Dilworth-glyndon-felton Middle Sch, Glyndon MN

Original Research by School Decision on Dilworth-glyndon-felton Middle Sch

Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Middle School serves students in grades five through eight in the small town of Glyndon, Minnesota, about ten miles east of the Fargo-Moorhead metro area. It is a regular public school within the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton district, a district that also includes elementary and high school buildings integrated into the town’s compact grid. The school occupies a modest role in a community that functions largely as a bedroom suburb for the larger metro area, with a young family profile and a growing population.

On state assessments, the school’s results vary across subjects and grade levels, and overall proficiency sits a bit below the midpoint among districts in Clay County. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency standards hovers around the majority mark in grades five, six, and eight, while grade seven trails somewhat behind. Math proficiency is more uneven: grade seven reaches above the half mark, but grades five, six, and eight all show lower attainment, with grade six the weakest. Science proficiency, tested in grades five and eight, is low in both, a pattern a parent may want to explore further with the school, especially since the state changed both the assessment and its cut scores for science in the 2024-25 year, making direct comparisons to earlier years unclear. No multi-year trend data is available beyond a single year, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect a longer pattern or a snapshot.

Enrollment is moderate for a middle school, and the student body is predominantly white, with a noticeable Hispanic share and small numbers of students who are American Indian, Black, or of two or more races. More than a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, indicating a substantial low-income population. Data on students with Individualized Education Programs and English learners is not reported in the source material, so families seeking information about special education or language support services would need to contact the school directly. No discipline or attendance data is available either.

The town of Glyndon itself is a small, mainly residential place with a traditional grid of streets and limited commercial activity. The school district is the largest employer locally, and many residents commute to jobs in Fargo-Moorhead, a short drive west. Housing values in the area are broadly aligned with national and state benchmarks, and the community has seen modest population growth in recent years, with rising median household income suggesting an influx of higher-income commuters. No recent major changes or strategic initiatives were publicly reported for the district, so the school’s context appears stable.

For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a middle school in a growing bedroom community where academic proficiency is mixed. Some grade levels and subjects show solid performance, especially in English language arts, while math and science generally lag behind county peers. The peer environment is largely white and middle-income with a significant low-income segment. The lack of data on special populations and the single-year assessment snapshot mean a parent would benefit from visiting the school and asking about how it supports students who are not yet at grade level, particularly in math and science.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 35%

even with state median

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 24%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 14 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 658%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 20%

▲ 7 pts above state median

This schoolDILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income66%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income34%Higher-income70%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income50%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income36%Higher-income64%28 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income45%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income31%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income62%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income44%17 pp gap