Garfield High School

500 Palisade Ave, Garfield NJ, 7026 | Garfield City School District | 973-340-5010
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1090
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 32% 39% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 14 in Garfield
  • Ranked #0 of 3440 in New Jersey
Proficiency Averages
50%Garfield
52%New Jersey

Garfield High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Garfield City School District" in Garfield, NJ. There are a total of 1,090 students and 95 teachers at Garfield High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

Garfield High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 31.5%, which is 39% lower than the New Jersey average.

Garfield High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1090
Teachers95
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment56
Taking some courses48
Taking some courses (not tests)11
Passing some courses18
Passing no courses28

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Garfield High School, there are a total of 56 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 48 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All20%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School20%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School43%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Garfield High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictNew JerseyNational
White 38.7% 42.1% 50.4% 51.1%
Black 8.7% 8.5% 15.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 1.1% 9.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 50.4% 47.3% 22.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 0.7% 1.5% 3.1%

Garfield demographics profile

StatisticGarfieldNew JerseyNational
Population85,2018,882,190328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)7,5571,21591
Median age39.539.537.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%56%55%
Speak English44%69%79%
Speak Spanish33%16%13%

Education level achieved in Garfield

IndexGarfieldNew JerseyNational
Completed 8th grade86.9%87.5%84.3%
Completed high school84.8%86.3%83.0%
Completed some college56.1%60.7%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.7%43.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors31.3%37.5%30.3%
Completed masters10.5%14.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.3%4.0%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.5%1.3%
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Source: The Garfield High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.