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Garlough Environmental Magnet

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Garlough Environmental Magnet ranks 613 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-4

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Garlough Environmental Magnet is an elementary school located in West Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 394 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan school district, which is ranked 145 out of 446 districts in the state.

Academically, Garlough Environmental Magnet has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates of 41.57% in Math and 38.18% in Reading, compared to the district's 43.31% and 53.42%, and the state's 45.21% and 49.59%, respectively. However, the school performs relatively well for African American students, ranking in the top 30% of Minnesota elementary schools in this category.

Interestingly, the nearby Mendota Elementary and Somerset Elementary schools consistently outperform Garlough Environmental Magnet on academic measures, despite serving similar demographics in terms of socioeconomic status. Additionally, Atheneum Elementary, an Inver Grove Heights school located about 2.4 miles from Garlough, is a high-performing school that ranks among the top 3 elementary schools in Minnesota, highlighting the potential for schools in the region to achieve strong academic results.

414

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,037

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1740 Charlton St
West Saint Paul, MN 55118-3812

(651) 403-8100

District: West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Students who attend Garlough Environmental Magnet usually attend:

High:

Two Rivers High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

White:

35.0%

African American:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (40% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg49%

Minnesota avg47%

613^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

145^th of 446West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	613 of 872	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.1	551 of 881	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	640 of 845	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	612 of 858	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	562 of 869	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	700 of 870	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	697 of 847	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.0	652 of 853	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.7	502 of 848	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.4	578 of 840	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.1	550 of 826	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.3	504 of 824	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	17.3	740 of 820	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	743 of 814	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	656 of 803	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.9	297 of 434	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.3	691 of 781	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.4	708 of 777	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	32.5	633 of 756	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	87 of 298	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	78 of 310	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	84 of 279	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	125 of 283	55.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	173 of 303	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	147 of 303	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.1	219 of 276	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.9	134 of 256	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.3	78 of 175	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	143 of 242	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	602 of 799	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	471 of 809	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	622 of 787	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	613 of 799	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	510 of 783	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	689 of 787	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	649 of 774	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	168 of 238	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	77 of 249	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	163 of 214	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	147 of 209	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.9	53 of 153	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.8	199 of 219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	179 of 220	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	625 of 764	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	436 of 793	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	658 of 774	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	556 of 663	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	459 of 683	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	632 of 740	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	655 of 728	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	571 of 812	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	562 of 826	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	604 of 799	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	515 of 808	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	540 of 784	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	599 of 798	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	632 of 779	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	539 of 562	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	271 of 572	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	300 of 500	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.6	508 of 515	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	227 of 714	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	284 of 730	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	334 of 712	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	200 of 725	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	302 of 710	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	144 of 722	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	258 of 712	63.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)71st percentile+41 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math42%-4 vs state

Reading38%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Garlough Environmental Magnet	Public, Magnet	K-4	1740 Charlton St	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-8100	414	38	10.8	56.3%	145 (35.0%)	50 (12.1%)	176 (42.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	33.5	613^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.7%		44.1	551^st of 881 public elementary schools	37.5%	62	43.5	39.2		41.6	38.5	37.8		38.2	$14,037
Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-4	217 W Moreland Ave	West Saint Paul	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	Yes	No	Yes	(651) 403-7800	369	34	10.8	64.5%	107 (29.0%)	56 (15.2%)	152 (41.2%)	17 (4.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.2%)	40.6	566^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.1%		27	675^th of 881 public elementary schools	23.4%	109	44.3	43.6		44.0	41.8	43.6		42.7	$16,650
Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1355 Dodd Rd	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8201	412	32	12.8	24.8%	277 (67.2%)	20 (4.9%)	70 (17.0%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	90.5	42^nd of 872 public elementary schools	95.2%		92.2	25^th of 881 public elementary schools	97.2%	17	78.3	78.6		78.4	70.2	69.0		69.7	$12,309
Cherokee Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	694 Charlton St	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Saint Paul Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 293-8610	228	22	10.3	71.9%	56 (24.6%)	65 (28.5%)	61 (26.8%)	13 (5.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (13.6%)	7.2	818^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.2	783^rd of 881 public elementary schools	11.1%	35	17.0	19.2	8.0	15.3	16.7	19.2	33.3	21.8	$23,552
Salem Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 306-7300	281	27	10.3	44.8%	100 (35.6%)	49 (17.4%)	84 (29.9%)	16 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	43.2	537^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.4%		39.7	586^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.5%	49	50.0	44.7	51.2	48.5	32.6	38.3	52.4	40.7	$13,175
Lincoln Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	357 9th Ave N	South Saint Paul	55075	Dakota County	South St. Paul Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 457-9426	670	52	12.9	56.1%	321 (47.9%)	52 (7.8%)	188 (28.1%)	27 (4.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.2%)	33.5	614^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.6%		34	627^th of 881 public elementary schools	28.8%	13	46.7	46.5	17.6	36.1	38.5	40.0	44.6	41.2	$14,877
Atheneum Elementary	Public	2-5	5899 Babcock Tr E	Inver Grove Heights	55077	Dakota County	Inver Grove Heights Schools	No	No	No	No	(651) 306-7300	69	3	23.0	14.5%	41 (59.4%)	4 (5.8%)	9 (13.0%)	9 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.7%)	98.9	3^rd of 872 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.3	3^rd of 881 public elementary schools	99.7%		100.0	94.4	87.0	93.6	100.0	100.0	95.7	98.4	$7,574
Mendota Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1979 Summit Ln	Mendota Heights	55118	Dakota County	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan	No	No	No	No	(651) 403-8000	358	31	11.5	24.9%	259 (72.3%)	28 (7.8%)	29 (8.1%)	11 (3.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.3%)	77.7	169^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.6%		78.9	154^th of 881 public elementary schools	82.5%	15	77.1	69.1		72.9	62.3	49.4		55.3	$13,279
Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	497 Humboldt Ave	Saint Paul	55107	Ramsey County	Quantum STEAM Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 615-6888	128	5	28.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.1	720^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.4%		26.1	679^th of 881 public elementary schools	22.9%	41	50.0	20.0		39.0	23.1	13.3		19.5
Nova Classical Academy Lower School	Public, Charter	K-5	1455 Victoria Way	Saint Paul	55102	Ramsey County	Nova Classical Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 209-6320	485	35	13.8	23.5%	267 (55.1%)	83 (17.1%)	37 (7.6%)	62 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)	86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%		87.9	64^th of 881 public elementary schools	92.7%	15	75.0	71.6	77.8	74.8	56.3	61.7	86.4	68.2	$11,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Garlough Environmental Magnet

What schools do graduates of Garlough Environmental Magnet attend?

Students who attend Garlough Environmental Magnet usually go on to attend:

High : Two Rivers High School

What district is Garlough Environmental Magnet in?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

Is Garlough Environmental Magnet a good school?

Garlough Environmental Magnet ranks 613^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Garlough Environmental Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Garlough Environmental Magnet.

What is the racial makeup of Garlough Environmental Magnet?

Students at Garlough Environmental Magnet are 43% Hispanic, 35% White, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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