Garfield Elementary School

Located at 176 Garfield Avenue, in Revere, Massachusetts, Garfield Elementary School is a roomy elementary-level community that caters to 639 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Revere. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Within Revere, which oversees 11 schools and 7,261 students, Garfield Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Garfield Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Suffolk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $95,631 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Suffolk County runs 157 public schools (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students), of which Garfield Elementary School is one.

Garfield Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 768 students in 2018 compared to 639 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 26% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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