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Golden Lake Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1 School Rd, Circle Pines, MN 55014 · (763) 792-5900 · Part of Centennial Public School District

Circle Pines’ School Grade A better than 89% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
394
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Golden Lake Elementary

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Circle Pines kids: Centennial Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Golden Lake ElementaryYou are here
6–8Centennial Middlein Lino Lakes

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency62%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 School Rd, Circle Pines

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten68
Grade 162
Grade 254
Grade 370
Grade 461
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
396’20
398’21
416’22
385’23
394’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 12%Black 11%Asian 10%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Golden Lake Elementary from Circle Pines families.

Other schools in Centennial Public School District

The district →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Circle Pines
A
502 students15:1
Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lino Lakes
109 students11:1
Blue Heron Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lino Lakes
A
707 students17:1
Rice Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lino Lakes
A+
687 students17:1
Centerville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Centerville
A+
607 students16:1
Centennial Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lino Lakes
B+
1,595 students27:1

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 Minnesota’s other public schools; Circle Pines’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.