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Glidden-Ralston Community School District

At a glance

214^thof 313 Iowa districts▲ 29

Better than 31% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

602 Idaho
Glidden, IA 51443·(712) 659-3411·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 31.6% of districts

Schools

390

Students

Top rankedGlidden-Ralston Elementary School232^nd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Glidden-Ralston Elementary School up 58 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Glidden-Ralston Community School District consists of two schools - Glidden-Ralston Elementary School and Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School. The district is ranked 214 out of 313 districts in Iowa and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Glidden-Ralston Elementary School stands out with consistently strong test scores, outperforming the state average in most grade levels and subject areas. The school has particularly high proficiency rates in 4th grade Math (92.9%) and 6th grade ELA (93.8%). In contrast, Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School has a solid graduation rate of 88.3%, outperforming the state average, and strong performance in 7th and 8th grade ELA, with proficiency rates exceeding 80%.

While both schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, the elementary school has a higher percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (39.66%) compared to the junior-senior high school (30.13%). Additionally, the junior-senior high school has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.9, compared to the elementary school's 14.9. These insights suggest the district may need to address equity concerns and explore ways to improve attendance across both schools.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Idaho St.	Glidden	51443	Carroll County	Glidden-Ralston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 659-2205	227	18	12.7	35.7%	218 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.5	232^nd of 576 public elementary schools	59.7%		56	290^th of 557 public elementary schools	47.9%	58	75.9	86.2	63.6	76.9						82.8	92.9	86.4	69.2						59.1			$13,937	$458	$13,480
Glidden-Ralston Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	602 Idaho	Glidden	51443	Carroll County	Glidden-Ralston Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 659-2205	163	13	12.1	28.8%	151 (92.6%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	46.6	212^th of 340 public high schools	37.6%		39.9	240^th of 338 public high schools	29.0%	28					86.2	81.3	81.8	75.0	70.0					62.1	68.8	63.6	70.0	66.7		62.5	45.0	$18,790	$292	$18,499

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carroll Community School District	6.79 mi	4	206^th
Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District	12.9 mi	2	148^th
South Central Calhoun Community School District	14.23 mi	3	242^nd
Paton-Churdan Community School District	14.6 mi	2	164^th
Greene County Community School District	17.72 mi	3	278^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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