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Garfield Public School District Schools
Garfield Public School District is a public school district in New Jersey, based in Bergen County (Garfield). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Garfield Public School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Garfield Public School District
8 of 12 schools in Garfield Public School District carry a SchoolGrade (4 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 2D: 2
Best schools in Garfield Public School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ James Madison School 10 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Washington Irving School 4 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Thomas Jefferson School 9 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Roosevelt School 7 (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Christopher Columbus School 8 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Abraham Lincoln School 6 (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Garfield Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- Garfield High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Garfield Public School District
All schools, A to Z (12)
- C- Abraham Lincoln School 6, Garfield
- C Christopher Columbus School 8, Garfield
- Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center, Garfield
- D- Garfield High School, Garfield
- D Garfield Middle School, Garfield
- Garfield Public Preschool 3 At Headstart, Garfield
- Garfield Public Preschool Annex, Garfield
- B+ James Madison School 10, Garfield
- B- Roosevelt School 7, Garfield
- B- Thomas Jefferson School 9, Garfield
- B Washington Irving School 4, Garfield
- Woodrow Wilson School 5, Garfield
Where Garfield Public School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Garfield (12)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New Jersey
- County: Bergen County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,871 students with 425 full-time-equivalent teachers and 871 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3405760
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lodi School District (7 schools, 1 mi)
- Saddle Brook School District (5 schools, 2 mi)
- Elmwood Park School District (5 schools, 2 mi)
- Passaic City School District (16 schools, 2 mi)
- Wallington Boro School District (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Wood-Ridge School District (3 schools, 2 mi)
- Hasbrouck Heights School District (4 schools, 2 mi)
- Clifton Public School District (18 schools, 3 mi)
Questions about Garfield Public School District
How many schools are in Garfield Public School District?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Garfield Public School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Garfield Public School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Garfield.
How good are the schools in Garfield Public School District?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 40% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 20.3%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Garfield Public School District?
4,871 students were enrolled in Garfield Public School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Garfield Public School District?
Garfield Public School District is in New Jersey, based in Bergen County, with its district office in Garfield. Its boundary covers about 2.1 sq mi.