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Glencoe-Silver Lake School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 222 students in Glencoe-Silver Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Glencoe-Silver Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 26% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 39%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 38% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
4 Schools
991 Schools
# Students
1,446 Students
275,585 Students
# Teachers
84 Teachers
16,669 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 527 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#263 out of 527 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
41%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.58
# American Indian Students
9 Students
6,117 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
8 Students
19,175 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
7%
# Hispanic Students
341 Students
29,133 Students
% Hispanic Students
24%
11%
# Black Students
7 Students
32,309 Students
% Black Students
n/a
12%
# White Students
1,042 Students
172,253 Students
% White Students
72%
62%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
299 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
39 Students
16,351 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
36
1,053
# Students in K Grade:
87
2,796
# Students in 1st Grade:
90
3,065
# Students in 2nd Grade:
116
3,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
83
3,268
# Students in 4th Grade:
104
3,539
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
11,575
# Students in 6th Grade:
108
51,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
112
64,303
# Students in 8th Grade:
110
65,703
# Students in 9th Grade:
112
16,191
# Students in 10th Grade:
137
15,775
# Students in 11th Grade:
127
15,828
# Students in 12th Grade:
120
17,674
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,970 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,860. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,489 is less than the state median of $18,586. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,970
$17,860
Spending / Student
$15,489
$18,586
Best Glencoe-Silver Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Gsl Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1621 16th St E
Glencoe, MN 55336
(320) 864-2456
Glencoe, MN 55336
(320) 864-2456
Grades: 7-8
| 222 students
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