Garfield High School
500 Palisade Ave
Garfield NJ, 07026, Bergen County
Phone: 973-340-5010
Ranking: (284 out of 346, bottom 18%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 98 | 82 | 96 | 78 | 78 | 88 | 77 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,074 | 1,097 | 1,054 | 1,114 | 1,134 | 1,086 | 1,142 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 266 | 24.8% | 291 | 26.5% | 257 | 24.4% | 255 | 22.9% | 306 | 27.0% | 278 | 25.6% | 307 | 26.9% |
Grade 10: | 260 | 24.2% | 240 | 21.9% | 228 | 21.6% | 288 | 25.9% | 266 | 23.5% | 282 | 26.0% | 240 | 21.0% |
Grade 11: | 244 | 22.7% | 236 | 21.5% | 282 | 26.8% | 248 | 22.3% | 261 | 23.0% | 226 | 20.8% | 259 | 22.7% |
Grade 12: | 245 | 22.8% | 276 | 25.2% | 232 | 22.0% | 248 | 22.3% | 242 | 21.3% | 235 | 21.6% | 278 | 24.3% |
Ungraded: | 59 | 5.5% | 54 | 4.9% | 55 | 5.2% | 75 | 6.7% | 59 | 5.2% | 65 | 6.0% | 58 | 5.1% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 536 | 49.9% | 533 | 48.6% | 505 | 47.9% | 553 | 49.6% | 544 | 48.0% | 541 | 49.8% | 559 | 48.9% |
Female: | 538 | 50.1% | 564 | 51.4% | 549 | 52.1% | 561 | 50.4% | 590 | 52.0% | 545 | 50.2% | 579 | 50.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 14 | 1.3% | 10 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.9% | 16 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.0% | 21 | 1.9% | 25 | 2.2% |
Hispanic: | 575 | 53.5% | 582 | 53.1% | 548 | 52.0% | 538 | 48.3% | 531 | 46.8% | 460 | 42.4% | 473 | 41.4% |
Black: | 89 | 8.3% | 87 | 7.9% | 93 | 8.8% | 101 | 9.1% | 92 | 8.1% | 77 | 7.1% | 80 | 7.0% |
White: | 390 | 36.3% | 412 | 37.6% | 399 | 37.9% | 453 | 40.7% | 492 | 43.4% | 522 | 48.1% | 560 | 49.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 643 | 59.9% | 550 | 50.1% | 639 | 60.6% | 608 | 54.6% | 461 | 40.7% | 442 | 40.7% | 458 | 40.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 139 | 12.9% | 116 | 10.6% | 157 | 14.9% | 163 | 14.6% | 120 | 10.6% | 150 | 13.8% | 191 | 16.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.96 | 13.38 | 10.92 | 14.32 | 14.54 | 12.90 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSPA | ||||||
2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 71.7% | 80.1% |
2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.0% | 69.0% | 82.2% |
2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 67.5% | 67.5% | 83.2% |
2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.6% | 70.6% | 83.5% |
2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.1% | 71.1% | 85.4% |
2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 70.3% | 83.4% |
2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.5% | 65.5% | 84.5% |
2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.7% | 82.7% | 88.0% |
2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 82.2% | 89.6% |
2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 88.9% | 88.9% | 91.5% |
2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 11th Grade | % proficient | 85.0% | 84.4% | 91.6% |
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.5% | 60.5% | 65.9% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 55.5% | 55.5% | 70.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 63.4% | 63.4% | 75.5% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 71.3% | 71.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 60.3% | 60.3% | 73.4% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.8% | 62.8% | 75.4% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 59.1% | 59.1% | 73.7% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 62.6% | 62.6% | 75.0% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 56.9% | 75.2% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 65.1% | 65.1% | 79.3% |
2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % proficient | 69.2% | 69.2% | 79.7% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % proficient | 56.4% | 56.4% | 72.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Garfield High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.