Garfield Middle School

Located at 176 Garfield Avenue, in Revere, Massachusetts, Garfield Middle School is a mid-tier junior high that instructs 542 students (grades 6 through 8), part of Revere.

Revere comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 7,261 students; Garfield Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Garfield Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 21% White, 5% Asian, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, Suffolk County reports that median household income runs about $95,631, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Garfield Middle School is one of 157 public schools in Suffolk County (combined enrollment of about 75,679 students).

The closest other public school is Garfield Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Garfield Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 538 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 56% to 68% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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