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Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center

241 RAY STREET, GARFIELD, NJ 07026 · (973) 253-6615 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–PKELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 405
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
98 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K204100%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
8642%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 37% · US 43%
Hispanic
10150%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 35% · US 30%
Black
84%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
63%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
11054%
Female
9346%

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Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center this school20448.0%N/A
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Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New JerseyIn Bergen County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
204#1,382 of 1,562#150 of 173
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.2:1#392 of 1,390#39 of 151
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.0%#618 of 1,392#82 of 151
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
48.0%#610 of 1,481#41 of 154
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.5%#53 of 798#7 of 85
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 2024-25
Enrollment
204
+26 (+15%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 7.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252042010.2:148% (98)
2023-242241812.4:134% (77)
2022-232051811.4:125% (52)
2020-21178237.7:139% (69)
2017-182982711.0:145% (134)
2015-162872810.3:155% (157)
2010-113482613.4:146% (159)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center.

Since 2017-18: students down 32% (298 to 204); teachers down 26% (27 to 20).

About Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center

Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center is an elementary school with a street address in GARFIELD, New Jersey. It enrolls 204 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K. The school is 50% below the average for elementary schools in New Jersey.

Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center sits within Garfield Public School District, which has 11 schools and 4,762 students.

Hispanic students make up 50% of enrollment at Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 42% White, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 23% Hispanic among all Bergen County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.

Its staff includes 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New Jersey, 11.4:1, is higher. Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bergen County is 28%.

American Community Survey estimates for Bergen County show that median household income comes to about $124,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 53% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Bergen County has 291 public schools with about 133,883 students, including Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center.

Measured in a straight line, Garfield Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The school grew from 178 students in 2020-21 to 204 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.2:1.

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Bergen County at a glance

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Population
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students

Quick facts

School name
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center
District
Garfield Public School District
Address
241 RAY STREET, GARFIELD, NJ 07026
Phone
(973) 253-6615
County
Bergen County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–PK
Total enrollment
204
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
98 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
340576006110
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center
How many students attend Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center?
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-PK.
Is Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-PK.
How many students per teacher at Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center.
How diverse is Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center?
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center reports a student body of 42% White, 50% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center public or private?
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garfield Public School District.
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