Enrollment
224
Middle
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270012801445
GSL Junior High School
1621 16TH ST E, GLENCOE, MN 55336 · (320) 864-2456 · McLeod County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
62 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 115 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 49% |
Student demographics
43%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
Students here typically continue to
GSL Junior High School→GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH
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
44.0%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
31.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 44 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 GSL Junior High School
GSL Junior High School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSL Junior High School this school | 224 | 27.7% | 31.5% |
| TRITON MIDDLE SCHOOL DODGE CENTER | 222 | 29.7% | 34.2% |
| MELROSE MIDDLE MELROSE | 296 | 39.2% | 39.0% |
| Pipestone Middle PIPESTONE | 244 | 41.0% | 21.6% |
| WASECA JUNIOR HIGH WASECA | 280 | 40.4% | 37.0% |
| ROCORI MIDDLE COLD SPRING | 563 | 25.2% | 39.8% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 GSL Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #190 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #170 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #166 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #207 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #93 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #121 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #177 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #34 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
224
-22 (-9%) vs 2020
-35% since 2000-01, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 224 | 13.7 | 16.4:1 | 28% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 12.9 | 17.4:1 | 38% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 5.9 | 37.4:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 10 | 24.6:1 | 22% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 13.9 | 19.7:1 | 36% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 35% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 13 | 21.9:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 23% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GSL Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (275 to 224); teachers down 2% (13.9 to 13.7).
About GSL Junior High School
GSL Junior High School is a small middle school in GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in GLENCOE, Minnesota. Its 224 students are spread across grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 55% smaller than the 495 average for middle schools in Minnesota.
Across its 4 schools, GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,390 students. GSL Junior High School is one of those schools.
White students make up a majority at GSL Junior High School, at 71%. Other students are 25% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 90% White share among all McLeod County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.4 students per teacher and 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 28%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, GSL Junior High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Minnesota schools. It scores 31.5%; the prediction is 50.2%.
Among McLeod County residents, the median household income is $80,084, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. GSL Junior High School is one of 22 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to GSL Junior High School is Lincoln Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, GSL Junior High School ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 224 students in 2024-25, 22 fewer than the 246 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 24.6:1 to 16.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at GSL Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 468 students
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 408 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Other schools in GLENCOE
- GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 468 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- SWWC Alternative Learning Center -High · 19 students
- SWWC ALC Midlevel - GlencoeMiddle
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary0.0 mi · 290
- GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 468
- 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 GSL Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at GSL Junior High School?
GSL Junior High School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does GSL Junior High School serve?
GSL Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GSL Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GSL Junior High School is approximately 16.4:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at GSL Junior High School?
Student demographics at GSL Junior High School are roughly 71% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GSL Junior High School public or private?
GSL Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.