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Glen Hills Middle

Public Grades 4-8
291st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 54% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Glen Hills Middle is a public middle school in Glendale, Wisconsin, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 488 students. The school is part of the Glendale-River Hills School District, which is ranked 292 out of 426 districts in the state.

Glen Hills Middle has shown a mixed performance on the Forward Exam, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade students performed significantly better than the state average in English Language Arts, but the 4th grade students performed below the state average in English Language Arts and Science. The school's performance in Mathematics has been more consistent, with 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students performing at or above the state average in recent years. While the school has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, its performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has been significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 20% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Roosevelt Middle, King International Baccalaureate Middle, and Andrew S. Douglas Middle, which all rank in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin middle schools, Glen Hills Middle's performance is generally stronger. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing schools in the surrounding districts, such as Bayside Middle, Shorewood Intermediate, and Whitefish Bay Middle, which all rank in the top 20% of Wisconsin middle schools.

483
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,196
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: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2021)
Above the Wisconsin median (54th percentile)
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg50%
Wisconsin avg54%
Elementary school
695th of 1,044
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▼ down 41 pts since 2015
From top 26% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
291st of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Top 46%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 32% (2015) to top 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
292nd of 426Glendale-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
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
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
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
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
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
201863.222 of 6767.2%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
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
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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)89th percentile+55 vs school
Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+40 vs school
Multi-racial (2018)67th percentile+20 vs school
White (2025)64th percentile+31 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Multi-racial (2023)89th percentile+41 vs school
White (2025)86th percentile+32 vs school
Asian (2018)82nd percentile+26 vs school
Special Education (2025)81st percentile+27 vs school
Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+25 vs school
African American (2025)75th percentile+22 vs school
Male (2025)64th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies59%-4 vs state
Mathematics51%-3 vs state
English Language Arts49%-4 vs state
Science44%-6 vs state

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Glen Hills Middle ranks 291st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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

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


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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