SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NJ proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 16%Projected 24%

Garfield High School Doesn't Meet Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NJ proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NJ average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 5%NJ 44%

English proficiency

School 29%NJ 53%

Science proficiency

School 13%NJ 28%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

92%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

7%

Students in at least one AP course. 7 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

20%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes20%
AP courses offered7
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

1%
7%

AP computer science

1%
2%

AP math

1%
5%

Gold marks the NJ average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B+

19.28 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B

2.43 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.21 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$79,201

NJ average $115,341

Median home value

$444,443

NJ average $465,927

Median rent

$1,600 /mo

NJ average $1,834

Unemployment rate

6.3%

NJ average 6.2%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 79.6%NJ 90.3%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

12:1

NJ average 11:1

Teachers

101

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$101,267

All teachers in Garfield Public School District.

Student to counselor ratio NJ average 328:1171:1
Support staff18
Psychologists1
Nurses2
Social workers1
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff6

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NJ 98%

Experienced teachers

School 84%NJ 81%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days42
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension298
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$16420 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$8.43

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

29%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

9%

Latino

60%

Multiracial

0%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged61%
Students with disabilities25%
English as a second language7%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Garfield High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Lodi High School

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 1.4 mi
Wallington Junior Senior High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Passaic High School No. 12

  • Actual: 5%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Saddle Brook Middle/high School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
Passaic Academy For Science And Engineering

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
Passaic Preparatory Academy

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 2.0 mi
Memorial Senior High School

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 2.1 mi
Hasbrouck Heights High School

  • Actual: 59%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 2.2 mi
Clifton High School

  • Actual: 24%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi
Paterson Steam High School

  • Actual: 12%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 2.8 mi