GARFIELD MIDDLE

garfield.aps.edu

315 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

Garfield Middle School, located in the North Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico, serves as a community-focused public school within the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) district. The school is situated on Sixth Street NW and functions as a neighborhood hub for students transitioning through their middle school years. As part of a large urban district, the school works to balance core academic requirements with the social-emotional development typical of the middle-grades experience.

The school’s digital presence highlights its role within the APS network, providing families with access to essential administrative resources, calendar updates, and instructional information. While Garfield Middle School operates within the broader standards and curriculum frameworks established by the state and the school district, its specific identity is rooted in its North Valley location, where it strives to engage students through a combination of traditional classroom instruction and supportive extracurricular activities designed to prepare them for success in high school.

315

Total Students

26.1

Full-Time Teachers

12.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

88.9%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for GARFIELD MIDDLE
Demographic	Student Count
White	24
Hispanic	268
Black	8
Asian	3
Two or More	2
American Indian	10

Hispanic
268 (85.1 %)
White
24 (7.6 %)
American Indian
10 (3.2 %)
Black
8 (2.5 %)
Asian
3 (1.0 %)
Two or More
2 (0.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Phone:	(505)344-1647
Website:	http://garfield.aps.edu
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	315
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	26.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	280
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 99

Grade 7 102

Grade 8 114

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for GARFIELD MIDDLE
Grade	Student Count
Grade 6	99
Grade 7	102
Grade 8	114

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for GARFIELD MIDDLE
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	145	46%
Male	170	54%

Nearby Middle Schools (Within 10 Miles)