Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Glidden

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Glidden-Ralston Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

602 Idaho St., Glidden, IA 51443 · (712) 659-2205 · Part of Glidden-Ralston Community School District

Glidden’s School Grade D better than 5% of Iowa school districts

Students
227
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
36%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Glidden-Ralston Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 18% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Glidden kids: Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School

On the path

Where Glidden kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Glidden-Ralston Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School163 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

602 Idaho St., Glidden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten29
Grade 134
Grade 227
Grade 331
Grade 429
Grade 524
Grade 627
Enrollment over time
224’20
229’21
248’22
237’23
227’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Glidden-Ralston Elementary School from Glidden families.

Other schools in Glidden-Ralston Community School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Glidden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.