Garfield Elementary School

Garfield Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school in KEARNY, New Jersey, overseen by Kearny. The school hosts 428 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Kearny comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,388 students; Garfield Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Garfield Elementary School records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 21% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Hudson County as a whole is about 41% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Garfield Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Garfield Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hudson County indicate median household earnings sit near $91,795, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Garfield Elementary School is one of 130 public schools in Hudson County (combined enrollment of about 86,216 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kearny High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Garfield Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Garfield Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Garfield Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 525 (now 428). Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.