Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270609000252
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
1120 10TH AVE NE, BRAINERD, MN 56401 · (218) 454-6450 · Crow Wing County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
131 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 38% smaller than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARFIELD ELEMENTARY this school | 250 | 52.4% | 34.1% |
| CLEARBROOK-GONVICK ELEMENTARY CLEARBROOK | 254 | 51.6% | 44.9% |
| ISLE ELEMENTARY ISLE | 200 | 52.5% | 44.0% |
| NORTH WOODS ELEMENTARY COOK | 234 | 50.0% | 39.4% |
| Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary School KEEWATIN | 313 | 52.7% | 36.7% |
| Parkview Elementary VIRGINIA | 336 | 52.4% | N/A |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GARFIELD ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Crow Wing County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #620 of 844 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #666 of 844 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #669 of 844 | #10 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #719 of 1,130 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #196 of 769 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #552 of 796 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #302 of 942 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.7% | #34 of 499 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
250
-58 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 250 | 20.6 | 12.1:1 | 52% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 26.8 | 10.4:1 | 60% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 26.8 | 11.9:1 | 67% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 28.3 | 14.0:1 | 48% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 23 | 17.8:1 | 50% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 51% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 45% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 17 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARFIELD ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (395 to 250); teachers down 27% (28.3 to 20.6).
About GARFIELD ELEMENTARY
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in BRAINERD, Minnesota, under BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It reported 250 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has a total of 13 schools and 6,079 students, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY among them.
At GARFIELD ELEMENTARY, 81% of students are White. Smaller groups are 10% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Crow Wing County is roughly 94% White. The diversity index for GARFIELD ELEMENTARY is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 20.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.1:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. The average for public schools in Crow Wing County is 40%.
After adjusting for student poverty, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY lands between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.1%; the prediction is 36.9%.
Crow Wing County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,589, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crow Wing County's 24 public schools enroll about 9,399 students and include GARFIELD ELEMENTARY.
Of the public schools around it, GARFIELD ELEMENTARY is closest to ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.4%; GARFIELD ELEMENTARY's is 34.1%, ranking 5th of 6.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 19% decline took enrollment from 308 in 2020-21 to 250 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.4:1).
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Crow Wing County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,686
Census ACS
Median income
$72,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
9,399 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- FORESTVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 1,626 students
- BAXTER ELEMENTARYElementary · 506 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- NISSWA ELEMENTARYElementary · 249 students
Other schools in BRAINERD
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,805 students
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- LOWELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 355 students
- HARRISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 230 students
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTERHigh · 166 students
- LINCOLN EDUCATION CENTERCombined · 105 students
Other Garfield Elementary schools
51 other US public schools in 21 states are named Garfield Elementary. GARFIELD ELEMENTARY is the 38th largest of the 52.
- Garfield ElementaryGARFIELD, MN · 117 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolRevere, MA · 639 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolDEL RIO, TX · 635 students
- Garfield ElementaryClovis, CA · 610 students
- Garfield ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 577 students
Nearby schools
- ISD 181 LEARNING CENTER0.6 mi · 166
- MIDDLE LEVEL ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM0.6 mi · 14
- LOWELL ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 355
- Discovery Woods1.3 mi · 101
- HARRISON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 230
- BRAINERD SENIOR HIGH1.9 mi · 1,805
Frequently asked questions
About GARFIELD ELEMENTARYHow large is GARFIELD ELEMENTARY?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does GARFIELD ELEMENTARY serve?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does GARFIELD ELEMENTARY have?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is GARFIELD ELEMENTARY?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 81% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is GARFIELD ELEMENTARY in?
GARFIELD ELEMENTARY is part of BRAINERD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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