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Enrollment
522
Elementary
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRIOR LAKE-SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 273006002679
Glendale Elementary
6601 CONNELLY PKWY, SAVAGE, MN 55378 · (952) 226-0200 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL522 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
130 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Glendale Elementary→Prior Lake-Savage Middle School
Based on grade levels within Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
66.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Glendale Elementary
Glendale Elementary's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Elementary this school | 522 | 24.9% | 58.7% |
| FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY FALCON HEIGHTS | 442 | 26.2% | 67.1% |
| WILSHIRE PARK ELEMENTARY SAINT ANTHONY | 690 | 27.1% | 51.6% |
| Matoska International WHITE BEAR LAKE | 543 | 28.5% | 53.4% |
| Randolph Heights Elementary SAINT PAUL | 448 | 25.9% | 70.6% |
| CLOVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY CHASKA | 632 | 24.4% | 56.4% |
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 Glendale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #165 of 844 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #168 of 844 | #3 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #141 of 844 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 522 | #262 of 1,130 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #536 of 769 | #11 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #304 of 796 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #755 of 942 | #14 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #290 of 499 | #12 of 16 |
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
522
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 522 | 34.8 | 15.0:1 | 25% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 27% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 36.3 | 15.1:1 | 28% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 32 | 17.7:1 | 12% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 33.9 | 17.4:1 | 12% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glendale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (589 to 522); teachers up 3% (33.9 to 34.8).
About Glendale Elementary
Glendale Elementary is an elementary school in SAVAGE, Minnesota, reachable at (952) 226-0200. It enrolls 522 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. It has 52% more students than the average for elementary schools in Minnesota (about 344).
Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools, which runs Glendale Elementary, has 14 schools and 8,788 students.
The student body at Glendale Elementary is 63% White. It is also 15% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Scott County's residents are about 77% White, 14 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
Glendale Elementary lists 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.0 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Minnesota, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 25% of the student body. Public schools in Scott County average a similar 28%.
Glendale Elementary scores 58.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.7%.
In Scott County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $119,314 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Scott County number 66, with about 26,041 students.
Harriet Bishop Elementary is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.1%; Glendale Elementary's is 58.7%, ranking 1st of 9.
Federal data place Glendale Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Glendale Elementary had a net loss of 43 students, or 8%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.7 to 15.0 over 4 years.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools
- Prior Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,856 students
- Prior Lake-Savage Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,025 students
- Hamilton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Redtail Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- WestWood ElementaryElementary · 505 students
- Jeffers Pond ElementaryElementary · 487 students
Other schools in SAVAGE
- Prior Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,856 students
- ASPEN ACADEMYElementary · 641 students
- Hamilton Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Redtail Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Harriet Bishop ElementaryElementary · 511 students
- Hidden Valley ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other Glendale Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Glendale Elementary. Glendale Elementary is the largest of the 10.
- GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTONAWANDA, NY · 443 students
- Glendale ElementaryGlen Burnie, MD · 438 students
- Glendale ElementaryNashville, TN · 433 students
- GLENDALE ELEM.INDEPENDENCE, MO · 417 students
- GLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVERO BEACH, FL · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Harriet Bishop Elementary0.8 mi · 511
- Hidden Valley Elementary1.5 mi · 472
- Eagle Ridge Middle School1.5 mi · 46
- ASPEN ACADEMY1.6 mi · 641
- Redtail Ridge Elementary School1.8 mi · 556
- Prior Lake High School1.8 mi · 2,856
Frequently asked questions
About Glendale ElementaryHow large is Glendale Elementary?
Glendale Elementary enrolls approximately 522 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Glendale Elementary serve?
Glendale Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Glendale Elementary?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Glendale Elementary.
How diverse is Glendale Elementary?
Glendale Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 8% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Glendale Elementary?
Glendale Elementary is overseen by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools in Scott County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.