James Madison School #10

James Madison School #10 operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in GARFIELD, New Jersey, run under Garfield Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 280 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in New Jersey, which averages around 405 students.

Garfield Public School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,762 students. James Madison School #10 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, James Madison School #10 logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school records 25% White, 10% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 75% of students at James Madison School #10 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Bergen County's rate of about 28%.

With demographic context factored in, James Madison School #10 ranks in the top 10% of New Jersey public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.1%; James Madison School #10 posts 63.3%, +38.2 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bergen County put the typical household earns roughly $124,884 per year, 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Bergen County runs 291 public schools (combined enrollment of about 133,883 students), of which James Madison School #10 is one.

The closest other public school is Abraham Lincoln School #6, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James Madison School #10 at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James Madison School #10 has fell 13%, going from 323 students in 2018 to 280 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 45% to 25%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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