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Gleason Lake Elementary School

310 County Road 101 N
Minneapolis, MN 55447
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Serving 604 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Gleason Lake Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Minnesota for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 81% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 46%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 72% (which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 51%).
The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Minnesota state level of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Asian and Black), which is lower than the Minnesota state average of 40% (majority Black and Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 604 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 34%
  • : Top 5% in MN
  • : 81% (Top 5%)
  • : 72% (Top 5%)
  • : 75-79% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Gleason Lake Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Minnesota for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)

School Overview

Gleason Lake Elementary School's student population of 604 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 39 teachers has declined by 17% over five school years.
Awards
 Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2006
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeGleason Lake Elementary School
Kind78
1110
2105
3109
495
5107
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Total Students
604 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1993-2025)

YearGleason Lake Elementary School
2025604
2024589
2023563
2022569
2021600
2020634
2019583
2018570
2017570
2016622
2015635
2014663
2013655
2012660
2011692
2010651
2009662
2008682
2007858
2006736
2005753
2004803
2003770
2002747
2001727
2000562
1999586
1998589
1997668
1996710
1995598
1994596
1993604
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Total Classroom Teachers
39 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1994-2025)

YearGleason Lake Elementary School
202539
202436
202338
202245
202147
202041
201942
201838
201738
201637
201542
201440
201341
201240
201140
201041
200941
200837
200737
200632
200532
200440
200335
200233
200134
200032
199935
199738
199635
199530
199430
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School Rankings

Gleason Lake Elementary School ranks within the top 5% of all 1,773 schools in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Gleason Lake Elementary School is 0.54, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.60. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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State Level (MN)
#38 out of 1773 schools
(Top 5%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)

YearGleason Lake Elementary School
2023#38
2022#42
2021#29
2019#50
2018#32
2017#13
2016#3
2015#10
2014#7
2013#30
2012#60
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81%
46%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202381%46%76%
202281%45%78%
202180%45%75%
201982%56%79%
201884%58%81%
201786%59%80%
201694%60%82%
201591%61%83%
201489%61%81%
201385%61%81%
201287%62%84%
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72%
51%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202272%51%77%
202174%53%78%
201978%59%81%
201880%60%81%
201786%61%81%
201688%60%79%
201585%60%80%
201488%59%80%
201380%58%78%
201291%76%91%
201192%74%90%
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75-79%
41%

Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202277%41%68%
202177%45%70%
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Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
13:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1994-2025)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202515:113:1
202416:116:118:1
202315:116:118:1
202213:116:118:1
202113:116:117:1
202015:116:116:1
201914:116:116:1
201815:116:117:1
201715:116:117:1
201617:116:117:1
201515:116:116:1
201417:116:117:1
201316:116:117:1
201216:116:117:1
201117:116:117:1
201016:116:117:1
200916:116:117:1
200818:117:118:1
200723:117:118:1
200623:117:120:1
200524:117:121:1
200420:117:120:1
200322:117:119:1
200223:117:120:1
200121:117:119:1
200018:116:118:1
199917:115:117:1
199718:118:119:1
199620:118:120:1
199520:118:121:1
199420:118:121:1
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American Indian
n/a
2%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
20241%2%
19971%2%1%
19921%2%1%
19911%2%1%
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Asian
13%
7%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2024)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202412%7%22%
202311%7%22%
202211%7%22%
202111%7%22%
20209%7%21%
20196%7%21%
20186%7%18%
20176%7%18%
20167%7%17%
20159%6%16%
20148%6%15%
20138%6%13%
20126%7%13%
20117%6%12%
20105%6%11%
20096%6%10%
20085%6%9%
20075%6%9%
20065%6%8%
20054%5%7%
20043%5%6%
20033%5%6%
20022%5%6%
20013%5%7%
20001%5%5%
19992%5%5%
19982%4%5%
19961%4%3%
19951%4%4%
19942%4%3%
19932%3%3%
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Hispanic
6%
12%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1991-2024)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
20247%12%5%
20239%11%5%
20227%10%5%
20216%10%5%
20207%9%4%
20196%9%4%
20185%9%4%
20175%9%4%
20164%9%4%
20154%9%4%
20145%8%4%
20135%8%4%
20125%7%4%
20114%7%3%
20104%7%3%
20093%6%2%
20084%6%2%
20074%6%2%
20063%5%2%
20053%5%2%
20042%4%2%
20032%4%2%
20021%4%2%
20011%3%1%
19981%2%1%
19941%2%1%
19921%1%1%
19911%1%1%
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Black
7%
12%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
20246%12%9%
20237%12%9%
20227%12%8%
20217%11%8%
20205%11%7%
20197%11%7%
20185%11%7%
20175%11%7%
20165%10%7%
20153%10%7%
20144%10%7%
20135%9%7%
20125%9%8%
20116%9%8%
20107%10%8%
20097%10%8%
20087%9%8%
20075%9%7%
20063%8%6%
20053%8%6%
20044%8%5%
20033%7%4%
20022%7%3%
20012%7%2%
19981%6%2%
19941%4%1%
19931%4%1%
19921%4%2%
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White
66%
60%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1994-2024)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202466%61%58%
202365%62%59%
202266%63%60%
202168%64%60%
202071%66%63%
201973%66%63%
201876%67%66%
201776%67%66%
201676%68%68%
201577%69%69%
201478%71%70%
201379%72%73%
201283%73%75%
201182%74%76%
201084%75%78%
200984%76%80%
200884%76%81%
200786%77%82%
200689%79%84%
200590%79%85%
200491%80%87%
200392%81%88%
200295%82%89%
200194%83%90%
200099%84%91%
199998%85%92%
199896%86%92%
199799%87%93%
199699%87%94%
199599%88%93%
199496%88%93%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
8%
7%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2024)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
20248%6%6%
20238%6%5%
20229%6%5%
20218%6%5%
20207%5%5%
20198%5%5%
20188%4%5%
20178%4%5%
20168%4%4%
20157%4%4%
20145%3%4%
20133%3%3%
20121%2%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.54
0.60

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1990-2025)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
20250.540.61
20240.540.600.61
20230.550.590.60
20220.540.580.59
20210.520.570.58
20200.480.540.56
20190.450.540.56
20180.410.530.52
20170.410.530.52
20160.410.520.50
20150.400.510.49
20140.390.480.48
20130.370.470.45
20120.310.450.42
20110.320.440.40
20100.290.420.38
20090.290.410.35
20080.290.410.34
20070.260.400.32
20060.210.370.28
20050.190.370.26
20040.170.350.24
20030.150.340.21
20020.100.320.20
20010.120.310.18
19980.080.260.15
19940.070.220.13
19930.060.210.10
19920.130.190.15
19910.130.160.15
19900.100.160.11
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Eligible for Free Lunch
14%
34%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1994-2025)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
202514%34%
202414%36%14%
202315%35%12%
20227%26%6%
20219%26%7%
20208%28%8%
201910%28%8%
201815%30%10%
201715%30%10%
201612%31%10%
201510%31%9%
201413%31%11%
201316%31%13%
201214%30%13%
201113%29%11%
201013%28%11%
200913%25%10%
200813%24%9%
200710%23%9%
20064%23%8%
20053%22%7%
20044%21%6%
20034%20%6%
20022%19%4%
20011%18%3%
20004%18%4%
19994%19%4%
19983%19%4%
19963%19%5%
19954%18%5%
19945%18%5%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
7%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2000-2025)

YearGleason Lake Elementary SchoolMinnesotaWayzata Public School District
20255%7%
20243%7%3%
20235%8%3%
20221%6%1%
20215%6%2%
20205%8%3%
20196%8%3%
20183%8%2%
20173%8%2%
20164%7%2%
20154%7%2%
20144%7%3%
20133%7%3%
20124%7%3%
20114%8%3%
20105%8%3%
20094%8%3%
20084%8%3%
20072%7%2%
20062%7%2%
20052%7%2%
20032%7%3%
20021%7%2%
20012%7%2%
20002%8%2%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
Wayzata Public School District
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gleason Lake Elementary School's ranking?
Gleason Lake Elementary School is ranked #38 out of 1,773 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Minnesota.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
81% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 46% MN state average), while 72% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 51% MN state average).
How many students attend Gleason Lake Elementary School?
604 students attend Gleason Lake Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
66% of Gleason Lake Elementary School students are White, 13% of students are Asian, 8% of students are Two or more races, 7% of students are Black, and 6% of students are Hispanic.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Gleason Lake Elementary School?
Gleason Lake Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is higher than the Minnesota state average of 13:1.
What grades does Gleason Lake Elementary School offer ?
Gleason Lake Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).
What school district is Gleason Lake Elementary School part of?
Gleason Lake Elementary School is part of Wayzata Public School District.

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Kindergarten-5
  • Enrollment: 604 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 34%
  • : Top 5%
  • : 81% (Top 5%)
  • : 72% (Top 5%)
  • : 75-79% (Top 5%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), MN Dept. of Education

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