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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 640 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN·NCES 273239000512
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE
3825 GLACIER DR, EAGAN, MN 55123 · (651) 683-8570 · Dakota County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
202 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
64.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
64.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE this school | 707 | 28.6% | 60.6% |
| CORNELIA ELEMENTARY EDINA | 617 | 26.6% | 60.4% |
| Weaver Lake Science Math & Tech Sch MAPLE GROVE | 668 | 29.3% | 60.7% |
| Woodbury Leadership Elementary WOODBURY | 658 | 23.3% | 63.7% |
| CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY EDEN PRAIRIE | 557 | 30.5% | 57.3% |
| Oak Point Elementary EDEN PRAIRIE | 684 | 33.8% | 59.4% |
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 GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Dakota County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #132 of 844 | #12 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #190 of 844 | #15 of 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #112 of 844 | #10 of 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #76 of 1,130 | #9 of 73 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #508 of 769 | #39 of 58 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #51 of 796 | #7 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #706 of 942 | #43 of 66 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #374 of 499 | #29 of 36 |
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
707
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 707 | 47.9 | 14.8:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 46.7 | 14.6:1 | 32% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 47.2 | 14.0:1 | 31% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 689 | 52 | 13.3:1 | 15% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 761 | 50.5 | 15.1:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | 50 | 15.4:1 | 24% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 35% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 29% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (761 to 707); teachers down 5% (50.5 to 47.9).
About GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE
At 3825 GLACIER DR in EAGAN, Minnesota, GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE operates as a large elementary school. Its enrollment is 707 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota enroll around 344, and this school is 106% larger than that mark.
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE is one of the 36 schools that make up ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN (29,224 students in total).
No group is above 50% at GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE; the largest is White, at 41%. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Asian, 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. The diversity index for GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, with 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 29% at GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE.
On BeatsExpectations, GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE is 10.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools.
In Dakota County, the median household earns about $106,318 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Dakota County has 170 public schools with about 74,687 students, including GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE.
Among nearby public schools, WOODLAND ELEMENTARY is closest at about 1.0 miles. GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 60.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 707, from 689 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.3 to 14.8 over 4 years.
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Dakota County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
445,771
Census ACS
Median income
$106,318
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
170
74,687 students
Quick facts
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- WOODLAND ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 720
- DEERWOOD ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 528
- BLACK HAWK MIDDLE1.2 mi · 889
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 396
- DAKOTA HILLS MIDDLE1.3 mi · 1,184
- EAGAN SENIOR HIGH1.3 mi · 2,274
Frequently asked questions
About GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCEHow large is GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE?
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE enrolls approximately 707 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE serve?
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE have?
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE?
Student demographics at GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE are roughly 41% White, 12% Hispanic, 16% Black, 19% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE in?
GLACIER HILLS SCHOOL - ARTS/SCIENCE is part of ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN.
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