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Garfield Public Preschool 3 At Headstart

Garfield · Bergen County · Early childhood center
Grades PK
Updated June 2026

Enrollment over time

In 2025-26 it enrolled 12 students. That is 93 fewer than in 2019-20 (105) — the school has shrunk. It peaked at 159 in 2020-21.

students 050100150200 121998200320082013201820232025

Total students enrolled each fall. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

What the school looks like

The largest group in both 2019-20 and 2025-26 was Hispanic students — 56% then, 92% now.

% of students 050100race categories: 5 → 792%8%1998200320082013201820232025
WhiteBlackHispanicAsianTwo or more

Each group’s share of enrollment over time, or its head count — toggle above. New Jersey expanded race and ethnicity reporting from five to seven categories in 2006-07 (dashed line), so “two or more races” appears only after; Asian here includes Pacific Islander. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

How much the mix changed

Between 2021-22 and 2025-26 the makeup of this school changed substantially.

That’s the largest shift among the district’s three early-childhood centers. The district as a whole shifted just 1.1 over the same years, making this school an outlier. The biggest moves, in percentage points:
Hispanic +29.9·White −19.9·Black −8.1

The index is half the sum of every group’s change in share, on a 0–100 scale (how it works). At a school this small, a few students moving can swing the index a lot. Compare any two years in the explorer →

Free or reduced-price lunch

In 2025-26, 41.7% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch.

% eligible 04080notreported60.7%41.7%37.8%201920242025
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Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The lighter lines show the district overall and the district early-childhood centers, for comparison. Not reported by the state in some years (shaded). Since 2014, some districts provide free meals to all students regardless of household income, which can lift the eligible share. Source: NJDOE Fall Enrollment.

Profile built from New Jersey Department of Education Fall Enrollment data, 1998-99 through 2025-26. How this data works →