The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 37% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Glacial Hills Elementary
Glacial Hills Elementary is a single small school that serves as its own school district in Pope County, Minnesota, enrolling students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. The school has no high school grades and therefore no graduation rate to report.
The school's student body is small and overwhelmingly composed of white students, with a very small number of Hispanic, Black, and multiracial students. Data on the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available from the state. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these figures to understand the full support context.
On state assessments in the most recent testing year, results were mixed and the picture is partly obscured by data suppression rules that apply when very small groups of students take a test. In fourth-grade math, roughly three out of every four students met or exceeded the state standard. In fourth-grade reading, about one in five students scored at that level. In sixth grade, roughly half of students met the standard in both math and reading. Scores for third and fifth grade in most subjects were suppressed due to the small number of test-takers, as was the fifth-grade science result. All tested grade levels showed full participation, which is a positive sign for schoolwide engagement.
Because this district is the only one in its county, comparison data against neighboring districts within Pope County is not available. A parent looking for a wider state or regional benchmark would need to look elsewhere for that context.
The school was created as a single-school charter district. Publicly reported information on recent changes to the district, such as leadership turnover, program additions, or budget adjustments, was not found in a search. The brief offers only that the school serves its current grade band and has an open operational status. No data was available on discipline rates, staffing ratios, course access, or chronic absenteeism. A parent exploring this school may want to call the school directly to learn more about class sizes, teacher retention, enrichment offerings, and how the school supports students who are not yet meeting state benchmarks, particularly in reading at the fourth-grade level.
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