Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST ST. PAUL-MENDOTA HEIGHTS-EAGAN·NCES 274227001773
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET
1740 CHARLTON ST, WEST SAINT PAUL, MN 55118 · (651) 403-8100 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
233 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 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET this school | 414 | 56.3% | 39.2% |
| Harriet Bishop Elementary SAVAGE | 511 | 52.4% | 40.8% |
| Edward Neill Elementary BURNSVILLE | 377 | 59.7% | 31.7% |
| VIKING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PELICAN RAPIDS | 468 | 57.7% | 45.5% |
| MORELAND ART/HEALTH SCIENCE MAGNET WEST SAINT PAUL | 369 | 64.5% | 43.1% |
| Riverside Central Elementary School ROCHESTER | 509 | 59.7% | 29.4% |
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 GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #552 of 844 | #47 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #557 of 844 | #46 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #604 of 844 | #53 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #452 of 1,130 | #45 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #84 of 769 | #4 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #174 of 796 | #21 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #259 of 942 | #11 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #371 of 499 | #28 of 36 |
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
414
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 414 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 56% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 4 | 97.8:1 | 58% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 46.5 | 8.4:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | 35 | 11.3:1 | 60% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 35.8 | 12.4:1 | 58% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 28 | 14.4:1 | 70% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 32% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (446 to 414); teachers up 6% (35.8 to 38).
About GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET serves students in WEST SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 414 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 4. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 20% higher.
The district, West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan, operates 13 schools serving 5,452 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 35% White, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 9%. GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 38 full-time-equivalent teachers at GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET and a ratio of 10.9:1. This ratio sits 2.8 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 56% of students. The 34% average for public schools in Dakota County is 22 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is C+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is 4.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.2% actual, 34.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Minnesota.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dakota County, the median household income is $106,318, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. There are 170 public schools in Dakota County, enrolling about 74,687 students in all.
The closest public school, BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL, is about 0.6 miles from GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is 4th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET had 397 students, to 2024-25, when it had 414.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
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- BLUESKY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 634
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- Special Education0.8 mi · 3
- BRANCH OUT TRANSITIONAL SERVICES0.8 mi · 29
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Frequently asked questions
About GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETWhat is the total enrollment at GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET?
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET enrolls approximately 414 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET serve?
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET have?
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET?
At GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET, the student body is approximately 35% White, 43% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET?
GARLOUGH ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNET is overseen by West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan in Dakota County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.