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Schools in Helen Township

Helen Township’s public schools

Glencoe-Silver Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 15% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,390 students on the public path
In brief

Helen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Helen Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Lakeside Elementary places highest (better than 51%); GSL Junior High School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Helen Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Lincoln Elementaryin GlencoeNo scores
3–6Lakeside Elementaryin Silver LakeB−
7–8GSL Junior High Schoolin GlencoeC
9–12Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior Highin GlencoeC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Glencoe-Silver Lake School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,390 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$14,505MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 51.1% · 725 students tested
Math40%
State average 44.8% · 733 students tested

Helen Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Helen Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Helen Township—Glencoe-Silver Lake
GlencoeBGlencoe-Silver Lake
Glencoe Township—Glencoe-Silver Lake
Bergen—Lester Prairie Public PK–12 · Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12
Green Isle—Sibley East PK–12 · Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12
New Auburn—Glencoe-Silver Lake PK–12 · Sibley East PK–12
Young America—Central Public

5 of the 6 neighbors share Glencoe-Silver Lake with Helen Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Helen Township

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Helen Townshipin other towns
Lincoln Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glencoe
290 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeside Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Silver Lake
B−
408 students15:1Rate it →
GSL Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Glencoe
C
224 students16:1Rate it →
Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Glencoe
C+
468 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Helen Township’s schools

Are Helen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Helen Township. Glencoe-Silver Lake School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Helen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Helen Township in?

Glencoe-Silver Lake School District.

Where do Helen Township kids go to high school?

Glencoe-Silver Lake Senior High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.