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Garfield High School

Public Grades 9-12

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 434 New Jersey High Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey high schools

Summary

Garfield High School is a public high school located in Garfield, New Jersey, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,264 students. The school is part of the Garfield Public School District, which is ranked 353 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 29.1% of 9th graders proficient or better in NJSLA/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 49.9%. The school's proficiency rates in NJSLA/Algebra I are also significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, Garfield High School has a slightly lower 4-year graduation rate around 91% and a higher dropout rate fluctuating between 0.2% and 1.2% in recent years. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 29.4%, which is much higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Hasbrouck Heights High School, Garfield High School generally underperforms on academic measures and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism. Garfield High School also serves a higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds, with around 50-60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 17.7% at Hasbrouck Heights High School. The data suggests that Garfield High School could benefit from targeted interventions to address the academic performance gaps, chronic absenteeism, and the needs of its socioeconomically disadvantaged student population.

1,258

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,326

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Palisade Ave
Garfield, NJ 07026-2637

(973) 340-5010

District: Garfield Public School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.3%

White:

27.9%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg49%

354^th of 434

New Jersey public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	21.0	354 of 434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	335 of 429	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	304 of 422	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	295 of 415	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	303 of 405	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	322 of 416	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	279 of 415	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.9	352 of 411	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.1	212 of 409	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	314 of 411	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	317 of 396	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	301 of 388	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.8	315 of 378	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.0	294 of 371	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.7	312 of 370	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	300 of 359	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.1	308 of 361	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.3	283 of 357	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.2	298 of 351	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.7	290 of 348	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.4	258 of 343	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	260 of 283	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	220 of 282	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	180 of 250	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	219 of 256	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	168 of 247	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	140 of 254	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	169 of 266	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	116 of 215	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	150 of 191	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	44 of 161	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.4	56 of 137	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	22 of 101	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	53 of 138	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.8	130 of 146	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	350 of 426	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	316 of 420	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	306 of 416	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	311 of 414	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	338 of 402	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	316 of 408	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	306 of 406	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	295 of 403	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	276 of 385	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	248 of 382	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	288 of 374	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	267 of 364	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	212 of 368	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	299 of 377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	235 of 358	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	160 of 344	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	105 of 324	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	225 of 326	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	202 of 347	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	131 of 345	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	338 of 426	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	338 of 419	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	315 of 414	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	289 of 410	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	292 of 402	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	303 of 407	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	256 of 405	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	275 of 359	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	275 of 361	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	238 of 339	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	281 of 333	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	318 of 349	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	299 of 355	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	293 of 347	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	263 of 345	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	227 of 335	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	214 of 335	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	250 of 336	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	266 of 339	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	228 of 340	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%-9 vs state

Mathematics37%-21 vs state

Geometry17%-37 vs state

Science13%-18 vs state

Algebra I6%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJGPA English Language Arts (2025)	NJGPA Mathematics (2025)	NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)				NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			NJSLA Algebra I (2025)					NJSLA Geometry (2025)				NJSLA Algebra II (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	NJGPA English Language Arts 11th Grade	NJGPA Mathematics 11th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 11th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 9th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 9th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 9th Grade	NJSLA Geometry 10th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	NJSLA Algebra II 10th Grade	NJSLA Algebra II End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield High School	Public	9-12	500 Palisade Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 340-5010	1,258	95	13.2	60.6%	351 (27.9%)	122 (9.7%)	759 (60.3%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	21	354^th of 434 public high schools	18.4%		23.9	335^th of 429 public high schools	21.9%	19	71.4	37.1		13.1				29.1						6.8	2.8	6.0		25.9	5.0	17.0			$13,326	$137	$13,189
Hope Academy	Public	6-12	266 Harrison Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Northern Region Educational Services Commission	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 928-1509	59	6	9.5	94.9%	0 (0.0%)	11 (18.6%)	48 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$15,648		$15,648
Lodi High School	Public	9-12	99 Putnam Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-6100	906	67	13.4	62.5%	176 (19.4%)	90 (9.9%)	572 (63.1%)	50 (5.5%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	12 (1.3%)	42	253^rd of 434 public high schools	41.7%		43.7	237^th of 429 public high schools	44.8%	16	78.0	44.7		20.1				57.2						20.6		20.7		89.5		89.5			$9,400	$187	$9,213
Lodi Middle School High School	Public	6-12	123 Union St	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 249-0995	78	21	3.7	19.2%	25 (32.1%)	14 (17.9%)	35 (44.9%)	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																							$61,786		$61,786
Wallington Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	234 Main Ave	Wallington	07057	Bergen County	Wallington Boro School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 777-0808	545	41	13.1	48.4%	318 (58.3%)	11 (2.0%)	196 (36.0%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	48.7	206^th of 434 public high schools	52.5%		46.4	220^th of 429 public high schools	48.7%	14	87.0	56.6	17.5	25.8		81.5	49.0	52.0		73.2	22.4			11.9		36.4		66.7		61.5			$9,056	$47	$9,009
Passaic High School No. 12	Public	9-12	170 Paulison Ave.	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5600	2,484	166	15.0	98.4%	20 (0.8%)	93 (3.7%)	2,342 (94.3%)	18 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	5.9	431^st of 434 public high schools	0.7%		5.8	424^th of 429 public high schools	1.2%	7	42.4	15.1		5.2				6.9						12.5		11.5		0.3	0.5	0.4	0.0	0.0	$10,541	$1,012	$9,529
Saddle Brook Middle/High School	Public	7-12	355 Mayhill Street	Saddle Brook	07663	Bergen County	Saddle Brook School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 843-2880	806	63	12.8	30.9%	449 (55.7%)	28 (3.5%)	268 (33.3%)	48 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	64.7	118^th of 434 public high schools	72.8%		58.2	154^th of 429 public high schools	64.1%	36	85.4	67.1	16.5	29.1		57.9	61.2	66.3		46.3	21.4		100.0	39.4		47.5		75.0		60.0			$12,160	$151	$12,009
Passaic Academy for Science and Engineering	Public	6-12	291 Lafayette Avenue	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	650	53	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.0%)	586 (90.2%)	43 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	59.5	146^th of 434 public high schools	66.4%		54.5	172^nd of 429 public high schools	59.9%	26		82.2	19.3	49.5	93.7	87.5	77.2	70.4	57.4	59.7		93.4	39.5			53.4	57.1	47.3	28.9	43.4			$9,146		$9,146
Passaic Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	252 Boulevard	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5504	710	53	13.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	684 (96.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	35.1	292^nd of 434 public high schools	32.7%		34.4	283^rd of 429 public high schools	34.0%	9		59.8	6.0	25.4	54.1	59.4	50.0	74.6	10.8	16.7		31.3	6.0			10.8	15.8	17.1		16.6			$9,290		$9,290
Memorial Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 River Dr	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 796-8700	823	49	16.9	49.9%	267 (32.4%)	111 (13.5%)	362 (44.0%)	70 (8.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	39.4	267^th of 434 public high schools	38.5%		36.1	275^th of 429 public high schools	35.9%	8	84.1	44.3		25.8				51.1						10.5		10.5		39.4		39.4			$8,340	$22	$8,318

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield High School

How many students attend Garfield High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,258 students attended Garfield High School.

What district is Garfield High School in?

Garfield Public School District

What schools feed into Garfield High School?

Garfield High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abraham Lincoln School #6
Elementary : Christopher Columbus School #8
Elementary : James Madison School #10
Elementary : Roosevelt School #7
Elementary : Washington Irving School #4
Middle : Garfield Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Garfield High School?

Students at Garfield High School are 60% Hispanic, 28% White, 10% African American.

Is Garfield High School a good school?

Garfield High School ranks in the bottom 18.4% of New Jersey high schools.

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