Summary:
Glacial Drumlin School is the only middle school serving grades 6–8 in the Monona Grove School District, located in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, and enrolls 766 students. It is the single point of comparison for local middle school families, so this summary focuses on how the school performs against its own district and the state over the last two school years.
The school is on a clear upward trajectory. Its statewide rank improved from 375 of 641 schools (41st percentile, 2 stars) in 2023–2024 to 287 of 643 (55th percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026. The district overall ranks higher at 127 of 432 (71st percentile, 4 stars). Standout results include 8th grade Social Studies at 76.57% proficient in 2025–2026 — the highest figure in the data and 11.94 points above the state — plus 8th grade Science at 56.72% and 6th and 7th grade Math at 57.83% and 57.65%, all above state averages. Eighth grade Math and Science posted the largest gains year over year (+7.26 and +10.89 points). Dropout rate is 0.0%, below the district's 0.1% and the state's 1.1%.
Areas to watch include English Language Arts, which is uneven: 7th grade improved to 56.47% (above state), 8th grade rose to 48.32% but remains 6.06 points below state, and 6th grade fell sharply from 63.08% to 52.17%, now below state. Eighth grade Math, while improved, is still 2.83 points under the state. Chronic absenteeism at 18.9% exceeds both the district (16.7%) and state (17.3%), affecting nearly one in five students. Context: 19.97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $15,936, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.9.
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