Summary:
The Monona Grove School District has one middle school, Glacial Drumlin School, serving grades 6-8. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 296th out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025 to 375th out of 641 in 2023-2024. While the school outperforms the state average in some subject areas and grade levels, it also underperforms in others, indicating a need for targeted interventions and curriculum adjustments.
Glacial Drumlin School has a student population of 763 and a relatively low percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with a 21.1% free and reduced-price lunch rate. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is higher than the state's desired target of 13% or less, which could be a concern and may impact student learning and achievement. The school's per-student spending for the 2019-2020 school year was $12,698, which is higher than the state average, suggesting the district is allocating significant resources to the school.
Overall, Glacial Drumlin School appears to be performing reasonably well, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and ensuring consistent academic achievement across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's higher-than-average per-student spending suggests the district is committed to supporting the school, but it remains to be seen how these resources are being utilized to drive student outcomes.
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