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Christopher Columbus School #8

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

147 Cedar Street, Garfield, NJ 07026 · (973) 340-5038 · Part of Garfield City School District

Garfield’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of New Jersey school districts

Directions
Students
366
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Christopher Columbus School #8

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of New Jersey’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 19.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Garfield kids: Garfield Middle School

On the path

Where Garfield kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Christopher Columbus School #8You are here
6–8Garfield Middle School971 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.4%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among New Jersey’s 2,144 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

147 Cedar Street, Garfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K14
Kindergarten51
Grade 156
Grade 262
Grade 373
Grade 454
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
306’20
294’21
315’22
392’23
366’24

Up 19.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%White 43%Black 5%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Christopher Columbus School #8 from Garfield families.

Other schools in Garfield City School District

The district →
Washington Irving School #4
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garfield
C+
441 students13:1
Abraham Lincoln School #6
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garfield
C−
385 students10:1
Thomas Jefferson School #9
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garfield
C+
368 students10:1
Roosevelt School #7
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garfield
C
282 students13:1
James Madison School #10
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Garfield
C−
280 students11:1
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Garfield
204 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New Jersey’s other public schools; Garfield’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.