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Schools in Glencoe · Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

Glencoe’s public schools beat 55% of Minnesota districts

The public schools Glencoe’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

Reading proficiency
44%
▼ 9 pts vs MN 53%
2020–21
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 4 pts vs MN 44%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 8 pts vs MN 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.9
MN 14.9
Schools
6
1,001 students
The School Grade

How Glencoe compares

C+ Test scoresB Graduation
Minnesota school districts we grade (491)Better than 55%
Lower resultsHigher results
Minnesota towns with similar household incomes (1,277)Better than 49%
High confidence. Built on 733 tested students and a graduating class of 106; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Minnesota’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Minnesota only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Glencoe.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Lincoln ElementaryGlencoe-Silver Lake School District
3–6Lakeside Elementaryin Silver Lake
7–8GSL Junior High SchoolGlencoe-Silver Lake School District
9–12Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior HighGlencoe-Silver Lake School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 52.5%
Math40%
State average 44.2%

Every school in Glencoe

6 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
High
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Within reach

Colleges near Glencoe

There’s no college in Glencoe, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Crown College in Laketown, 21.5 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Glencoe. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Minnesota. Stars are from neighbors.

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