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Schools in Gary

Gary’s public schools

Norman County East School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gary. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▲ 21% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
MN 14.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
166 students on the public path
In brief

Gary’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Gary’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Norman County East Elementary places highest (better than 56%); Norman County East Secondary lowest (36%). 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 Gary, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Norman County East Elementaryin Twin ValleyB
7–12Norman County East Secondaryin Twin ValleyC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Norman County East 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.

Norman County East School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 166 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 8.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$20,603MN $17,091 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51.1% · 113 students tested
Math47%
State average 44.8% · 108 students tested

Gary vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gary—Norman County East

Every school in Gary

2 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).

Also serving Garyin other towns
Norman County East Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Twin Valley
B
95 students8:1Rate it →
Norman County East Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Twin Valley
C+
71 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Gary’s schools

Are Gary’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gary. Norman County East School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gary. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gary in?

Norman County East School District.

Where do Gary kids go to high school?

Norman County East Secondary.

Parents talk

What Gary families are saying about 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.