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The Golden Lake Way
We live and breathe our commitment to high expectations for all students and tireless efforts to improve our teaching!
Student Focus
Our success is rooted in figuring out what does and does not work for each student. We use data to drive our decisions, and personal relationships and connections to turn those decisions into student success. We have a small town feel in a big time district. We pride ourselves within making every student feel at home and visible daily.
AT A GLANCE
Golden Lake Elementary prepares students for life by inspiring them to grow academically, emotionally and socially.
417 Students
Golden Lake Elementary has 417 students enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade.
High Open Enrollment Rate
Over 1,000 students open enroll in the district annually.
Opened in 1970
Golden Lake Elementary opened in 1970, originally opened in 1970 and later was transformed into an elementary school.
Achievement
We have a lot to be proud of! Golden Lake Elementary was recognized 6 times as a Minnesota “Rewards” School. This means that its proficiency and growth score were in the top 5% of all MN Title schools. GLE continues to have great success with student growth scores annually.
Supportive Programs
Golden Lake offers robust after-school programming, mentoring, reading buddies, English Language Learners Program, reading support programming, mileage club, and talented and gifted services all designed to support our students and their families.
News & Announcements
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Erik Aus, Jan Kreminski, and Colleen McMorran Salay were inducted into the Centennial Hall of Fame and honored with Distinguished Service and Alumni awards on Thursday, May 11.
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Based on the feedback we received from our stakeholders in the fall, we worked hard to create a new website that improves the user experience and provides all web users with the information they need most.
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Centennial School District 12 connects the communities of Blaine, Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington, and Lino Lakes through nine exceptional schools that serve 6,500 students. Learn more about open enrollment today!
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We look forward to having your student and family become a part of the Centennial community! Kindergarten is offered at all five of our elementary schools.
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Arrive Alive is a two-day program that challenges teens to think about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving. A simulated crash, involving pre-selected students, was staged on the school’s football stadium and viewed by Centennial High School juniors and seniors.