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Garfield Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
303 Sanstead St E
Garfield, MN 56332
Phone
(320) 762-3350
District
ALEXANDRIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
128
Classroom Teachers
12

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Minnesota

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.9% of all MN schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Garfield Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
71%
53%
57%
48%
85%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
79%
53%
68%
48%
89%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
61%
59%
55%
45%
58%
52%
61%
59%
55%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 27 21.1%
Grade 1 19 14.8%
Grade 2 19 14.8%
Grade 3 23 18.0%
Grade 4 21 16.4%
Grade 5 19 14.8%
Total 128 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.8% 93.7% 66.2%
Black 0.8% 0.7% 12.6%
Hispanic 2.4% 4.4% 11.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.0% 7.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 2.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.6% 33.2% 43.4%
Free lunch eligible 18.8% 24.4% 35.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.8% 8.8% 8.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,653 5,717,184
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 108.1 71
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.8% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 19.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.4% 25.1%
65 OR OLDER 23.3% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,108 2,256,126
Single Parent Households With Children 8.2% 7.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.0% 93.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.4% 38.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 16.3% 22.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.3% 19.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.9% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.7% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,784 $35,540,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $192 $775,000 1.1%
Staff $724 $2,928,000 4.2%
General Administration $208 $840,000 1.2%
School Administration $531 $2,148,000 3.1%
Operation $1,014 $4,103,000 5.9%
Transportation $664 $2,685,000 3.9%
Other $327 $1,324,000 1.9%
Total Support $3,659 $14,803,000 21.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,703 $19,028,000 27.4%
Total Expenditures $17,146 $69,371,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,163 $7,977,318,000 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $474 $412,990,000 2.6%
Staff $772 $672,048,000 4.2%
General Administration $540 $470,027,000 2.9%
School Administration $570 $496,618,000 3.1%
Operation $973 $847,061,000 5.3%
Transportation $726 $632,446,000 3.9%
Other $394 $343,240,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,450 $3,874,430,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,912 $4,276,640,000 26.5%
Total Expenditures $18,526 $16,128,388,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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