Glendale-River Hills School District

The Glendale-River Hills School District in Wisconsin operates two schools: Glen Hills Middle and Parkway Elementary. While both schools face some performance challenges, with test scores generally below the state average, they also have notable strengths, such as relatively low student-teacher ratios and higher-than-average per-student spending.

Glen Hills Middle is the district's only middle school, serving grades 4-8. It has a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%, which is a concern, but its student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1 is quite low. The school's test scores are generally below the state average, except for 6th grade English Language Arts and 7th/8th grade Mathematics. Parkway Elementary, the district's sole elementary school serving grades PK-3, also has a 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate and below-average test scores, particularly in 3rd grade English Language Arts and Mathematics.

Both schools have a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families in the district. This may be contributing to the performance challenges observed. Additionally, Glen Hills Middle has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, from 291 out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025 to 360 out of 641 in 2023-2024, indicating a potential need for targeted interventions to address the school's performance issues.