📍 303 Sanstead St e, Garfield, Douglas County, 56332
Garfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garfield, Douglas County. The school has 128 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexandria Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Garfield Elementary enrolls 128 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 122 | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 128 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 24 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Garfield Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MN-70, state senate district 12.
Garfield Elementary is one of 10 schools in Alexandria Public School District, based in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota. The district serves 4,034 students district-wide and employs 291 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 128 students, Garfield Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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