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Schools in Garfield

Garfield’s public schools

Alexandria Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
54%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
MN 14.8
Schools in town
1
2,330 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Garfield’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Garfield Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Alexandria Area High School lowest (62%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Garfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Garfield ElementaryAlexandria Public School DistrictA
6–8Discovery Middle Schoolin AlexandriaB+
9–12Alexandria Area High Schoolin AlexandriaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alexandria Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Alexandria Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,034 students · 15.0 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,893MN $17,091 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 2043 students tested
Math54%
State average 44.8% · 1990 students tested

Garfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Garfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield—Alexandria Public
IdaA−Alexandria Public
La GrandA−Alexandria Public

All 2 neighbors share Alexandria Public with Garfield, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Garfield

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Garfieldby address
Garfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
A
117 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Garfieldin other towns
Discovery Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
B+
898 students16:1Rate it →
Alexandria Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
B
1,315 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield’s schools

Are Garfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garfield. Alexandria Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garfield in?

Alexandria Public School District.

Where do Garfield kids go to high school?

Alexandria Area High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.