Pre-K Education: How Minnetonka's Glen Lake Grades

TWIN CITIES, MN — A quality education is crucial for every child, especially in the earliest years when their brains are rapidly developing, so it's worth checking out how the pre-kindergarten programs offered in the Minnetonka area perform.

Analysis website Niche gave Minnetonka's Glen Lake Elementary School an "A."

• Academics grade: A-
• Diversity grade: A-
• Teachers: A

Glen Lake Elementary "has 480 students in grades PK, K-6 with a student-teacher ratio of 14 to 1," the Niche report states. "According to state test scores, 71% of students are at least proficient in math and 74% in reading."

Here are the other top schools for pre-K in the Twin Cities metro area:

• Meadowbrook Elementary School — Hopkins Public Schools
• East Lake Elementary School — Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan
• Wilshire Park Elementary School — St. Anthony-New Brighton District
• Somerset Elementary School — West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan District
• Armatage Elementary School — Minneapolis School District
• Mendota Elementary School — West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan District
• Edgewood Elementary School — Prior Lake-Savage District
• Golden Lake Elementary School — Centennial Public School District
• Rush Creek Elementary School — Osseo Public School District

See the entire Niche rankings here.