Glenville-Emmons School District

Glenville-Emmons School District in Minnesota is a small district of roughly 236 students served by just two schools: Glenville Emmons Elementary (grades PK–6, 132 students) and Glenville-Emmons Secondary (grades 7–12, 104 students). There is no middle school or alternative school in the district. The district ranks 395 of 458 in Minnesota, in the 14th percentile with 1 star, and both schools also carry 1 star for 2025–2026.

Glenville Emmons Elementary is currently the stronger of the two on test scores. In 2025–2026 it outperformed Glenville-Emmons Secondary in every all-grade subject: math 29.0% vs 19.4%, reading 33.8% vs 19.2%, and science 17.4% vs 5.7%. Both schools, however, trail state averages of 44.9% in math, 48.6% in reading, and 25.5% in science, and district proficiency sits about 20 points below the state in math and reading. The secondary school stands out differently: its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 92.8% exceeds the state's 84.9%, and its 0.0% dropout rate beats the state's 4.2%. Its rank also spiked to 141 of 450 (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 before falling to 426 of 473 (10th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026.

Science is the clearest weakness across the district — the secondary school's End-of-Course Science score of 0% compares with a state value of 35%. Secondary reading fell sharply year over year, from 35.59% to 19.2%, while elementary science improved from 10.53% to 17.4%. Fourth grade at the elementary school is the brightest spot: 61.5% proficient in math (above the state's 55.2%) and 53.8% in reading (above the state's 48.8%), even as 6th-grade math sits at 6.7% against a state 39.5%. With such small enrollment, year-to-year swings should be read cautiously, since one student can shift a grade-level rate noticeably.