Greenfield School District

Greenfield School District in Wisconsin serves 3,380 students across six schools: four elementary schools (PK–5), one middle school (6–8), and one high school (9–12), with no alternative schools. Enrollment is concentrated in the upper grades — Greenfield High is the largest at 1,140 students, followed by Greenfield Middle at 704, while the four elementaries total 1,536. All six share the same district-level rating: 350th of 432, the 19th percentile, 1 star, placing the district in the bottom fifth of Wisconsin districts. That single rating masks wide differences among individual schools.

Edgewood Elementary is the standout: 58th percentile/3 stars in 2025–2026, after 73rd percentile/4 stars and 72nd percentile/4 stars in the two prior years. Its average proficiency is about 60.7% versus a comparable state average of about 54.7%, including 5th-grade math at 85.71% against 51.81% statewide. Elm Dale Elementary follows at 47th percentile/2 stars with about 56.4% average proficiency, above the state's roughly 54.7%. At the other end, Maple Grove Elementary sits at 22nd percentile/1 star, consistently low, with about 38.6% average proficiency — roughly 16 points below state. Glenwood Elementary (32nd/2 stars) and Greenfield Middle (31st/2 stars) are near the middle, while Greenfield High dropped to 26th percentile/1 star.

Chronic absenteeism rises sharply by level: elementaries range from 6.7% to 7.7%, middle school is 12.3%, and high school is 20.2% — above district (13.0%) and state (17.3%). Greenfield High graduates 95.1% of students (state: 92.0%) with a 0.7% dropout rate, yet its ACT proficiency trails the state in every subject, especially math (26.52% vs. 42.93%). Math is a district-wide weakness; ELA is a relative strength at Edgewood, Elm Dale, and 3rd grade at Glenwood. Spending and class size don't track with results: Glenwood spends the most ($15,820) with below-state scores, while Elm Dale spends the least ($14,275) and performs above state.