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Glen Hills Middle

Public Grades 4-8
354th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 45% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Glen Hills Middle is a public school in Glendale, Wisconsin, part of the Glendale-River Hills School District, serving 483 students in grades 4–8 — a wider grade span than most nearby middle schools. In 2025–2026 it ranked 354th out of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (45th percentile, 2 stars), a notably stronger showing than its district, which sits in the 24th percentile with 1 star. Overall, it is a middle-tier school: far stronger than nearby Milwaukee middle schools, but well behind the high-performing suburbs around it.

The clearest way to understand Glen Hills is how it sits between two very different groups of neighbors. High-performing suburban schools such as Whitefish Bay Middle, Bayside Middle, Maple Dale School, Shorewood Intermediate, and Lake Shore Middle rank roughly in the 89th–99th percentile, most earning 5 stars. Milwaukee's Roosevelt Middle, King International Baccalaureate Middle, Andrew S Douglas Middle, and Morse Mid rank near the bottom (0th–5th percentile, 0 stars). About 39% of Glen Hills students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — far more than its affluent suburban neighbors, far fewer than the Milwaukee schools. Within the school, 7th grade is a standout: 66.33% proficient in ELA and 70.41% in math in 2025–2026, both above state averages. Fourth and 8th grades scored below state averages in every tested subject, and 8th grade social studies fell sharply, from 66.28% in 2024–2025 to 51.65% the following year.

Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 10.1% in 2024–2025, well below the state's 17.3% and far below nearby Milwaukee schools, though affluent neighbors are in the 3%–9% range. The dropout rate (0.5%) is below the state's 1.1%. Resources look favorable too — $18,700 per student and an 11.1 student-teacher ratio — suggesting that targeted instruction, especially in 4th and 8th grades, may matter more than added spending. The biggest concern is a persistent gap for low-income students, whose subgroup ranking sat at the 24th percentile in 2025–2026 and has stayed in the bottom quartile for three years.

483
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,700
Per pupil spending ?
38.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2600 W Mill Rd
       Glendale, WI  53209-3286

(414) 351-7160

District: Glendale-River Hills School District


Students who attend Glen Hills Middle usually attend:

High:    Nicolet High

Feeder schools for Glen Hills Middle:

Elementary:    Parkway Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
38.1%
African American:
34.6%
Hispanic:
12.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 15 pts below the Wisconsin average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg51%
Wisconsin avg55%
Elementary school
702nd of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 40 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
354th of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From top 38% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
330th of 432Glendale-River Hills School District among Wisconsin districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202641.5702 of 103932.4%★★☆☆☆
202542.3695 of 104433.4%★★☆☆☆
202456.6545 of 106148.6%★★☆☆☆
202353.9557 of 106747.8%★★☆☆☆
202250.4590 of 106744.7%★★☆☆☆
202138.9714 of 105032.0%★★☆☆☆
201959.1449 of 103756.7%★★★☆☆
201852.3545 of 102546.8%★★☆☆☆
201751.7559 of 107147.8%★★☆☆☆
201669.8298 of 107572.3%★★★★☆
201570.9275 of 107674.4%★★★★☆
201469.0277 of 106173.9%★★★★☆
201356.3507 of 105351.9%★★★☆☆
201262.6427 of 104559.1%★★★☆☆
201151.4644 of 104638.4%★★☆☆☆
201058.6510 of 104551.2%★★★☆☆
200956.0539 of 103047.7%★★☆☆☆
200862.8422 of 102158.7%★★★☆☆
200760.8333 of 68951.7%★★★☆☆
200654.0427 of 71240.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202662.439 of 15074.0%★★★★☆
202576.016 of 14488.9%★★★★☆
202482.612 of 13791.2%★★★★★
202372.122 of 13884.1%★★★★☆
202265.030 of 13377.4%★★★★☆
202169.522 of 14184.4%★★★★☆
201984.714 of 16191.3%★★★★★
201877.524 of 16585.5%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
201986.719 of 27593.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202638.1704 of 98628.6%★☆☆☆☆
202545.4629 of 100137.2%★★☆☆☆
202457.2493 of 101151.2%★★★☆☆
202345.7619 of 101038.7%★★☆☆☆
202248.5583 of 101742.7%★★☆☆☆
202133.3734 of 100426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201958.7429 of 100257.2%★★★☆☆
201849.4579 of 99741.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202565.087 of 32273.0%★★★★☆
202476.761 of 33181.6%★★★★☆
202379.348 of 29083.4%★★★★☆
202269.169 of 29676.7%★★★★☆
202181.031 of 27488.7%★★★★☆
201984.825 of 26690.6%★★★★★
201894.111 of 27195.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202620.2741 of 84812.6%★☆☆☆☆
202522.6737 of 87015.3%★☆☆☆☆
202432.1645 of 86625.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0689 of 87120.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.3703 of 85918.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.9774 of 8478.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201939.9568 of 87435.0%★★☆☆☆
201847.0459 of 85446.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202645.5630 of 98936.3%★★☆☆☆
202540.6668 of 100033.2%★★☆☆☆
202456.0502 of 101250.4%★★★☆☆
202361.3410 of 101159.4%★★★☆☆
202252.8517 of 101749.2%★★☆☆☆
202148.3586 of 100341.6%★★☆☆☆
201959.4412 of 100258.9%★★★☆☆
201855.9467 of 99753.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202658.957 of 14259.9%★★★☆☆
201863.222 of 6767.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202633.1546 of 79131.0%★★☆☆☆
202548.1398 of 80250.4%★★★☆☆
202448.4380 of 79051.9%★★★☆☆
202362.5225 of 77070.8%★★★★☆
202261.1213 of 74871.5%★★★★☆
202171.4132 of 74682.3%★★★★☆
201960.5229 of 74269.1%★★★☆☆
201862.5202 of 72172.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202669.0204 of 69770.7%★★★★☆
202564.4255 of 71864.5%★★★☆☆
202477.4122 of 72783.2%★★★★☆
202370.5176 of 71575.4%★★★★☆
202265.2216 of 70469.3%★★★☆☆
202152.2332 of 69952.5%★★★☆☆
201977.5113 of 71884.3%★★★★☆
201867.6185 of 68673.0%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.5354 of 64344.9%★★☆☆☆
202556.7291 of 62853.7%★★★☆☆
202450.0360 of 64143.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.9334 of 64047.8%★★☆☆☆
202241.7393 of 61736.3%★★☆☆☆
202137.7420 of 61331.5%★★☆☆☆
201953.2298 of 59449.8%★★★☆☆
201857.2255 of 57956.0%★★★☆☆
201749.6316 of 61248.4%★★☆☆☆
201660.5234 of 60961.6%★★★☆☆
201564.7193 of 61268.5%★★★☆☆
201464.5191 of 58567.4%★★★☆☆
201362.1198 of 56965.2%★★★☆☆
201259.5279 of 55950.1%★★★☆☆
201143.2428 of 54922.0%★☆☆☆☆
201046.6385 of 53928.6%★☆☆☆☆
200946.1380 of 52127.1%★☆☆☆☆
200843.5391 of 51924.7%★☆☆☆☆
200749.2261 of 36628.7%★☆☆☆☆
200653.9249 of 38234.8%★★☆☆☆
200561.3168 of 33249.4%★★☆☆☆
200464.6132 of 32459.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202659.740 of 12568.0%★★★☆☆
202564.629 of 11775.2%★★★★☆
202455.342 of 11864.4%★★★☆☆
202375.712 of 13090.8%★★★★★
202276.914 of 12588.8%★★★★☆
202179.814 of 13489.6%★★★★★
201980.517 of 12786.6%★★★★☆
201876.616 of 12387.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
201879.716 of 9082.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.7318 of 57244.4%★★☆☆☆
202547.8335 of 57341.5%★★☆☆☆
202446.9347 of 58040.2%★★☆☆☆
202348.1310 of 57946.5%★★☆☆☆
202243.9346 of 57639.9%★★☆☆☆
202141.3380 of 57433.8%★★☆☆☆
201960.9221 of 55760.3%★★★☆☆
201858.5231 of 55158.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202649.8103 of 23656.4%★★★☆☆
202573.151 of 23778.5%★★★★☆
202451.5106 of 23955.6%★★★☆☆
202365.760 of 22973.8%★★★★☆
202256.081 of 22163.3%★★★☆☆
202172.729 of 22587.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202631.5392 of 51323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202528.4407 of 50920.0%★☆☆☆☆
202421.5448 of 52013.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.4421 of 52519.8%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5445 of 52214.8%★☆☆☆☆
202131.1388 of 49922.2%★☆☆☆☆
201935.5350 of 48728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201836.0339 of 48930.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.4306 of 57546.8%★★☆☆☆
202563.4208 of 57764.0%★★★☆☆
202454.3284 of 58551.5%★★★☆☆
202350.3296 of 59149.9%★★★☆☆
202241.5353 of 57738.8%★★☆☆☆
202135.7402 of 57229.7%★☆☆☆☆
201944.4340 of 55739.0%★★☆☆☆
201855.7249 of 55154.8%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202633.7104 of 13523.0%★☆☆☆☆
202383.215 of 13288.6%★★★★☆
202250.454 of 12657.1%★★★☆☆
202151.156 of 12956.6%★★★☆☆
201960.732 of 10168.3%★★★☆☆
201858.938 of 9660.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202659.5136 of 43969.0%★★★☆☆
202571.379 of 41480.9%★★★★☆
202473.663 of 42585.2%★★★★☆
202359.5113 of 43974.3%★★★★☆
202265.192 of 42178.1%★★★★☆
202135.6302 of 43730.9%★★☆☆☆
201923.2353 of 41414.7%★☆☆☆☆
201839.7246 of 41741.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202669.899 of 39174.7%★★★★☆
202580.557 of 39985.7%★★★★☆
202477.555 of 40786.5%★★★★☆
202370.791 of 41277.9%★★★★☆
202259.8137 of 39765.5%★★★☆☆
202145.3221 of 39343.8%★★☆☆☆
201973.566 of 38282.7%★★★★☆
201872.276 of 37579.7%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2019)93rd percentile+36 vs school
African American (2026)74th percentile+42 vs school
Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+40 vs school
White (2026)71st percentile+38 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)60th percentile+27 vs school
Male (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)31st percentile~ school
Female (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
Asian (2018)82nd percentile+26 vs school
White (2026)75th percentile+30 vs school
Special Education (2026)69th percentile+24 vs school
African American (2026)68th percentile+23 vs school
Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2026)47th percentile~ school
Female (2026)44th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-21 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)23rd percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics52%~ state avg
English Language Arts51%-3 vs state
Social Studies50%-15 vs state
Science47%-5 vs state

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Students who attend Glen Hills Middle usually go on to attend Nicolet High

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Glen Hills Middle.

Glen Hills Middle ranks 354th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Glen Hills Middle are 38% White, 35% African American, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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