Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 175 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270001903536
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY
409 4TH ST SE, GLENWOOD, MN 56334 · (320) 634-4567 · Pope County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
105 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 48%
Community
0
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 | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 25% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY→Minnewaska Area Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
72.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
47.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY this school | 317 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
| BLOOMING PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY BLOOMING PRAIRIE | 341 | 34.3% | 62.6% |
| COHASSET ELEMENTARY COHASSET | 312 | 31.7% | 56.7% |
| Rice Elementary RICE | 357 | 33.3% | 41.7% |
| CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY CALEDONIA | 295 | 30.8% | 65.2% |
| DASSEL ELEMENTARY DASSEL | 364 | 31.9% | 72.5% |
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 MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #164 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #85 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #355 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #612 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #77 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #767 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #632 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #266 of 499 |
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
317
-39 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 317 | 29.5 | 10.8:1 | 33% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 33% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 29.9 | 11.8:1 | 38% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 30.5 | 11.9:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 29% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 36% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (364 to 317); teachers down 4% (30.5 to 29.5).
About MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY runs as a mid-sized elementary school in GLENWOOD, Minnesota. It teaches 317 students in kindergarten through 3.
The 6 schools of MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT, including MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY, enroll 1,324 students.
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY is 95% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Pope County, where about 94% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY scores 10%.
The school had 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. The school's 10.8:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Minnesota. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 33%. That is in line with the 31% average for public schools in Pope County.
Among Minnesota public elementary schools, MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY are 11.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (58.7% actual, 47.3% predicted).
In Pope County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $76,220 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY, Pope County has 8 public schools.
MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED. is the nearest public school to MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY, less than a tenth of a mile away. MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.2 to 10.8 over 4 years.
The MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Pope County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,421 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARYHigh · 424 students
- Minnewaska Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 295 students
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 212 students
- Minnewaska Area WIN AcademyCombined · 44 students
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.Elementary · 32 students
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PGHigh
Other schools in GLENWOOD
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARYHigh · 424 students
- Minnewaska Area Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 295 students
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 212 students
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.Elementary · 32 students
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE PGHigh
Nearby schools
- MINNEWASKA EARLY CHILDHOOD SP.ED.0.0 mi · 32
- MINNEWASKA SECONDARY3.8 mi · 424
- MINNEWASKA AREA JUNIOR HIGH3.8 mi · 212
- Minnewaska Area Intermediate School3.8 mi · 295
- Minnewaska Area WIN Academy7.7 mi · 44
- GLACIAL HILLS ELEMENTARY7.9 mi · 97
Frequently asked questions
About MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARYHow many students attend MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY?
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-03.
Is MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY have?
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY?
MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARY is overseen by MINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pope County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.