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If you had an hour of school board time for GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
468
High
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270012800630
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH
1825 16TH ST E, GLENCOE, MN 55336 · (320) 864-2401 · McLeod County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Minnesota public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
135 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 114 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 132 | 28% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
32.0%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH this school | 468 | 28.8% | 41.2% |
| Tri-City United High School MONTGOMERY | 603 | 31.0% | 30.8% |
| Le Sueur-Henderson Middle/High LE SUEUR | 500 | 30.6% | 58.8% |
| ST. CHARLES SECONDARY SAINT CHARLES | 479 | 27.6% | 38.6% |
| Morris Area Secondary MORRIS | 535 | 24.7% | 54.6% |
| KERKHOVEN SECONDARY KERKHOVEN | 382 | 33.2% | 29.0% |
Matched among Minnesota high 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 GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In McLeod County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #170 of 397 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #210 of 401 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #146 of 397 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #179 of 764 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #269 of 332 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #159 of 338 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #305 of 444 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #78 of 146 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
468
-53 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 27.4:1
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 | 468 | 23.6 | 19.9:1 | 29% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 22.9 | 21.1:1 | 36% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 21.2 | 23.4:1 | 34% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 19 | 27.4:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 28.6 | 18.0:1 | 22% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 24% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 16% (106) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (514 to 468); teachers down 18% (28.6 to 23.6).
About GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is a mid-sized high school in Minnesota, with an address in GLENCOE. There are 468 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 26% bigger than the average for high schools in Minnesota.
Within GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,390 students.
The largest group at GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is White students, at 76%. Smaller groups are 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 90% of McLeod County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Based on 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH has a ratio of 19.9:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 3.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 29%.
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Minnesota public high schools.
A school with GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH's lunch-eligibility share in Minnesota is predicted to score 49.6%. GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH scores 41.2%, 8.4 points below that line.
McLeod County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,084, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,121, GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH among them.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH from the closest public school, GSL Junior High School. The five-mile area around GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH holds 3 other public schools. GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.2% against a local average of 41.7%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 521 in 2020-21 to 468 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 27.4:1 in 2020-21 to 19.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
McLeod County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,798
Census ACS
Median income
$80,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 408 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- GSL Junior High SchoolMiddle · 224 students
Other schools in GLENCOE
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- GSL Junior High SchoolMiddle · 224 students
- SWWC Alternative Learning Center -High · 19 students
- SWWC ALC Midlevel - GlencoeMiddle
Nearby schools
- GSL Junior High School0.0 mi · 224
- Lincoln Elementary0.1 mi · 290
- SWWC Alternative Learning Center -0.9 mi · 19
- LESTER PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY9.0 mi · 213
- LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY9.0 mi · 222
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY9.1 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGHHow many students attend GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH?
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 468 students in grades 09-12.
Is GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is approximately 19.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH?
At GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH public or private?
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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