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What's one thing Glacial Drumlin School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
766
Middle
DISTRICT 525 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONONA GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550981001293
Glacial Drumlin School
801 Damascus Tr, Cottage Grove, WI 53527 · (608) 839-8437 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
153 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 42%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 265 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 31% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Glacial Drumlin School→Monona Grove High
Based on grade levels within Monona Grove School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 43.0% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Glacial Drumlin School
Glacial Drumlin School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacial Drumlin School this school | 766 | 20.0% | 48.9% |
| De Forest Middle De Forest | 602 | 19.8% | 61.6% |
| De Pere Middle De Pere | 690 | 21.6% | 78.6% |
| Foxview Intermediate De Pere | 673 | 20.7% | 76.8% |
| Harvest Intermediate School DeForest | 966 | 17.4% | 63.5% |
| Bay View Middle Green Bay | 820 | 21.8% | 68.4% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Glacial Drumlin School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #237 of 323 | #25 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #192 of 327 ▲ 72 | #21 of 33 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #203 of 327 ▲ 25 | #23 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 766 | #39 of 389 | #6 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #68 of 265 | #15 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #117 of 265 | #19 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #263 of 323 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #76 of 176 | #10 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
766
-155 (-17%) vs 2020
+91% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 766 | 64.3 | 11.9:1 | 20% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 65.2 | 11.7:1 | 21% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 63.3 | 12.1:1 | 19% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 67 | 13.8:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 70.6 | 12.6:1 | 16% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 64 | 13.9:1 | 24% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 788 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 20% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 52 | 12.2:1 | 8% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 30 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glacial Drumlin School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (889 to 766); teachers down 9% (70.6 to 64.3).
About Glacial Drumlin School
Glacial Drumlin School is a public middle school run by Monona Grove School District in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. The student body numbers 766 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Wisconsin is about 381, so this school runs 101% above that.
Glacial Drumlin School is one of 7 schools in Monona Grove School District, which enrolls 3,672 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Glacial Drumlin School is 77% White. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. The White share in Dane County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. By the diversity index, Glacial Drumlin School comes in at 40%.
The school employs the equivalent of 64.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Glacial Drumlin School is 20%. For comparison, public schools in Dane County average 32%.
allk12 grades Glacial Drumlin School a D. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Glacial Drumlin School is in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.4%. The school's actual rate is 48.9%, 16.4 points lower.
Census estimates describe Dane County this way: median household income is about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Dane County number 169 and enroll about 78,525.
Granite Ridge School is located about 0.3 miles from Glacial Drumlin School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 48.9% is above the 46.1% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 921 to 766. The school's ratio fell from 13.8:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monona Grove School District
- Monona Grove HighHigh · 1,170 students
- Winnequah SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Granite Ridge SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Cottage Grove ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Taylor Prairie ElementaryElementary · 264 students
- Monona Grove Liberal ArtsHigh · 93 students
Other schools in Cottage Grove
- Granite Ridge SchoolElementary · 470 students
- Cottage Grove ElementaryElementary · 307 students
- Taylor Prairie ElementaryElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Granite Ridge School0.3 mi · 470
- Taylor Prairie Elementary0.9 mi · 264
- Cottage Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 307
- Elvehjem Elementary3.6 mi · 415
- Kennedy Elementary3.8 mi · 582
- Milestone Democratic School4.3 mi · 84
Frequently asked questions
About Glacial Drumlin SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glacial Drumlin School?
Glacial Drumlin School enrolls approximately 766 students in grades 06-08.
Is Glacial Drumlin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glacial Drumlin School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glacial Drumlin School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glacial Drumlin School is approximately 11.9:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Glacial Drumlin School?
Student demographics at Glacial Drumlin School are roughly 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Glacial Drumlin School in?
Glacial Drumlin School is part of Monona Grove School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.