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Garfield Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Garfield Elementary School is a public elementary school in Kearny, New Jersey, serving 442 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Kearny School District, which is ranked 481 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garfield Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 23.2% to 36.9% at Garfield, compared to 38% to 46.9% in the Kearny district and 44.9% to 56.1% statewide. The school also ranks in the bottom 25-30% for female, male, white, and special education students, and in the bottom 40-50% for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Garfield has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 22.6%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby Franklin Elementary and Washington Elementary schools in the Kearny district also perform below state averages, they generally outperform Garfield Elementary. However, these schools still struggle with high chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. In contrast, several charter schools in the area, such as Hudson Arts and Science Charter School and Robert Treat Academy Charter School, outperform Garfield Elementary and the Kearny district in both academic achievement and student group rankings.

428

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,609

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

360 Belgrove Dr
Kearny, NJ 07032-1628

(201) 955-5090

District: Kearny

Students who attend Garfield Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincoln Middle School
High:	Kearny High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

White:

20.8%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% New Jersey)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg33%

New Jersey avg46%

1,100^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Kearny

481^st of 609Kearny 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	20.0	1100 of 1347	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1009 of 1338	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1078 of 1342	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1031 of 1345	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1005 of 1317	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	901 of 1360	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	954 of 1353	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	948 of 1352	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	1005 of 1346	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.7	1143 of 1357	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	1087 of 1363	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1062 of 1367	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	1054 of 1363	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.3	1087 of 1360	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	1049 of 1354	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.2	910 of 1346	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.8	771 of 1338	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	762 of 1329	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.6	756 of 1314	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.4	704 of 1303	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.5	872 of 1298	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.7	616 of 1204	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	398 of 597	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	411 of 559	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	253 of 499	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	212 of 489	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	72 of 411	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1094 of 1326	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	990 of 1317	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1006 of 1318	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	958 of 1326	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	984 of 1290	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	835 of 1331	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	849 of 1333	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	716 of 1032	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	626 of 989	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	678 of 982	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	634 of 953	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	552 of 896	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	359 of 899	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	394 of 870	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	704 of 1023	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	537 of 939	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	498 of 910	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	464 of 863	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.7	430 of 839	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	325 of 948	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	359 of 942	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	999 of 1318	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	922 of 1313	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1025 of 1315	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1012 of 1324	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	952 of 1297	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	861 of 1335	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	945 of 1334	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	926 of 1023	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	700 of 989	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	716 of 958	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	668 of 949	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	698 of 868	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	940 of 1007	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	729 of 1001	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	918 of 970	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	690 of 963	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	854 of 975	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	836 of 976	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	875 of 964	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	762 of 1023	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	787 of 1022	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-22 vs state

Mathematics27%-19 vs state

Science14%-16 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)		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 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5090	428	42	10.3	75.5%	89 (20.8%)	6 (1.4%)	308 (72.0%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	20	1100^th of 1347 public elementary schools	18.3%		24.8	1009^th of 1338 public elementary schools	24.6%	91	14.0		28.3	33.4	23.2	36.9			35.2	24.5	14.1	34.0					$7,609	$569	$7,040
Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	131 Midland Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Hudson Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	848	60	14.1	70.5%	90 (10.6%)	52 (6.1%)	669 (78.9%)	28 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	32.3	926^th of 1347 public elementary schools	31.3%		34.9	871^st of 1338 public elementary schools	34.9%	55	10.1	12.6	33.7	54.2	44.3	57.3	51.7	53.2	40.8	27.0	15.7	30.9	26.0	12.7	83.3	83.3	$8,007	$453	$7,554
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Davis Ave	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5020	950	97	9.7	73.4%	193 (20.3%)	28 (2.9%)	691 (72.7%)	24 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	26.4	1005^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.4%		28.4	962^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	28.1%	43	23.6		32.2	43.6	37.9	47.5			33.0	22.4	25.5	18.9					$8,366	$391	$7,975
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	663 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5330	818	59	13.8	86.7%	17 (2.1%)	154 (18.8%)	640 (78.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	22.1	1059^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.4%		12.2	1203^rd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.1%	144	21.3	4.7	17.1	20.0	44.5	34.5	29.2	25.7	18.0	17.1	52.5	26.2	10.6	19.8			$9,330	$803	$8,527
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	80 Belgrove Dr	Kearny	07032	Hudson County	Kearny	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 955-5100	557	56	10.0	83.5%	80 (14.4%)	18 (3.2%)	426 (76.5%)	24 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	18.3	1121^st of 1347 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.7	1079^th of 1338 public elementary schools	19.4%	42	18.4		32.8	22.0	31.8	25.9			25.9	23.6	21.5	23.2					$9,579	$665	$8,914
Rafael Hernandez School	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Broadway	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-5004	713	44	16.2	82.9%	22 (3.1%)	107 (15.0%)	575 (80.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5.6	1315^th of 1347 public elementary schools	2.4%		8	1270^th of 1338 public elementary schools	5.1%	45	3.2	3.3	9.7	13.2	10.5	15.1	16.7	16.1	15.4	7.3	9.7	8.8	9.1	0.0			$8,503	$721	$7,782
Maria Varisco Rogers Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	233 Woodside Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Maria L. Varisco-Rogers Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 481-9001	572	40	14.3	88.5%	7 (1.2%)	21 (3.7%)	539 (94.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.5	591^st of 1347 public elementary schools	56.1%		49.4	675^th of 1338 public elementary schools	49.6%	84	28.1	9.5	68.4	89.8	68.3	68.4	61.6	65.0	52.6	25.4	29.7	29.6	16.9	0.0	21.2	21.2	$14,257	$1,003	$13,254
Elliott Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 Summer Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5360	880	60	14.6	87.5%	7 (0.8%)	70 (8.0%)	799 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.9	1082^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	19.7%		12.7	1191^st of 1338 public elementary schools	11.0%	109	11.8	4.8	41.6	25.1	27.0	46.3	41.6	44.1	35.9	9.6	15.6	24.7	16.7	15.5			$8,669	$512	$8,157
Roberto Clemente Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	257 Summer Ave	Newark	07104	Essex County	Newark Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 268-5290	742	44	16.8	86.7%	13 (1.8%)	80 (10.8%)	641 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	1055^th of 1347 public elementary schools	21.7%		16.8	1119^th of 1338 public elementary schools	16.4%	64	3.7	3.4	30.2	36.7	28.6	40.1	26.9	29.4	41.6	39.0	12.2	25.0	12.8	9.6			$10,558	$393	$10,165
Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	443 Clifton Avenue	Newark	07104	Essex County	Robert Treat Academy Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 482-8811	702	37	18.9	79.1%	8 (1.1%)	222 (31.6%)	450 (64.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	63.3	500^th of 1347 public elementary schools	62.9%		56.6	587^th of 1338 public elementary schools	56.1%	87	20.8	17.6	61.1	71.5	59.8	61.1	88.4	78.4	61.1	49.4	53.2	48.1	59.8	18.4	75.0	75.0	$11,271	$984	$10,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Garfield Elementary School

How many students attend Garfield Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Garfield Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Garfield Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Kearny High School

What district is Garfield Elementary School in?

Kearny

Is Garfield Elementary School a good school?

Garfield Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of New Jersey elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garfield Elementary School?

Students at Garfield Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 21% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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