Garden City Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Garden City Elementary in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota enrolled 366 students in 2024-25 with 32.0 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
335 students in 2022-23, 355 students in 2023-24, 366 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.7 to 32.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 335 | 27.7 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 32.0 | 11.1 |
| 2024-25 | 366 | 32.0 | 11.4 |
11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 Minnesota elementary schools
Among the 949 Minnesota elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 284 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Garden City Elementary enrolled 284 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 284 of the 284 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.3% of students were Black, 33.3% Asian, 20.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black33.3%
- Asian33.3%
- Hispanic20.2%
- White6.3%
- Two or more races6.0%
- American Indian0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Garden City Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 20‑24% | 50% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 42% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Brooklyn Center
6 public elementary schools in Brooklyn Center report 2024-25 enrollment; Garden City Elementary is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Millennium Academy Charter | 845 | 15.5 | 65.9% |
| Brooklyn Center Elementary School | 708 | 11.7 | 71.9% |
| Northport Elementary | 488 | 14.1 | 67.4% |
| Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM | 422 | 11.3 | 61.1% |
| Garden City Elementary | 366 | 11.4 | 62.3% |
| Progeny Academy Charter School | 92 | 11.5 | 73.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Garden City Elementary
- Progeny Academy Charter SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 92 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Twin Lakes STEM AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 217 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Garden City Elementary with Progeny Academy Charter SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Osseo Area Schools spends per student$16,345 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,345
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaGarden City Elementary is the number 542 by size of 994 Minnesota elementary schools open in 2024-25.#542 of 994
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Garden City Elementary
How many students attend Garden City Elementary?
366 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 335 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Brooklyn Center, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden City Elementary?
11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Garden City Elementary a Title I school?
Garden City Elementary ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Garden City Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Garden City Elementary scored proficient or above: 20-24% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Garden City Elementary in?
Osseo Area Schools, NCES district ID 2725200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 272520001213 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.