LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY

LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in SILVER LAKE, Minnesota, one of the schools within GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructing 408 students in grades 3 through 6.

LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY is one of 4 schools operated by GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 1,390 students overall.

On the student-mix side, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, McLeod County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 47.9%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for McLeod County put the typical household earns roughly $80,084 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, McLeod County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students), of which LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is LESTER PRAIRIE SECONDARY, roughly 7.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY has shrank 12%, going from 465 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.