Summary:
Zip code 56036 contains two public schools — Glenville Emmons Elementary (PK–6, 132 students) and Glenville-Emmons Secondary (7–12, 104 students) — both in the Glenville-Emmons School District, a rural southern Minnesota district with 236 students total, no separate middle school, and no alternative school. The district ranks 395th of 458 in Minnesota, at the 14th percentile with 1 star, and both schools carry that same district rating.
The elementary school is the stronger academic performer. It beats the district in all three all-grade subjects — Math 29.0% vs. 24.4%, Reading 33.8% vs. 27.5%, and Science 17.4% vs. 10.3% — though all three remain below state averages. Its 4th grade results, 61.5% in Math and 53.8% in Reading, are the only grade-level scores above the state average. The secondary school shows the opposite pattern: completion is strong, with a graduation rate of 92.8% (state 84.9%) and a dropout rate of 0.0% (state 4.2%), but proficiency is low in Math (19.4%), Reading (19.2%), and Science (5.7%), all below both district and state, and it has no grade-level subject above the state average.
Rankings show how much can change year to year. The elementary school has stayed low, between the 22nd and 31st percentile over three years. The secondary school rose to 141st of 450 (69th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025, then fell to 426th of 473 (10th percentile, 1 star) in 2025–2026 — the largest swing in the data. Both schools declined in Math and Reading over the past year, while elementary Science improved by 6.87 points, the only all-grade gain. With just 132 and 104 students, grade-level percentages rest on small groups and should be read with caution.
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