Minnewaska Area Elementary
Public · Grades K–3 · 317 students
Glacial Hills Elementary
610 W 6th St, Starbuck, MN 56381
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
97
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Glacial Hills Elementary
Pope County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Minnesota elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Glacial Hills Elementary
Glacial Hills Elementary is a charter elementary school in Starbuck, Minnesota, serving grades Pre-K–6. The school is located in a remote town in Pope County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 97 students were enrolled, with about 8.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Minnesota elementary school (12.9 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center. Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 884 Minnesota elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 97 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Osprey Wilds Environmental Learning Center
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Glacial Hills Elementary
- County
- Pope County
- NCES school ID
- 270029303628
Schools near Glacial Hills Elementary
All 3 schools in Starbuck →
Lake Country Christian School
Private · Grades K–8 · 25 students
West Central Area S. El.
Public · Grades Pre-K–4 · 138 students
Hancock Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 233 students
Lincoln Elementary
Public · Grades K–5 · 481 students
Lakes Country Academy - ALEX
Special Ed · Grades K–6 · 7 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.