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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550552000588

Glenwood City Middle

850 Maple St, Glenwood City, WI 54013 · (715) 265-4266 · St. Croix County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL143 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Wisconsin public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
143
Middle
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
57 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 64834%
Grade 74632%
Grade 84934%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
12688%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
107%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
32%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
6646%
Female
7754%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Glenwood City Middle→Glenwood City High
Feeds from
Glenwood City ElementaryPK–05
Based on grade levels within Glenwood City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
50.0%
WI avg 53.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.8pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2550.0%55.9%
2023-2445.0%48.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.

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 Glenwood City Middle

Glenwood City Middle's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glenwood City Middle this school14339.9%52.5%
Boyceville Middle
Boyceville
15541.9%56.1%
Horicon Middle School
Horicon
15240.8%65.9%
Fennimore Middle
Fennimore
18641.9%63.1%
Bonduel Middle
Bonduel
21237.7%55.8%
Manawa Middle
Manawa
11242.9%46.3%
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 Glenwood City Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn St. Croix County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.5%#209 of 323#6 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
55.9%#185 of 327
▲ 57
#6 of 6
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#217 of 327
▲ 27
#6 of 6
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
143#297 of 389#6 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.9%#140 of 323#1 of 6
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 2024-25
Enrollment
143
-17 (-11%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514311.912.0:140% (57)
2023-2413311.611.5:141% (55)
2022-231369.813.9:130% (41)
2020-211601016.0:137% (59)
2017-181389.814.2:130% (42)
2015-16158917.6:139% (61)
2010-11162627.0:135% (57)
2000-01154438.5:119% (29)
1990-911961216.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood City Middle.

Since 2017-18: students up 4% (138 to 143); teachers up 22% (9.8 to 11.9).

About Glenwood City Middle

Glenwood City Middle is a middle school in Glenwood City, Wisconsin, and it is part of Glenwood City School District. Its enrollment is 143 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students, which makes this school 62% below average.

Glenwood City Middle sits within Glenwood City School District, which has 3 schools and 636 students.

The share of White students at Glenwood City Middle is 88%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. In St. Croix County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Glenwood City Middle scores 22%.

Classroom staffing at Glenwood City Middle totals 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 40% of students (57) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 22% for public schools in St. Croix County.

On the allk12 Grade, Glenwood City Middle lands at C, ahead of 34% of Wisconsin public middle schools.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.2%.

In St. Croix County, median household income comes to about $103,046, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Croix County counts 31 public schools with about 14,266 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Glenwood City High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Glenwood City Middle is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.

Under the NCES locale system, Glenwood City Middle is Rural: Remote.

Enrollment was 143 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 160. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.

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St. Croix County at a glance

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Population
96,033
Census ACS
Median income
$103,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
14,266 students

Quick facts

School name
Glenwood City Middle
District
Glenwood City School District
Address
850 Maple St, Glenwood City, WI 54013
Phone
(715) 265-4266
County
St. Croix County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
143
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
57 (40%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
550552000588
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Glenwood City Middle
How many students attend Glenwood City Middle?
Glenwood City Middle enrolls approximately 143 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Glenwood City Middle serve?
Glenwood City Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Glenwood City Middle have?
Glenwood City Middle employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Glenwood City Middle?
Student demographics at Glenwood City Middle are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Glenwood City Middle in?
Glenwood City Middle is part of Glenwood City School District.
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