Garfield Middle School
175 Lanza Ave
Garfield NJ, 07026, Bergen County
Phone: 973-340-5039
Ranking: (1,334 out of 1,847, bottom 28%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Garfield City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 84 | 63 | 69 | 58 | 62 | 79 | 58 | |||||||
Total Students: | 959 | 949 | 951 | 941 | 945 | 967 | 953 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 297 | 31.0% | 281 | 29.6% | 289 | 30.4% | 274 | 29.1% | 290 | 30.7% | 282 | 29.2% | 270 | 28.3% |
Grade 7: | 279 | 29.1% | 309 | 32.6% | 283 | 29.8% | 303 | 32.2% | 286 | 30.3% | 283 | 29.3% | 308 | 32.3% |
Grade 8: | 306 | 31.9% | 275 | 29.0% | 299 | 31.4% | 292 | 31.0% | 280 | 29.6% | 313 | 32.4% | 297 | 31.2% |
Ungraded: | 77 | 8.0% | 84 | 8.9% | 80 | 8.4% | 72 | 7.7% | 89 | 9.4% | 89 | 9.2% | 78 | 8.2% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 509 | 53.1% | 486 | 51.2% | 467 | 49.1% | 453 | 48.1% | 476 | 50.4% | 506 | 52.3% | 492 | 51.6% |
Female: | 450 | 46.9% | 463 | 48.8% | 484 | 50.9% | 488 | 51.9% | 469 | 49.6% | 461 | 47.7% | 457 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 10 | 1.1% | 15 | 1.6% | 20 | 2.1% | 20 | 2.1% |
Hispanic: | 463 | 48.3% | 489 | 51.5% | 486 | 51.1% | 465 | 49.4% | 423 | 44.8% | 431 | 44.6% | 415 | 43.5% |
Black: | 93 | 9.7% | 81 | 8.5% | 62 | 6.5% | 67 | 7.1% | 98 | 10.4% | 81 | 8.4% | 84 | 8.8% |
White: | 397 | 41.4% | 374 | 39.4% | 396 | 41.6% | 398 | 42.3% | 409 | 43.3% | 434 | 44.9% | 433 | 45.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 576 | 60.1% | 472 | 49.7% | 391 | 41.1% | 525 | 55.8% | 432 | 45.7% | 425 | 44.0% | 408 | 42.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 13.3% | 116 | 12.2% | 122 | 12.8% | 117 | 12.4% | 137 | 14.5% | 142 | 14.7% | 179 | 18.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.42 | 15.06 | 13.87 | 16.22 | 15.24 | 12.70 | 16.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ASK | ||||||
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 43.5% | 42.8% | 57.3% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.5% | 57.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54.1% | 54.1% | 65.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 49.7% | 49.7% | 66.7% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 57.8% | 57.3% | 66.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.8% | 70.6% | 72.2% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65.0% | 65.0% | 71.2% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 64.6% | 64.6% | 72.1% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 73.8% | 73.8% | 77.4% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 80.8% | 79.9% | 78.9% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 74.6% | 74.6% | 80.1% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.7% | 58.7% | 70.5% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.9% | 66.9% | 72.4% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.6% | 55.6% | 69.5% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 55.2% | 63.3% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 44.3% | 61.0% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 7th Grade | % proficient | 60.6% | 59.5% | 65.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61.8% | 61.8% | 66.3% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.6% | 65.6% | 64.5% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 66.4% | 66.4% | 66.8% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 58.5% | 64.6% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 55.8% | 65.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 56.9% | 63.2% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % proficient | 65.4% | 64.2% | 63.5% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 81.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.6% | 78.6% | 82.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.4% | 79.4% | 82.9% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 78.3% | 82.1% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 73.6% | 82.2% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.1% | 74.2% | 81.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 67.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 74.4% | 74.4% | 71.8% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 73.6% | 73.6% | 69.0% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.0% | 77.0% | 71.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.0% | 63.0% | 71.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 68.1% | 69.3% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 82.5% | 82.5% | 84.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 84.1% | 84.1% | 84.6% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.7% | 79.7% | 83.3% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 79.1% | 81.2% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.9% | 77.9% | 81.9% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 75.3% | 74.4% | 79.0% |
GEPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 68.6% | 68.6% | 73.8% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 71.8% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 63.7% | 63.7% | 72.3% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 60.4% | 60.4% | 74.2% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.8% | 67.8% | 73.7% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 57.1% | 57.1% | 56.7% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 58.5% | 58.5% | 61.7% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 53.6% | 53.6% | 62.4% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 55.8% | 55.8% | 64.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % proficient | 67.6% | 67.6% | 68.4% |
2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 71.6% | 71.6% | 72.9% |
2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72.0% | 72.0% | 74.7% |
2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 70.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 77.8% | 77.8% | 79.0% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % proficient | 81.4% | 81.4% | 78.9% |
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* Garfield Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.