GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY

GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in MINNETONKA, Minnesota, one of the schools within HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 465 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% above the state mean of about 344.

GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 14 schools operated by HOPKINS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that instructs 7,129 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY shows that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 15% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hennepin County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.

Around the school, census data for Hennepin County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,653 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Hopkins West Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.9%.

GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY has changed only slightly, going from 465 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 21% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the GLEN LAKE ELEMENTARY community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.