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Garden City Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3501 65th Ave N, Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 · (763) 561-9768 · Part of Osseo Public School District

Brooklyn Center’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
366
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Garden City Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 64.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Brooklyn Center kids: Brooklyn Center Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Garden City ElementaryYou are here
6–8Brooklyn Center Middle School334 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 52.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3501 65th Ave N, Brooklyn Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten55
Grade 158
Grade 250
Grade 358
Grade 453
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
223’20
319’21
335’22
355’23
366’24

Up 64.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 33%Asian 33%Hispanic 20%White 6%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garden City Elementary from Brooklyn Center families.

Other schools in Osseo Public School District

The district →
Fernbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Grove
A+
952 students18:1
Basswood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Grove
A+
848 students19:1
Rush Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Grove
A+
762 students19:1
Edinbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn Park
C
701 students14:1
Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Grove
A−
668 students19:1
Rice Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maple Grove
B
623 students16:1

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; Brooklyn Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.