Elementary Schools in Glenwood City School District

Summary:

The Glenwood City School District has only one elementary school, Glenwood City Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 317 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past three years, with a 1 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Glenwood City Elementary's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam are generally lower than the state averages across subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 40.38% compared to the state average of 52.14%. Additionally, the school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% compared to the state average.

The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $10,738, close to the state average, but its student-teacher ratio of 17.8 is slightly higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 43.53% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting it may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic performance.

District Detail

850 Maple St
Glenwood City, WI 54013

(715) 265-4757

SchoolDigger Rank:
237^th of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 636

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glenwood City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Maple St	Glenwood City	54013	St. Croix County	Glenwood City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 265-4231	307	21	14.6	42.3%	273 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	32.9	784^th of 1044 public elementary schools	24.9%		33.8	789^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.6%	5	40.4	37.1	46.3	48.1	40.0	20.0	60.0	40.0	$10,738	$708	$10,030

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boyceville Community School District	5.73 mi	3	168^th
Menomonie Area School District	7.84 mi	8	218^th
Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	9.85 mi	3	140^th
Clear Lake School District	14.08 mi	3	277^th
Saint Croix Central School District	14.88 mi	4	188^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.