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Garden City Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

743^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Garden City Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 366 students in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, part of the Osseo Public School District. It ranks 743rd of 869 Minnesota schools in 2025–2026 — the 14th percentile, or 1 star — well below its own district, which sits at the 38th percentile. Proficiency is 29.1% in math, 24.1% in reading, and 12.5% in science, all below district averages (41.8%, 44.6%, 20.1%) and state averages (44.9%, 48.6%, 25.5%). About 77% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.4.

Compared with nearby schools, Garden City is near the bottom but not the lowest. Its reading score trails Fair Oaks Elementary (32.8%), Northport Elementary (32.4%), Palmer Lake Elementary (30.9%), and Zanewood Community School STEAM (26.6%), making it the lowest of the four Osseo schools in the area. Math is comparatively stronger: 29.1% beats Zanewood (18.1%), Evergreen Park Elementary-STEM (23.4%), Twin Lakes STEM Academy (16.0%), Excell Academy Charter (13.3%), Progeny Academy Charter School (7.4%), and Brooklyn Center Elementary School (6.1%), though it trails Fair Oaks (39.9%) and Palmer Lake (31.0%). Science, at 12.5%, is roughly mid-pack locally.

Looking at grades, math declines from 36.2% in 3rd grade to 23.2% in 5th, while reading dips sharply to 14.3% in 4th grade before rebounding to 34.5% in 5th. Math has improved over several years (18.24% in 2022–2023 to 29.1% in 2025–2026); reading has fluctuated and science has been volatile. Poverty and class size don't fully explain the results — schools with similar or higher free-lunch rates, such as Northport and Zanewood, post higher reading scores. Recent results have been relatively stronger for English Language Learner and special education students.

366

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,734

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3501 65th Ave N
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429-2299

(763) 561-9768

District: Osseo Public School District

Students who attend Garden City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brooklyn Middle STEAM School
High:	Park Center Ib World School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.3%

Asian:

33.3%

Hispanic:

20.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (24% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Reading scores 24 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

743^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Osseo Public School District

285^th of 458Osseo Public School District 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
2026	16.1	743 of 869	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	769 of 872	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	780 of 881	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	787 of 845	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	772 of 858	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	788 of 869	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	806 of 870	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	791 of 847	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	783 of 853	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	789 of 848	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	744 of 840	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	729 of 826	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	747 of 824	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	767 of 820	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.4	764 of 814	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	736 of 803	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	416 of 434	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	714 of 781	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.5	725 of 777	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	699 of 756	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	633 of 685	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.5	644 of 676	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.7	649 of 674	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	227 of 315	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	223 of 298	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	193 of 310	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	222 of 279	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	214 of 282	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	139 of 227	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	201 of 283	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	197 of 266	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	114 of 143	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	127 of 154	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	123 of 128	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	103 of 131	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	117 of 136	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	110 of 134	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	170 of 305	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	266 of 303	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	178 of 303	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	228 of 276	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	161 of 256	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	231 of 239	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	217 of 242	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	704 of 790	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	728 of 799	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	728 of 809	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	729 of 787	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	744 of 799	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	727 of 783	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	731 of 787	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	736 of 774	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	131 of 238	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	154 of 214	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	171 of 209	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	158 of 219	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	204 of 220	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	545 of 764	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	608 of 764	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	624 of 793	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	699 of 774	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	569 of 663	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	567 of 683	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	652 of 740	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	673 of 728	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	677 of 807	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	672 of 812	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	722 of 826	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	755 of 799	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	728 of 808	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	716 of 784	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	747 of 798	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	713 of 779	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	438 of 579	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	487 of 562	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	446 of 463	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)44th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+10 vs school

Asian (2026)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math29%-16 vs state

Reading24%-24 vs state

Science12%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)							MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)							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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Garden City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-9768	366	32	11.4	77.0%	23 (6.3%)	122 (33.3%)	74 (20.2%)	122 (33.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	16.1	743^rd of 869 public elementary schools	14.5%		13.3	769^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.8%	26	23.4	14.3	34.5				24.1	12.5		12.5	36.2	29.1	23.2				29.1	$14,734
Progeny Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5929 Brooklyn Boulevard	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Progeny Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 325-9150	92	8	11.5	82.6%	10 (10.9%)	53 (57.6%)	18 (19.6%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.8%)	7.3	817^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.0%		5.7	827^th of 872 public elementary schools	5.2%	10			8.3	25.0		50.0	18.5	0.0	30.0	14.3			0.0	16.7		20.0	7.4
Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6201 Noble Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Twin Lakes STEM Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 338-9373	217	19	11.4	99.1%	5 (2.3%)	201 (92.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7	819^th of 869 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.9	800^th of 872 public elementary schools	8.3%	19	18.5	19.0	15.8	31.3	46.2	40.0	25.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.9	14.3	5.3	6.3	30.8	10.0	16.0	$16,325
Palmer Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 W Palmer Lake Dr	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 561-1930	493	39	12.6	63.1%	34 (6.9%)	155 (31.4%)	70 (14.2%)	186 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	20.6	717^th of 869 public elementary schools	17.5%		19.8	715^th of 872 public elementary schools	18.0%	2	22.4	33.7	36.6				30.9	12.9		12.9	27.6	36.1	28.6				31.0	$14,962
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5600 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-2246	396	34	11.5	72.7%	16 (4.0%)	144 (36.4%)	125 (31.6%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	26.8	666^th of 869 public elementary schools	23.4%		27.7	665^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.7%	1	32.8	31.3	34.5				32.8	11.1		11.1	47.5	43.3	27.3				39.9	$16,790
Northport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5421 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	Robbinsdale Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 504-7800	488	34	14.1	80.1%	39 (8.0%)	187 (38.3%)	153 (31.4%)	70 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	20	724^th of 869 public elementary schools	16.7%		17.5	731^st of 872 public elementary schools	16.2%	7	25.0	36.3	36.4				32.4	13.6		13.6	30.3	31.3	22.7				28.4	$15,318
Excell Academy Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5800 65th Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Excell Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 533-0500	548	35	15.8	87.0%	1 (0.2%)	510 (93.1%)	26 (4.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	7.4	816^th of 869 public elementary schools	6.1%		5.6	830^th of 872 public elementary schools	4.8%	14	16.7	17.8	17.6	23.1	18.0	25.0	19.5	5.9	11.4	8.4	31.7	22.2	3.9	3.8	4.0	11.6	13.3	$15,757
Brooklyn Center Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 59th Ave N	Brooklyn Center	55430	Hennepin County	Brooklyn Center Community Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-4480	708	61	11.6	79.9%	46 (6.5%)	326 (46.0%)	205 (29.0%)	77 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	3	859^th of 869 public elementary schools	1.2%		2.6	865^th of 872 public elementary schools	0.8%	6	12.3	7.6	13.2				10.9	2.2		2.2	10.7	3.9	3.3				6.1	$13,813
Zanewood Community School STEAM	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7000 Zane Ave N	Brooklyn Park	55429	Hennepin County	Osseo Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(763) 561-9077	317	27	11.9	77.9%	17 (5.4%)	148 (46.7%)	72 (22.7%)	53 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.5%)	10.9	790^th of 869 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.4	768^th of 872 public elementary schools	11.9%	22	19.0	24.1	37.7				26.6	7.3		7.3	19.0	24.1	10.9				18.1	$14,751
New Millennium Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	5105 Brooklyn Blvd	Brooklyn Center	55429	Hennepin County	New Millennium Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 235-7900	845	55	15.4	81.9%	4 (0.5%)	31 (3.7%)	12 (1.4%)	786 (93.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	15.8	745^th of 869 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.6	766^th of 872 public elementary schools	12.2%	21	26.6	25.7	29.5	25.8	25.3	36.3	28.1	3.4	9.9	6.7	40.9	35.7	16.7	16.3	37.9	29.7	29.7	$13,397

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden City Elementary

How many students attend Garden City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Garden City Elementary.

Is Garden City Elementary a good school?

Garden City Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What district is Garden City Elementary in?

Osseo Public School District

What schools do graduates of Garden City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garden City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brooklyn Middle STEAM School
High : Park Center Ib World School

What is the racial makeup of Garden City Elementary?

Students at Garden City Elementary are 33% African American, 33% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% Two or more races.

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