GSL Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Glencoe, Minnesota
GSL Junior High School in Glencoe, Minnesota enrolled 224 students in 2024-25 with 13.7 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Minnesota middle-school median of 16.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Minnesota: 51.1% and 45.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 131%
222 students in 2022-23, 224 students in 2023-24, 224 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.9 to 13.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 222 | 5.9 | 37.4 |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 12.9 | 17.4 |
| 2024-25 | 224 | 13.7 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Minnesota middle schools
Among the 274 Minnesota middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 224 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection GSL Junior High School enrolled 224 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 22 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 224 of the 224 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions22
- Chronically absent4.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.4% of students were White, 24.6% Hispanic, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.4%
- Hispanic24.6%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Asian1.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at GSL Junior High School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Minnesota, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 38% | 49% | 51.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | 40% (2021-22) | 45.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about GSL Junior High School
- Central MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 216 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Sibley East Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 12 miles away: 248 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare GSL Junior High School with Central MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Glencoe-Silver Lake School District spends per student$13,946 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,946
- The largest public schools in MinnesotaGSL Junior High School is the number 204 by size of 301 Minnesota middle schools open in 2024-25.#204 of 301
- Minnesota schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Minnesota median of 16.4 for middle schools.16.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about GSL Junior High School
How many students attend GSL Junior High School?
224 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 222 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Glencoe, MN.What is the student-teacher ratio at GSL Junior High School?
16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Minnesota median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is GSL Junior High School a Title I school?
GSL Junior High School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at GSL Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at GSL Junior High School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 51.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 45.5% in math in 2022-23 across Minnesota. Minnesota's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is GSL Junior High School in?
Glencoe-Silver Lake School District, NCES district ID 2700128. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 270012801445 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.