Summary:
Glenwood City School District in Wisconsin serves roughly 636 students across three schools: Glenwood City Elementary (PK–5, 307 students), Glenwood City Middle (6–8, 143 students), and Glenwood City High (9–12, 186 students). The district ranks 193 of 432 in the state, putting it at the 55th percentile with 3 stars — a district-wide rating that masks wide differences among the three schools.
Glenwood City High is the academic standout, ranking in the top 19% of Wisconsin high schools with 4 stars. Its 10th-grade ACT results are well above state averages: 70.21% proficient in ACT Math vs. 42.93% statewide, and 63.83% in ACT English Language Arts vs. 48.47%. Its 96.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate also beat the state. The exception is 10th-grade Social Studies, at 38.24% vs. 48.25% statewide. Glenwood City Elementary is the most improved school, rising from 1 star to 2 stars and 46th percentile, and its 2.7% chronic absenteeism is far below the district's 8.3% and the state's 17.3%. Glenwood City Middle sits near the median at 51st percentile and 3 stars, with 7th- and 8th-grade math above state, but 6th-grade Math at 30.77% vs. 53.60% statewide.
Costs and student needs differ by level: per-pupil spending is $13,212 at the elementary, $14,208 at the middle, and $16,635 at the high school, while free/reduced lunch rates run the other way at 42.35%, 39.86%, and 27.42%. Student-teacher ratios are lower at the secondary level (14.6, 12.0, and 11.9). Chronic absenteeism of 12.1% at the middle school and 13.3% at the high school is below the state's 17.3% but above the district's 8.3%. The clearest opportunities for improvement are 6th-grade math at the middle school, 10th-grade social studies at the high school, and 4th-grade ELA and upper-elementary math at the elementary school.
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