Garfield Middle School

3501 Sixth St Nw, Albuquerque, NM 87107 | (505) 880-3744

Grades: 6-8
Student Enrollment: 372

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 372 middle school students from grades 6-8
Ranks 163rd out of 177 middle schools in NM.

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Albuquerque Public Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,362
Graduation Rate: 65.7%
Dropout Rate: 7.0%
Students Per Teacher: 15.1
Enrolled Students: 95,559

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 372
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 30.7
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 196 (52.7%)
Females: 176 (47.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 39 (10.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 287 (77.2%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 326 (87.6%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Garfield Middle School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	17	4.6%
Black	3	0.8%
Asian	1	0.3%
Hispanic	326	87.6%
White	21	5.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
6th Grade	111	29.8%
7th Grade	132	35.5%
8th Grade	129	34.7%

Source: NM Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Garfield Middle School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on SBA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

SBA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2011	16.7%	36.5%	36.7%
2010	14.7%	34.3%	34.6%

Reading Test
2011	29.2%	45.3%	47.8%
2010	22.0%	38.3%	39.6%

Science Test
2010	6.4%	30.8%	30.3%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2011	32.2%	39.6%	37.6%
2010	12.8%	35.7%	33.6%

Reading Test
2011	27.8%	47.6%	47.6%
2010	30.1%	49.8%	49.6%

Science Test
2011	17.4%	40.8%	39.7%
2010	13.5%	39.3%	39.7%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2011	15.7%	43.8%	40.8%
2010	27.4%	42.5%	39.2%

Reading Test
2011	29.9%	54.7%	53.3%
2010	53.3%	63.1%	60.5%

Science Test
2010	8.9%	29.7%	28.9%

Source: NM Department of Education 2010-2011

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