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Garfield Middle School

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Garfield Middle School ranks 499 th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

499^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 752 New Jersey Middle Schools

Better than 34% of New Jersey middle schools

Summary

Garfield Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Garfield, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 952 students. The school is part of the Garfield Public School District, which is ranked 353 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with test scores that are significantly lower than state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 47% of 6th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 56.1%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 20.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, a large proportion of Garfield Middle School's students, ranging from 46.66% to 61.55%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Garfield Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Hasbrouck Heights Middle School, which is only about 2.7 miles away, Garfield Middle School performs significantly worse on most metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. However, one bright spot for Garfield Middle School is its performance on Algebra I, where 84.8% of students were proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

971

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,909

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 Lanza Ave
Garfield, NJ 07026

(973) 272-7020

District: Garfield Public School District

Students who attend Garfield Middle School usually attend:

High:

Garfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

White:

33.1%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2012 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2012

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (31% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg28%

New Jersey avg43%

499^th of 752

New Jersey public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 2 pts since 2018

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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	31.4	499 of 752	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	460 of 743	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	545 of 748	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	557 of 745	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	394 of 652	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	477 of 745	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	486 of 716	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.6	381 of 717	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	421 of 704	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	485 of 677	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.5	454 of 684	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	453 of 677	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.1	433 of 664	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	42.7	445 of 640	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.8	424 of 631	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.6	451 of 615	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.3	436 of 599	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.6	404 of 588	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	45.6	393 of 574	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	120 of 359	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	120 of 352	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	277 of 361	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	235 of 356	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	227 of 291	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	153 of 326	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	205 of 326	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	162 of 343	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	106 of 320	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	176 of 288	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	124 of 270	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	28 of 197	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	90 of 227	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.7	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	488 of 728	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	454 of 717	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	529 of 720	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	539 of 726	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	379 of 625	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	463 of 703	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	435 of 680	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	391 of 608	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	347 of 589	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	412 of 587	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	470 of 591	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	263 of 480	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	316 of 524	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	302 of 504	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	292 of 613	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	200 of 584	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	314 of 568	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	163 of 549	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	188 of 467	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	233 of 541	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	255 of 522	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	470 of 726	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	431 of 719	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	507 of 718	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	545 of 730	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	378 of 635	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	449 of 697	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	487 of 675	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	354 of 507	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	321 of 510	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	379 of 505	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	428 of 535	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	294 of 401	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	272 of 492	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	260 of 471	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	380 of 502	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	347 of 510	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	407 of 509	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	422 of 512	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	271 of 435	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	329 of 504	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	370 of 497	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I85%+39 vs state

English Language Arts45%-12 vs state

Mathematics21%-13 vs state

Science10%-9 vs state

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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)			NJSLA Geometry (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 Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Lanza Ave	Garfield	07026	Bergen County	Garfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 272-7020	971	87	11.1	66.6%	321 (33.1%)	88 (9.1%)	547 (56.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (0.9%)	31.4	499^th of 752 public middle schools	33.6%		35.5	460^th of 743 public middle schools	38.1%	39		9.7				47.0	45.3	42.4				23.3	26.2	13.5		84.8	84.8			$10,909	$146	$10,763
Ellen Ochoa School Number 22	Public	4-6	95 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	613	54	11.3	99.7%	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	591 (96.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	4.8			8.1	12.2	13.9				10.0	12.3	12.7
Muhammad Ali School Number 23	Public	7-8	63 Dayton Ave	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(973) 470-5500	442	53	8.3	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	430 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	7.2	744^th of 752 public middle schools	1.1%		5.3	743^rd of 743 public middle schools	0.0%	1		0.5					17.7	24.8					9.2			2.2	2.2
Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Public, Charter	5-8	1255 Main Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 278-7707	185	10	18.5	54.1%	58 (31.4%)	5 (2.7%)	93 (50.3%)	26 (14.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	52.6	328^th of 752 public middle schools	56.4%		59.4	281^st of 743 public middle schools	62.2%	47	18.8	12.0			25.0	51.8	51.8	63.8			18.8	39.3	48.1	27.8		72.7	72.7			$9,165	$577	$8,588
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	75 First Street	Lodi	07644	Bergen County	Lodi School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 478-8662	686	59	11.5	65.9%	141 (20.6%)	41 (6.0%)	440 (64.1%)	51 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	69	209^th of 752 public middle schools	72.2%		67.9	206^th of 743 public middle schools	72.3%	3		14.3				79.1	78.1	78.8				34.2	46.2	33.7		100.0	100.0			$7,692	$133	$7,559
Memorial Middle School	Public	6-8	375 River Drive	Elmwood Park	07407	Bergen County	Elmwood Park School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 796-8700	569	46	12.4	53.3%	168 (29.5%)	76 (13.4%)	272 (47.8%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	30.8	506^th of 752 public middle schools	32.7%		30.6	503^rd of 743 public middle schools	32.3%	3		5.6				54.7	46.9	48.6				20.8	25.0	5.3		53.8	53.8			$6,790	$1,062	$5,728
Christopher Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	350 Piaget Avenue	Clifton	07011	Passaic County	Clifton Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-2360	1,092	120	9.1	74.1%	204 (18.7%)	35 (3.2%)	771 (70.6%)	50 (4.6%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.5%)	28.5	528^th of 752 public middle schools	29.8%		29.9	510^th of 743 public middle schools	31.4%	18		8.1				36.3	37.2	42.8				23.8	28.9	13.7		100.0	100.0			$12,843	$593	$12,250
Passaic Gifted and Talented Academy School No. 20	Public	2-8	19 Henry Street	Passaic	07055	Passaic County	Passaic City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 470-5500	742	55	13.4	100.0%	10 (1.3%)	13 (1.8%)	690 (93.0%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	62.1	257^th of 752 public middle schools	65.8%		62.7	254^th of 743 public middle schools	65.8%	3	42.4	21.5	68.8	73.7	72.8	81.6	79.8	69.9	53.8	60.5	49.6	53.1	34.8		63.7	31.0	41.3	77.2	77.2	$7,620	$653	$6,967
New Roberto Clemente	Public	6-8	482-506 Market Street	Paterson	07501	Passaic County	Paterson Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 321-0240	473	45	10.5	63.0%	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.4%)	413 (87.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.5	742^nd of 752 public middle schools	1.3%		8.4	725^th of 743 public middle schools	2.4%	17		0.0				15.8	8.3	10.8				8.2	1.9	2.1		36.4	36.4			$13,069		$13,069
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Boulevard	Hasbrouck Heights	07604	Bergen County	Hasbrouck Heights School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 393-8170	417	37	11.2	21.8%	187 (44.8%)	12 (2.9%)	156 (37.4%)	49 (11.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	73.5	167^th of 752 public middle schools	77.8%		69.8	194^th of 743 public middle schools	73.9%	27		19.7				77.0	74.3	55.1				59.5	53.9	38.2		100.0	100.0			$10,295	$114	$10,181

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Middle School

How many students attend Garfield Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Garfield Middle School.

Is Garfield Middle School a good school?

Garfield Middle School ranks 499^th of 752 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Garfield Middle School in?

Garfield Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Middle School?

Students at Garfield Middle School are 56% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% African American.

What high school do graduates of Garfield Middle School attend?

Students who attend Garfield Middle School usually go on to attend Garfield High School

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