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Garfield Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1120 10th Ave NE, Brainerd, MN 56401 · (218) 454-6450 · Part of Brainerd Public School District

Brainerd’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
250
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Garfield Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 18.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brainerd kids: Forestview Middle

On the path

Where Brainerd kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Garfield ElementaryYou are here
5–8Forestview Middlein Baxter

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1120 10th Ave NE, Brainerd

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten34
Grade 143
Grade 255
Grade 363
Grade 455
Enrollment over time
308’20
310’21
320’22
278’23
250’24

Down 18.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Two or more races 10%American Indian/Alaska Native 5%Hispanic 3%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garfield Elementary from Brainerd families.

Other schools in Brainerd Public School District

The district →
Baxter Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Baxter
B+
506 students15:1
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B
407 students10:1
Nisswa Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Nisswa
A
249 students14:1
Harrison Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Brainerd
B+
230 students12:1
Welc - VPK
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Baxter
215 students
Brainerd Early Childhood SP. Ed.
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Baxter
151 students6:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Minnesota’s other public schools; Brainerd’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.