Glenwood Middle School

Glenwood Middle School, a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Glenwood, Iowa, operated by Glenwood Comm School District, serves 453 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 4 schools in Glenwood Comm School District (2,001 students total), Glenwood Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Glenwood Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Glenwood Middle School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 72.4%; actual is 87.4%, +15.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Mills County indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,753 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Glenwood Middle School is one of 6 public schools in Mills County (combined enrollment of about 2,449 students).

Nearest neighbor: Glenwood Senior High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Glenwood Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glenwood Middle School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Glenwood Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 459 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 92% to 87% over that span.

On allk12, members of the Glenwood Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.