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Schools in Garwood · Garwood Borough School District

Garwood’s public schools outscore 63% of New Jersey districts

On the state math tests, 45% of Garwood’s students scored proficient, above the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Garwood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#181of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
57%
▲ 8 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 10 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Spent per student
$23.9K
▼ 16% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
NJ 11.6
Schools in town
2
416 students on the public path
In brief

Garwood’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 445 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Garwood’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 45% in spring 2022, against 49% and 36% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,920 per student, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Garwood’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 63% of New Jersey school districts, #181 of 465 New Jersey towns. Test scores are above the New Jersey average; there is no graduation rate to add.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (445)Better than 76%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 235 test results could put Garwood anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Garwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (235 in math, 235 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Garwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8LincolnGarwood Borough School DistrictB+

Garwood’s public schools are run by Garwood Borough School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Garwood Borough School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 416 students · 11.2 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$23,920NJ $28,441 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 48.6% · 235 students tested
Math45%
State average 35.5% · 235 students tested

Garwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the New Jersey towns that share Garwood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GarwoodBGarwood Borough
CranfordA−Cranford Township
WestfieldAWestfield Town

Every school in Garwood

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Garwoodby address
Washington School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
44 studentsRate it →
Lincoln
Elementary · Grades K–8
B+
372 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Garwood’s schools

Are Garwood’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of New Jersey: the public schools Garwood children attend outscore 63% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #181 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020.

What school district is Garwood in?

Garwood Borough School District, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 416 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Garwood spend per student?

$23,920 in Garwood Borough School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.