%)	449 (70.3%)	31 (4.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	27.8	645^th of 899 public elementary schools	28.3%		33.1	609^th of 906 public elementary schools	32.8%	36	24.4	21.7	23.1		23.1	39.3	45.7	26.9		37.8	18.0	18.0	$21,918
Beachmont Veterans Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-5	15 Everard Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8316	346	38	9.1	82.6%	114 (32.9%)	16 (4.6%)	204 (59.0%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	55.1	400^th of 899 public elementary schools	55.5%		49.2	463^rd of 906 public elementary schools	48.9%	63	51.9	37.3	25.0		39.3	57.4	49.0	45.0		51.0	37.5	37.5	$25,243
Paul Revere	Public	K-5	395 Revere Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8278	497	45	10.9	78.6%	154 (31.0%)	21 (4.2%)	282 (56.7%)	18 (3.6%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	25	677^th of 899 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.1	643^rd of 906 public elementary schools	29.0%	34	35.9	9.5	21.6		21.2	48.4	32.5	17.6		32.1	24.3	24.3	$20,801
Bradley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Beachview Road	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8422	292	27	10.7	62.9%	121 (41.4%)	22 (7.5%)	120 (41.1%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	75.6	217^th of 899 public elementary schools	75.9%		82.3	155^th of 906 public elementary schools	82.9%	62	44.7	61.4	41.4	85.2	57.3	50.0	75.0	55.2	74.1	63.8	44.8	44.8	$33,357
Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	51 Park Avenue	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8284	615	60	10.1	86.0%	121 (19.7%)	23 (3.7%)	447 (72.7%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	23.1	701^st of 899 public elementary schools	22.0%		26	672^nd of 906 public elementary schools	25.8%	29	22.5	15.7	22.6		20.2	34.8	23.5	28.6		28.7	35.2	35.2	$21,192
Guild Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	195 Leyden Street	East Boston	02128	Suffolk County	Boston	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 635-8523	259	30	8.7	66.0%	23 (8.9%)	13 (5.0%)	218 (84.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	25.5	671^st of 899 public elementary schools	25.4%		15.3	786^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.2%	115	40.7	20.0	19.2	10.0	22.1	51.9	34.5	23.1	10.0	29.5	26.9	26.9	$37,671
Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	68 Tuckerman Street	Revere	02151	Suffolk County	Revere	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 286-8270	600	52	11.4	72.4%	212 (35.3%)	25 (4.2%)	309 (51.5%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	17.8	750^th of 899 public elementary schools	16.6%		18.4	756^th of 906 public elementary schools	16.6%	6	31.5	16.5	17.4		21.8	22.0	34.1	12.2		22.3	23.5	23.5	$19,490
William A Berkowitz Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5300	455	37	12.2	92.6%	28 (6.2%)	27 (5.9%)	396 (87.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.2	431^st of 899 public elementary schools	52.1%		59.3	363^rd of 906 public elementary schools	59.9%	68	23.5	29.7			26.6	61.7	61.8			61.8			$23,571
Edgar F. Hooks Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5400	430	40	10.7	92.0%	34 (7.9%)	21 (4.9%)	371 (86.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52.6	424^th of 899 public elementary schools	52.8%		46.4	490^th of 906 public elementary schools	45.9%	66	32.3	32.1			32.2	64.7	49.5			56.7			$22,754
George F. Kelly Elementary	Public	1-4	300 Crescent Avenue	Chelsea	02150	Suffolk County	Chelsea	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 466-5350	527	44	11.9	89.5%	12 (2.3%)	3 (0.6%)	511 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.1	851^st of 899 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.7	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%	18	14.3	14.0			14.2	13.6	20.6			17.1			$22,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Middle School
Middle : Rumney Marsh Academy
Middle : Susan B. Anthony Middle School
High : Revere High

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% Asian, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Revere

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 639 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks 645^th of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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