GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET

Set in WEST SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is a mid-sized elementary-level community, overseen by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan. It instructs 414 students across grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 20% larger than the state mean of about 344.

GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is one of 13 schools operated by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, a district that caters to 5,452 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 35% White, 12% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dakota County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.2%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dakota County put the typical household earns roughly $106,318 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is one of 170 public schools in Dakota County (combined enrollment of about 74,687 students).

Nearest neighbor: BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET has shrank 7%, going from 446 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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