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GSL Junior High School

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GSL Junior High School ranks 333 rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 546 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

GSL Junior High School is a small grades 7–8 middle school in Glencoe, Minnesota, serving 224 students as part of the Glencoe-Silver Lake School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 333rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools — the 39th percentile, 2 stars — below every nearby regular middle school, including GFW Middle School (45th percentile), Watertown-Mayer Middle (87th), Hutchinson Middle (88th), and Waconia Middle School (94th). Because GSL serves only grades 7–8 while some neighbors serve grades 5–8 or 6–8, grade-level comparisons are the fairest. Its rank has also been uneven, from 25th percentile in 2022–2023 to a 52nd-percentile peak in 2024–2025 before falling back.

Proficiency was below state averages in every tested subject in 2025–2026: math 32.7% vs. 44.9%, reading 36.8% vs. 48.6%, and science 8.5% vs. 25.5% — though GSL tests science only in 8th grade, where the state average is 16.7%. Reading is the clearest red flag: GSL has the lowest 7th- and 8th-grade reading proficiency among nearby regular middle schools. Central Middle is a useful benchmark, with similar enrollment (216 vs. 224), free/reduced lunch rate, and student-teacher ratio, yet 55.3% reading proficiency to GSL's 36.8%. Math is weak but not uniformly bottom; GSL's 7th-grade math is above GFW Middle School, Central Middle, and Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle. A bright spot is special education, where GSL ranks in the top quartile statewide (76th percentile, 4 stars in 2025–2026).

Context does not fully explain the gaps. GSL's free/reduced lunch rate has fallen to 27.68%, similar to Central Middle and Hutchinson Middle, and its 16.3 student-teacher ratio is mid-pack, yet it trails those peers. GSL also scores below its own Glencoe-Silver Lake School District averages in math (32.7% vs. 46.5%), reading (36.8% vs. 41.6%), and science (8.5% vs. 17.9%), suggesting the junior high is a relative drag within its district. Recent subgroup results also show declines for Hispanic students (21st percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 54th–62nd range), female students (31st), and low-SES students (37th).

224

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,253

Per pupil spending ?

27.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

1621 16th St E
Glencoe, MN 55336-8888

(320) 864-2456

District: Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

Students who attend GSL Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High

Feeder schools for GSL Junior High School:

Elementary:	Lakeside Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

Hispanic:

24.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2023 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 39th (2026) from a 25th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (29% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 17 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg43%

333^rd of 546

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

274^th of 458Glencoe-Silver Lake School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	333 of 546	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	249 of 519	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	318 of 545	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	396 of 529	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	346 of 520	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	354 of 521	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	303 of 533	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	290 of 518	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	254 of 523	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.0	280 of 508	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	317 of 516	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.1	255 of 490	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	265 of 488	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.3	370 of 469	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.9	309 of 478	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.1	206 of 454	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	221 of 403	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.3	134 of 406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.0	193 of 396	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.9	262 of 387	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	23 of 133	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	322 of 467	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	248 of 450	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	228 of 474	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	292 of 455	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	224 of 467	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	278 of 443	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	296 of 439	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	299 of 436	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	155 of 195	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	81 of 175	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	70 of 186	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	113 of 178	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	132 of 188	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	108 of 156	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	112 of 171	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	91 of 163	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	290 of 458	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.6	179 of 432	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	232 of 473	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	342 of 459	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	318 of 404	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	249 of 399	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	182 of 415	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	161 of 401	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	288 of 483	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.8	224 of 452	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	342 of 479	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	394 of 464	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	389 of 476	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	332 of 437	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	256 of 454	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	195 of 438	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	71 of 296	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	58 of 307	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	12.2	285 of 298	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	275 of 288	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.5	103 of 260	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	89 of 282	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	308 of 435	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	275 of 415	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	340 of 440	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	382 of 436	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	346 of 438	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	345 of 422	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	270 of 428	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	254 of 428	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-12 vs state

Math33%-12 vs state

Science8%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)			MCA-III Math (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 7th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 8th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science 8th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
GSL Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2456	224	14	16.3	27.7%	160 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	40.4	333^rd of 546 public middle schools	39.0%		50.9	249^th of 519 public middle schools	52.0%	84			34.9	38.7	36.8		8.5	8.5			35.2	30.2	32.7	$8,253
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Glencoe	Public	7-8	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Middle	Public	6-8	531 Morse St	Norwood Young America	55368	Carver County	Central Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 467-7000	216	14	15.9	27.3%	181 (83.8%)	4 (1.9%)	15 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	60.6	194^th of 546 public middle schools	64.5%		63.5	164^th of 519 public middle schools	68.4%	30		61.4	45.2	59.5	55.3		12.2	12.2		35.7	28.8	40.5	35.0	$9,965
Sibley East Middle School	Public	6-8	202 3rd Avenue NW	Arlington	55307	Sibley County	Sibley East School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 964-2292	248	12	19.8	44.4%	153 (61.7%)	3 (1.2%)	77 (31.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	58.8	207^th of 546 public middle schools	62.1%		61.8	176^th of 519 public middle schools	66.1%	31		61.0	57.0	49.2	56.3		6.5	6.5		24.4	40.3	40.3	34.4	$10,673
Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	535	35	15.2	26.2%	452 (84.5%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	81.8	65^th of 546 public middle schools	88.1%		84.7	49^th of 519 public middle schools	90.6%	16		75.5	53.1	60.3	62.0		16.8	16.8		62.3	50.0	51.7	54.1	$10,255
Hutchinson Middle School A.L.C.	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	73	0		54.8%	44 (60.3%)	2 (2.7%)	21 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	9.3	504^th of 546 public middle schools	7.7%		6.2	498^th of 519 public middle schools	4.0%	6		34.4	7.1	6.3	21.0		0.0	0.0		9.4	0.0	0.0	4.8	$21,878
Waconia Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Community Dr	Waconia	55387	Carver County	Waconia Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 442-0650	885	61	14.4	14.1%	763 (86.2%)	21 (2.4%)	47 (5.3%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.9%)	89.7	32^nd of 546 public middle schools	94.1%		89.8	31^st of 519 public middle schools	94.0%	1		68.2	55.0	66.8	63.7		22.9	22.9		59.7	66.4	67.4	64.4	$11,159
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	Public	5-8	8700 County Road 6 SW	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4660	393	19	20.5	30.3%	356 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	53.6	237^th of 546 public middle schools	56.6%		58.3	201^st of 519 public middle schools	61.3%	36	50.0	55.1	51.6	51.6	52.1	14.0	11.3	12.6	12.9	28.6	25.5	36.1	25.9	$8,038
Watertown-Mayer Middle	Public	5-8	1001 Highway 25 NW	Watertown	55388	Carver County	Watertown-Mayer Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 955-0400	418	27	15.5	25.6%	387 (92.6%)	5 (1.2%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	80.5	69^th of 546 public middle schools	87.4%		89.6	32^nd of 519 public middle schools	93.8%	37	68.4	69.5	57.5	63.2	64.3	42.6	11.5	25.6	69.5	55.2	52.9	56.3	58.0	$8,458
GFW Middle School	Public	5-8	1157 E 13th Street	Gibbon	55335	Sibley County	GFW Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(507) 207-2251	121	10	12.7	49.6%	98 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	45.7	299^th of 546 public middle schools	45.2%		43.9	297^th of 519 public middle schools	42.8%	2		51.2	40.5	46.2	46.2		12.8	12.8		35.0	18.9	25.6	26.7

Frequently Asked Questions about GSL Junior High School

How many students attend GSL Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended GSL Junior High School.

What district is GSL Junior High School in?

Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

What is the racial makeup of GSL Junior High School?

Students at GSL Junior High School are 71% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of GSL Junior High School attend?

Students who attend GSL Junior High School usually go on to attend Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High

Is GSL Junior High School a good school?

GSL Junior High School ranks 333^rd of 546 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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