Summary:
ZIP code 41141 has one elementary school, Garrison Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6, with 292 students; it is in the Lewis County district. In 2025–2026, its average across the reported grade-and-subject results was 41%, about 4 percentage points below the state average of 45%. The most important finding is that the school’s overall results shifted from above the state average the year before to clearly below it.
Since this is the only school listed, there is no meaningful local school-to-school comparison. Within Garrison, sixth-grade reading stands out: 64% were proficient, 10 points above the state and 1 point above the district. Fourth-grade reading is a marked weakness, at 36%—14 points below the state and 6 below the district. Across grades 3–6, math averaged 42%, about 1 point below the state but 8 points above the district; reading averaged 49%, 2 points below the state and about level with the district. Other current shortfalls include fifth-grade writing, at 25% (10 points below the state), and grade 4 science and grade 5 social studies, each 8 points below the state.
Results changed substantially from 2024–2025: Garrison’s overall average fell 9 points, from 50% to 41%, while its position shifted from 5 points above the state to 4 points below. Fifth-grade writing dropped 41 points, from 66% to 25%; sixth-grade reading is a bright spot, but fourth-grade reading also fell from 53% to 36%. SchoolDigger’s ranking moved from 271 of 685 schools, in the 60th percentile with 3 stars, in 2024–2025 to 422 of 684, in the 38th percentile with 2 stars, in 2025–2026. Context figures include a student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and 69% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism was 27% in 2025–2026, 3 points above the state and 3 below the district.
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