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James Madison School #10

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James Madison School #10 ranks 328 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

James Madison School #10 is an exceptional elementary school in Garfield, New Jersey, serving 273 students in grades PK-5. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 25% of New Jersey elementary schools, with particularly strong academic achievement in English Language Arts.

James Madison School #10 significantly outperforms the other Garfield Public School District elementary schools, as well as nearby schools in the Passaic City School District. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 77.3% in ELA and 70.5% in Math, compared to the district's 65.3% and 55.2%, and the state's 52.7% and 44.2%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly impressive for Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 5% of New Jersey elementary schools for these subgroups.

Despite the school's high academic performance, it faces some challenges, such as fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 14.9% to 20.4% over the past few years. However, the school's consistent top-tier ranking, effective teaching practices, and strong leadership make James Madison School #10 a model for other schools to emulate.

280

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,134

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Lincoln Place
Garfield, NJ 07026

(862) 306-7190

District: Garfield Public School District

Students who attend James Madison School #10 usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Middle School
High:	Garfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

White:

24.6%

African American:

10.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of New Jersey elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg52%

New Jersey avg46%

328^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Garfield Public School District

353^rd of 609Garfield Public School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	328 of 1347	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	225 of 1338	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	233 of 1342	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	403 of 1345	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	22.5	984 of 1317	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.9	476 of 1360	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.2	336 of 1353	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	44.2	807 of 1352	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.0	796 of 1346	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	800 of 1357	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.2	454 of 1363	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.8	570 of 1367	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	750 of 1363	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	724 of 1360	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	816 of 1354	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.8	1023 of 1346	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.2	1007 of 1338	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	54.1	814 of 1329	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.3	847 of 1314	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.9	513 of 1303	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	44.6	881 of 1298	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	60.4	595 of 1204	50.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	91.9	32 of 522	93.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	114 of 597	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	72 of 559	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	78 of 499	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	334 of 1326	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	258 of 1317	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	260 of 1318	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	438 of 1326	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	20.5	1028 of 1290	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	499 of 1331	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.5	234 of 1333	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	56 of 1032	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	23 of 989	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	33 of 982	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	139 of 953	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	34.2	608 of 896	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	91.1	45 of 899	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	127 of 870	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	31 of 1023	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	6 of 939	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	8 of 910	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	51 of 863	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	30.8	614 of 839	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	88.7	57 of 948	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	47 of 942	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	297 of 1318	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	227 of 1313	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	220 of 1315	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	348 of 1324	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	29.4	853 of 1297	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	436 of 1335	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	432 of 1334	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	182 of 1023	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	99.1	9 of 989	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	14 of 958	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	103 of 949	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	27.1	617 of 868	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	98.9	6 of 1007	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	61.6	323 of 1001	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	343 of 970	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	87.1	83 of 975	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	15.9	883 of 964	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	438 of 1023	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.1	34 of 1022	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2019)94th percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+23 vs state

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)					NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Madison School #10	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Lincoln Place	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(862) 306-7190	280	26	10.9	75.0%	69 (24.6%)	29 (10.4%)	179 (63.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.3	328^th of 1347 public elementary schools	75.6%		83.7	225^th of 1338 public elementary schools	83.2%	103	31.8		67.6	75.5	77.3				53.9	69.5	70.5					$12,134	$150	$11,984
Abraham Lincoln School #6	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5036	385	37	10.3	67.8%	85 (22.1%)	28 (7.3%)	263 (68.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34.9	882^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	34.5%		21.6	1049^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.6%	167	19.6		22.5	57.4	56.9				34.1	39.6	25.5					$12,925	$220	$12,705
Roosevelt School #7	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Lincoln Pl	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5037	282	22	12.6	59.6%	77 (27.3%)	41 (14.5%)	155 (55.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	55.5	609^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.8%		66.1	465^th of 1338 public elementary schools	65.2%	144	35.7		47.6	60.4	76.2				33.3	37.5	55.8					$12,612	$175	$12,437
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-5	435 Passaic Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-8511	148	13	11.3	68.9%	44 (29.7%)	10 (6.8%)	90 (60.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	65.3	477^th of 1347 public elementary schools	64.6%		67.5	450^th of 1338 public elementary schools	66.4%	27	15.2		64.5	80.0	67.7				61.3	65.0	48.5					$7,918	$310	$7,608
Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Cedar Street	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5038	366	33	11.2	58.5%	159 (43.4%)	19 (5.2%)	183 (50.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	45.9	728^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.0%		50.3	661^st of 1338 public elementary schools	50.6%	67	30.6		25.7	59.2	44.0				45.1	46.0	64.0					$11,164	$114	$11,050
Mahatma Gandhi School Number 25	Public	K-3	64 Parker Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	903	51	17.7	99.1%	7 (0.8%)	21 (2.3%)	854 (94.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	3.4	1341^st of 1347 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.2	1329^th of 1338 public elementary schools	0.7%	12			8.9						6.3
Frank W. Gavlak Elementary School	Public	3-6	106 King St	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 777-4420	361	29	12.6	49.6%	208 (57.6%)	13 (3.6%)	132 (36.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	60.3	532^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	60.5%		55.4	602^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	55.0%	70	28.4		36.3	59.6	69.9	72.3			54.9	50.5	53.4	47.7				$7,394	$399	$6,995
Theodore Roosevelt School No. 10	Public	K-6	151 Harrison St.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5510	369	32	11.5	100.0%	4 (1.1%)	6 (1.6%)	355 (96.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.7	1288^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.4%		6.2	1294^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.3%	6	7.7		8.3	19.4	17.9	19.4			13.5	12.9	17.9	8.4				$10,200	$692	$9,508
Hilltop School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 KIPP Avenue	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 778-1213	337	29	11.6	62.3%	68 (20.2%)	27 (8.0%)	208 (61.7%)	22 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	55.6	607^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.9%		63.7	496^th of 1338 public elementary schools	62.9%	111	25.6		57.4	56.4	66.7				46.3	46.2	46.5					$7,701	$631	$7,070
Martin Luther King Junior School No. 6	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Hamilton Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5506	754	72	10.5	99.5%	5 (0.7%)	45 (6.0%)	697 (92.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8.3	1279^th of 1347 public elementary schools	5.0%		6.1	1298^th of 1338 public elementary schools	3.0%	19	6.8	0.0	8.8	14.1	21.8	42.1	20.7	27.4	8.8	7.7	10.0	1.7	5.0	7.4	7.4	$10,342	$836	$9,506

Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison School #10

What district is James Madison School #10 in?

Garfield Public School District

What is the racial makeup of James Madison School #10?

Students at James Madison School #10 are 64% Hispanic, 25% White, 10% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of James Madison School #10 attend?

Students who attend James Madison School #10 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Middle School
High : Garfield High School

How many students attend James Madison School #10?

In the 2024-25 school year, 280 students attended James Madison School #10.

Is James Madison School #10 a good school?

James Madison School #10 ranks 328^th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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