Enrollment
97
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY·NCES 270029303628
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY
610 W 6TH ST, STARBUCK, MN 56381 · (320) 244-3334 · Pope County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
50 students
STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 46% larger than its 6th grade class (13).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY this school | 97 | 51.5% | 48.7% |
| Early Education Center ALEXANDRIA | 114 | 49.1% | N/A |
| NORMAN COUNTY EAST ELEMENTARY TWIN VALLEY | 95 | 47.4% | 32.3% |
| Hibbing Early Learning Center HIBBING | 110 | 56.4% | N/A |
| HERON LAKE-OKABENA ELEMENTARY HERON LAKE | 123 | 50.4% | 40.0% |
| KARLSTAD ELEMENTARY KARLSTAD | 96 | 47.9% | 38.8% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #945 of 1,130 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
97
+9 (+10%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 92
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 8.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | 52% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 11 | 9.0:1 | 60% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 93 | 9.6 | 9.7:1 | 58% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 11 | 8.0:1 | 51% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 102 | 10.8 | 9.5:1 | 60% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 53% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 92 | 8 | 11.5:1 | 57% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (102 to 97); teachers up 2% (10.8 to 11).
About GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school in STARBUCK, Minnesota, reachable at (320) 244-3334. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 97 students. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 72% lower.
Federal records list GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY as its own district.
White students make up 87% of enrollment at GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.8 students per teacher. That is 4.9 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 52% of students. The gap from the 31% average for public schools in Pope County is 21 points.
The allk12 Grade for GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY is B+. Compared with Minnesota public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 37.4%. GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY scores 48.7%, 11.3 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Pope County, the median household income is $76,220, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Pope County is home to 8 public schools and about 1,421 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Minnewaska Area WIN Academy, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Among its closest neighbors with test data, GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area. Federal records list GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY as a charter school.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 9 more students in 2024-25.
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Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,421 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Minnewaska Area WIN Academy0.2 mi · 44
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY4.2 mi · 424
- Minnewaska Area Intermediate School4.2 mi · 295
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH4.2 mi · 212
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.7.9 mi · 32
- MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY7.9 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARYHow large is GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY?
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 97 students in grades PK-06.
Is GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY have?
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY?
GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY is overseen by GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY in Pope County.
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