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Which teacher or staff member at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271426001881
GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY
4801 WOODRIDGE RD, MINNETONKA, MN 55345 · (952) 988-5200 · Hennepin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
108 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
61.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
56.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
Where GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #242 of 844 | #57 of 169 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #333 of 844 | #63 of 169 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #170 of 844 | #51 of 169 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #358 of 1,130 | #84 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #614 of 769 | #122 of 164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #404 of 796 | #117 of 165 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #783 of 942 | #141 of 183 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
465
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 465 | 29.6 | 15.7:1 | 23% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 26.6 | 15.4:1 | 26% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 29.8 | 15.3:1 | 26% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 35.1 | 13.3:1 | 26% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 27% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 562 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY.
About GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY
Families in MINNETONKA, Minnesota, are served by GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY, a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 465 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 35% above the average for elementary schools in Minnesota.
GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is one school in HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a system of 14 schools with 7,129 students.
The share of White students at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is 71%, a majority. Other students are 15% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The school has 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Federal data show 23% of students (108) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County is 20 points.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.6% at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.9%.
For Hennepin County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,653 a year, roughly 54% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Hennepin County number 496, with about 177,509 students.
Hopkins West Middle School is about 1.3 miles from GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 50.9% proficiency; GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY posts 54.9%.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolled 454; in 2024-25, 465.
The allk12 page for GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 2,003 students
- Hopkins North Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARYElementary · 792 students
- Hopkins West Middle SchoolMiddle · 574 students
- L.H. TANGLEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 521 students
- EISENHOWER ELEMENTARYElementary · 504 students
Other schools in MINNETONKA
- MINNETONKA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 3,514 students
- Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 2,003 students
- MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 1,320 students
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · 930 students
- GROVELAND ELEMENTARYElementary · 903 students
- Hopkins North Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
Nearby schools
- Hopkins West Middle School1.3 mi · 574
- GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 351
- Ubah Academy1.8 mi · 321
- West Education Center Alternative2.0 mi · 99
- SCENIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 930
- MINNETONKA EAST MIDDLE2.1 mi · 1,320
Frequently asked questions
About GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARYHow large is GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY?
GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY serve?
GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY?
GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY in?
GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is part of HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.