Garfield Elementary Middle School
320 Garfield Ave
Mankato MN, 56003, Nicollet County
Phone: 507-387-4400
Ranking: 
(165 out of 1,317, top 13%)*
(165 out of 1,317, top 13%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 6
School District: Mankato Public School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 14 | 14 | 13 | |||
| Total Students: | 264 | 275 | 249 | |||
| Grade 6: | 264 | 100.0% | 275 | 100.0% | 249 | 100.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 135 | 51.1% | 143 | 52.0% | 114 | 45.8% |
| Female: | 121 | 45.8% | 124 | 45.1% | 131 | 52.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.8% | 9 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.7% | 11 | 4.0% | 9 | 3.6% |
| Black | 10 | 3.8% | 13 | 4.7% | 8 | 3.2% |
| White: | 244 | 92.4% | 245 | 89.1% | 223 | 89.6% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 20.5% | 53 | 19.3% | 37 | 14.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 10.6% | 22 | 8.0% | 26 | 10.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.09 | 19.40 | 19.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MCA-II | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 63.4% | N/A |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 68.8% | N/A |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 70.5% | N/A |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 69.3% | N/A |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.2% | 68.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 73.2% | N/A |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70.2% | N/A |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.7% | N/A |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74% | N/A |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 74.4% | 71.7% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 78.3% | 75.1% |
| MCA-III | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 64.8% | 50.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 40.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 60.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,491.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,863.0 |
* Garfield Elementary Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.