Glenwood City Elementary

Glenwood City Elementary is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Glenwood City, Wisconsin, overseen by Glenwood City School District, teacheing 307 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Glenwood City Elementary is one of 3 schools operated by Glenwood City School District, a district that serves 636 students overall.

On demographics, Glenwood City Elementary records that nearly all students (89%) are White. The remainder is composed of 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Glenwood City Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Croix County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Glenwood City Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 42.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for St. Croix County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,046, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across St. Croix County's 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,266 students), Glenwood City Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glenwood City Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glenwood City Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 350 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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