Christopher Columbus School #8
147 Cedar St
Garfield NJ, 07026, Bergen County
Phone: 973-340-5038
Ranking: 
(1,319 out of 1,847, bottom 29%)*
(1,319 out of 1,847, bottom 29%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garfield City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | NA | NA | 38 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 26 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 439 | 415 | 402 | 400 | 394 | 383 | 383 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 18.2% | 69 | 16.6% | 68 | 16.9% | 63 | 15.8% | 61 | 15.5% | 60 | 15.7% | 62 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 14.8% | 64 | 15.4% | 64 | 15.9% | 65 | 16.3% | 62 | 15.7% | 57 | 14.9% | 60 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 64 | 14.6% | 65 | 15.7% | 59 | 14.7% | 65 | 16.3% | 57 | 14.5% | 61 | 15.9% | 50 | 13.1% |
| Grade 3: | 70 | 15.9% | 63 | 15.2% | 65 | 16.2% | 56 | 14.0% | 66 | 16.8% | 55 | 14.4% | 57 | 14.9% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 14.1% | 68 | 16.4% | 46 | 11.4% | 62 | 15.5% | 55 | 14.0% | 56 | 14.6% | 63 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 16.2% | 47 | 11.3% | 59 | 14.7% | 59 | 14.8% | 53 | 13.5% | 56 | 14.6% | 58 | 15.1% |
| Ungraded: | 27 | 6.2% | 39 | 9.4% | 41 | 10.2% | 30 | 7.5% | 40 | 10.2% | 38 | 9.9% | 33 | 8.6% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 214 | 48.7% | 194 | 46.7% | 194 | 48.3% | 183 | 45.8% | 184 | 46.7% | 180 | 47.0% | 185 | 48.3% |
| Female: | 225 | 51.3% | 221 | 53.3% | 208 | 51.7% | 217 | 54.3% | 210 | 53.3% | 203 | 53.0% | 194 | 50.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 11 | 2.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 15 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 204 | 46.5% | 181 | 43.6% | 164 | 40.8% | 165 | 41.3% | 152 | 38.6% | 156 | 40.7% | 159 | 41.5% |
| Black: | 35 | 8.0% | 40 | 9.6% | 42 | 10.4% | 41 | 10.3% | 34 | 8.6% | 29 | 7.6% | 30 | 7.8% |
| White: | 191 | 43.5% | 183 | 44.1% | 188 | 46.8% | 187 | 46.8% | 197 | 50.0% | 189 | 49.3% | 179 | 46.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 56.5% | 186 | 44.8% | 168 | 41.8% | 202 | 50.5% | 158 | 40.1% | 158 | 41.3% | 148 | 38.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 13.9% | 44 | 10.6% | 48 | 11.9% | 46 | 11.5% | 47 | 11.9% | 65 | 17.0% | 68 | 17.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.54 | NA | NA | 10.59 | 12.12 | 11.59 | 10.90 | 14.70 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ASK | ||||||
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 77.6% | 77.8% | 79.4% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.6% | 82.6% | 83.2% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 78.5% | 82.4% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.9% | 80.7% | 83.4% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.3% | 85.7% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.2% | 59.7% | 62.9% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 64.3% | 60.0% | 59.8% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76.4% | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.2% | 67.6% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 62.3% | 60.3% | 66.4% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 79.6% | 77.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 91.6% | 91.7% | 82.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 89.5% | 86.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 93.2% | 88.6% | 87.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 85.1% | 86.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 82.2% | 72.8% | 75.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80.3% | 81.2% | 78.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.8% | 84.7% | 78.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 88.4% | 79.7% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 81.5% | 70.6% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 58.1% | 72.5% | 77.6% |
| 2004 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.2% | 79.4% | 82.2% |
| 2005 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.0% | 80.0% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.3% | 76.7% | 80.0% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 78.3% | 80.6% | 80.6% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 79.3% | 82.7% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 48.5% | 55.7% | 63.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.2% | 50.7% | 59.7% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53.5% | 59.6% | 62.7% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.2% | 51.0% | 58.5% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46.3% | 50.3% | 59.4% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 39.5% | 57.8% | 68.0% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55.2% | 70.9% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 86.9% | 81.7% | 80.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 71.9% | 79.2% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 77.4% | 82.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.8% | 82.5% | 84.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.0% | 76.1% | 73.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.4% | 75.7% | 77.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.4% | 75.4% | 79.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 70.7% | 77.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % proficient | 70.7% | 74.8% | 78.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 84.8% | 80.8% | 81.1% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 82.9% | 81.8% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 75.8% | 83.6% | 83.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 83.8% | 85.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 91.5% | 92.3% | 91.1% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 89.2% | 94.7% | 93.5% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 90.1% | 92.2% | 90.0% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 87.9% | 92.8% | 91.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % proficient | 92.7% | 90.5% | 89.5% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68.9% | 83.5% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 41.3% | 53.1% | 60.0% |
| 2009 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67.7% | 62.5% | 66.2% |
| 2010 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49.2% | 55.2% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.0% | 60.8% | 60.9% |
| 2012 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 44.3% | 57.9% | 62.1% |
| 2013 | Language Arts Literacy | 5th Grade | % proficient | 43.9% | 56.2% | 61.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.6% | 82.0% | 84.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 56.9% | 71.8% | 76.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 79.1% | 77.2% | 77.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 69.4% | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 82.3% | 81.0% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 75.7% | 80.7% | 83.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 76.4% | 79.9% |
| 2007 | Language Arts Literacy | 6th Grade | % proficient | 59.6% | 66.4% | 75.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71.7% | 74.5% | 79% |
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* Christopher Columbus School #8 was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.