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Garlough Environmental Magnet

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Garlough Environmental Magnet ranks 484 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades K-4

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Garlough Environmental Magnet is a K–4 magnet school in West Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving 414 students — the largest of the three elementary schools in the West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan district, which ranks in the 71st percentile statewide. The school itself ranked 484th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools in 2025-26 (44th percentile, 2 stars) — its best showing in the decade of history available, capping a gradual recovery from a sustained slump. About 56% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school has one of the lowest student-teacher ratios in the area at 10.8.

Math is a genuine strength: all-grade math proficiency is 50.6%, above both the district (44.9%) and the state (44.9%). Reading is the weakness — 45.3%, below the district's 50.5% and the state's 48.6%. That split is unusual; most nearby schools are strong or weak in both subjects together. Within the same district, Somerset Elementary (94th percentile, 24.8% low-income) and Mendota Elementary (85th, 24.9%) post much higher scores, while the other magnet, Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet (25th, 64.5%), posts lower. Garlough's 4th-grade reading (44.7%) trails the district by more than 10 points, making reading the clearest lever for improvement.

The overall rank understates how Garlough serves several groups. Its effectiveness ranks are 81st percentile for white students, 78th for English language learners, 72nd for African American students, and 69th for Hispanic students — all above its overall 44th percentile. Special education students (12th percentile) and low-income students (33rd) are the drag. Compared with nearby schools facing similar poverty — Moreland, Cherokee Heights Elementary School (71.9% low-income, 16.8% math), Riverview Spanish/English Dual Imme, and Quantum STEAM Academy Elementary — Garlough is the strongest performer.

414

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,037

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

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 — 41st percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Minnesota avg47%

484^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

134^th of 458West 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
2026	48.4	484 of 869	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	66.2	87 of 315	72.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.3	67 of 305	78.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	48.4	434 of 790	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	57.9	80 of 256	68.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	38.1	510 of 764	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	44.8	480 of 807	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	20.1	510 of 579	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	75.4	137 of 710	80.7%	★★★★☆
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)

White (2026)81st percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)78th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)72nd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math51%+6 vs state

Reading45%-3 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 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%)	48.4	484^th of 869 public elementary schools	44.3%		33.5	613^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.7%	129	45.9	44.7		45.3			48.8	52.1		50.6	$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%)	29.3	653^rd of 869 public elementary schools	24.9%		40.6	566^th of 872 public elementary schools	35.1%	87	30.1	40.5		35.2			38.6	43.0		40.7	$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) 403-8200	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%)	89.1	51^st of 869 public elementary schools	94.1%		90.5	42^nd of 872 public elementary schools	95.2%	9	65.4	71.4		68.4			74.7	80.8		77.7	$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%)	9.2	803^rd of 869 public elementary schools	7.6%		7.2	818^th of 872 public elementary schools	6.2%	15	30.6	18.2	9.5	20.8	9.5	9.5	22.2	20.5	0.0	16.8	$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%)	49.4	473^rd of 869 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.2	537^th of 872 public elementary schools	38.4%	64	40.0	39.0	56.3	45.5	12.5	12.5	62.2	51.2	50.0	54.5	$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%)	35.4	604^th of 869 public elementary schools	30.5%		33.5	614^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.6%	10	37.2	38.5	47.1	41.2	15.4	15.4	45.2	40.7	35.6	40.3	$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%)	99.4	2^nd of 869 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	3^rd of 872 public elementary schools	99.7%	1		100.0	100.0	100.0	77.8	77.8		100.0	83.3	93.8	$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%)	81.3	131^st of 869 public elementary schools	84.9%		77.7	169^th of 872 public elementary schools	80.6%	38	58.7	65.3		61.9			76.0	65.3		70.7	$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	—	0 (0.0%)	128 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	553^rd of 869 public elementary schools	36.4%		19.1	720^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.4%	167	28.6	43.5		36.4			42.9	60.9		52.3
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%)	85.9	86^th of 869 public elementary schools	90.1%		86.6	79^th of 872 public elementary schools	90.9%	7	58.2	67.1	77.8	67.8	36.3	36.3	70.9	74.7	70.4	72.0	$11,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Garlough Environmental Magnet

Is Garlough Environmental Magnet a good school?

Garlough Environmental Magnet ranks 484^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

What district is Garlough Environmental Magnet in?

West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

How many students attend Garlough Environmental Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended 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

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