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Enrollment
639
Elementary
DISTRICT 559 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·REVERE·NCES 251005001975
Garfield Elementary School
176 Garfield Avenue, Revere, MA 02151 · (781) 286-8296 · Suffolk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL639 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -15.0pp since 2016
Math
40.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -9.0pp since 2016
What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2017-18 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 49.0% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Garfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Massachusetts | In Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #507 of 920 ▲ 86 | #19 of 84 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #725 of 920 ▲ 41 | #40 of 84 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #333 of 901 | #25 of 83 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 639 | #99 of 1,086 | #13 of 94 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #94 of 938 | #24 of 75 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #545 of 938 | #55 of 75 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #179 of 602 | #22 of 59 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
639
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 751
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 639 | 65.1 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 65.1 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 62.8 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 57 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 53.2 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 803 | 55 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 85% (636) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (768 to 639); teachers up 22% (53.2 to 65.1).
About Garfield Elementary School
Garfield Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Revere, Massachusetts. The school has 639 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Massachusetts have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 68% higher.
The district, Revere, has 7,261 students enrolled across 11 schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Garfield Elementary School is 70%, a majority. After that, the student body is 19% White, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Census figures show Suffolk County is about 23% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 65.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Massachusetts, 12.2:1, is higher.
Among Massachusetts public elementary schools, Garfield Elementary School outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Suffolk County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $95,631 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Suffolk County number 157, with about 75,679 students.
Of the public schools around it, Garfield Elementary School is closest to Garfield Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Garfield Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 657 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 639 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 9.8 students per teacher, compared with 11.5 in 2020-21.
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Suffolk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
785,121
Census ACS
Median income
$95,631
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
157
75,679 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Revere
- Revere HighHigh · 2,115 students
- A. C. Whelan Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 600 students
- Rumney Marsh AcademyMiddle · 587 students
- Susan B. Anthony Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
Other schools in Revere
- Revere HighHigh · 2,115 students
- A. C. Whelan Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
- Staff Sargent James J. Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Abraham LincolnElementary · 600 students
- Rumney Marsh AcademyMiddle · 587 students
- Susan B. Anthony Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. Garfield Elementary School is the largest of the 52.
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
- Garfield Elementary - 19Sioux Falls, SD · 574 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolClarinda, IA · 573 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Middle School0.0 mi · 542
- Beachmont Veterans Memorial School0.6 mi · 346
- CityLab Innovation High School0.6 mi · 117
- Rumney Marsh Academy0.9 mi · 587
- Revere High1.0 mi · 2,115
- Paul Revere1.0 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Garfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Garfield Elementary School?
Garfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 639 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Garfield Elementary School serve?
Garfield Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Garfield Elementary School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Garfield Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Garfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Garfield Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 70% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Garfield Elementary School in?
Garfield Elementary School is part of Revere.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.