Welcome to Garfield Middle School where we are planting stories by fostering a culture of collaboration, igniting innovative thinking, and cultivating personal and academic growth to inspire tomorrow's leaders and change-makers!

Garfield is a certified garden school, hosting the Garfield Garden on the Corner program. This innovative collaborative program creates a direct connection between students, food, and education. Our highly trained staff works alongside community partners to prepare students for future academic success and leading healthy lifestyles.

School Goals

Cultivate a dynamic learning environment that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, empowering students to thrive in an ever-changing world.
Foster a culture of inclusivity and diversity, where every student and adult feels valued, respected, and supported in their academic and personal growth journey.
Implement cutting-edge educational technologies and methodologies to enhance teaching and learning experiences, preparing students for success in the digital age.
Our educational staff continuously pursues professional development opportunities to enhance teaching skills, instructional strategies, and content knowledge, ensuring dynamic and engaging classroom experiences.
Establish strategic partnerships with industry leaders and community stakeholders to provide real-world learning opportunities and mentorship programs, equipping students with the skills and knowledge to excel in their chosen fields.

Grades 5–8

Grades 5–8

Grades 5-8 Academics

High-quality instruction aligned to the rigor of the state standards continues in grades six through eight. Classroom lessons are planned and implemented in the areas of English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science and social studies.

Students read both quality literature and informational text. The emphasis is on critical thinking skills to make connections to and across texts as well as citing text to justify responses. Writing is embedded in all content areas. Our core mission is to ensure that every child is achieving at or above grade level in each subject area. Our intervention programs are designed to identify remediation and enrichment opportunities quickly and effectively for each and every child through data-based decision making. We believe that with strong and effective instruction, children will grow.

To continue building and sustaining our collaborative learning community, teachers meet regularly within and across grade levels and participate in professional development.

The program is based on research of best practices for middle level students ages 11-15. Our program promotes a sense of self-actualization, the realization of one’s own talent and potential that serve as a motivation for success.

Opportunities for collaboration and presentation of conceptual understanding of learning in multiple ways are incorporated into the lesson and assessments.

The goal of our program is to ensure students are well prepared for the transition to high school.

Welcome to Garfield

School Goals

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