Garfield High School

Regular School · GARFIELD, NJ

Garfield High School is a regular school school in GARFIELD, New Jersey, serving grades 09–12 with 1,258 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

1,258

Teachers (FTE)

95.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	759	60%
White	351	28%
Black or African American	122	10%
Asian	12	1%
Two or more races	8	1%
Not Specified	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	1,258	642M / 613F

English Language Learners: 82 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	12.0% -13.6pp	25.6%	486
Reading Proficiency	45.0% -1.8pp	46.8%	308
Science Proficiency	13.0%	—	239
4-Year Graduation Rate	92.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (7)

84 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

100

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

399

31.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,258	100%

Contact & Location

500 PALISADE AVE

GARFIELD, NJ 07026

Phone: (973)340-5010

http://ghs.gboe.org/

District

Garfield Public School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $33,581

District enrollment: 4,709

Other Schools in District

Abraham Lincoln School #6 Elementary
Christopher Columbus School #8 Elementary
James Madison School #10 Elementary
Roosevelt School #7 Elementary
Thomas Jefferson School #9 Elementary
Washington Irving School #4 Elementary
Garfield Middle School Middle
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center Prekindergarten

View all 10 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 07026) → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey population & income data → CensusDepth.com
New Jersey teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

340576000466

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD