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Glenwood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
711th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Better than 32% of Wisconsin elementary schools
Summary

Glenwood Elementary is a PK–5 school at 3550 S 51st St in Greenfield, WI, enrolling 307 students as part of the Greenfield School District in suburban Milwaukee. It currently ranks 711th of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools (32nd percentile, 2 stars), up from a low of 19th percentile in 2022-23, and its 2024-25 chronic absenteeism rate of 7.7% is less than half the statewide 17.3%.

Academically, the school is roughly at district and state parity in English language arts but about 8–9 points behind in math, with Grade 4 a persistent weak spot across all four tested subjects. It has comparatively strong resources: $15,820 per student and 11.1 students per teacher, the smallest classes in the comparison group. Compared with nearby Maple Grove Elementary, the school beats it in 7 of 8 tested grade-subject cells while serving more low-income students. Compared with Edgewood Elementary, however, the school trails in 6 of 8 cells despite similar resources and a lower student-teacher ratio. Among nearby Milwaukee schools, Whitman Elementary, Manitoba Elementary, and Curtin Elementary report chronic absenteeism of 37.5%, 42.6%, and 36.3%, respectively, far above the school’s 7.7%.

The improvement trend is real but modest: four straight years of rising percentile rank, better attendance, and stronger performance for low-income students, English learners, and special education students relative to statewide peers. Math remains the clearest actionable gap. Because each tested grade has only about 35–39 students, single-year swings should be read cautiously; multi-year trends are more reliable. Overall, the school is a steadily improving, mid-performing school with unusually strong attendance, small classes, and effective support for several student groups, but it still has work to do in mathematics and at Grade 4.

307
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,820
Per pupil spending ?
65.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3550 S 51st St
       Greenfield, WI  53220-1598

(414) 545-2280

District: Greenfield School District


Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Greenfield Middle
High:    Greenfield High
Racial breakdown:

White:
39.1%
Hispanic:
38.1%
Asian:
10.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)
!Social Studies scores 21 pts below the Wisconsin average
!Near the bottom of Greenfield School District's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg50%
Wisconsin avg55%
711th of 1,039
Wisconsin public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Greenfield School District
350th of 432Greenfield 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202640.6711 of 103931.6%★★☆☆☆
202540.5722 of 104430.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.1760 of 106128.4%★☆☆☆☆
202324.7864 of 106719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202230.5815 of 106723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202144.0658 of 105037.3%★★☆☆☆
201935.8751 of 103727.6%★☆☆☆☆
201840.7683 of 102533.4%★★☆☆☆
201753.2543 of 107149.3%★★☆☆☆
201642.0707 of 107534.2%★★☆☆☆
201545.5701 of 107634.9%★★☆☆☆
201448.2643 of 106139.4%★★☆☆☆
201336.5800 of 105324.0%★☆☆☆☆
201243.6773 of 104526.0%★☆☆☆☆
201160.1478 of 104654.3%★★★☆☆
201059.7485 of 104553.6%★★★☆☆
200950.4629 of 103038.9%★★☆☆☆
200843.7735 of 102128.0%★☆☆☆☆
200749.2444 of 68935.6%★★☆☆☆
200665.7302 of 71257.6%★★★☆☆
200560.8312 of 63250.6%★★★☆☆
200469.4204 of 63367.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202648.2109 of 24555.5%★★★☆☆
202460.575 of 26972.1%★★★★☆
202334.5169 of 24932.1%★★☆☆☆
201957.090 of 27567.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202634.7733 of 98625.7%★☆☆☆☆
202542.8663 of 100133.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.2707 of 101130.1%★★☆☆☆
202321.0844 of 101016.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.4824 of 101719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202135.0709 of 100429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201937.4708 of 100229.3%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2785 of 99721.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202660.9109 of 34768.6%★★★☆☆
202559.6108 of 32266.5%★★★☆☆
202454.8127 of 33161.6%★★★☆☆
202329.4212 of 29026.9%★☆☆☆☆
202257.6103 of 29665.2%★★★☆☆
202162.071 of 27474.1%★★★★☆
201963.975 of 26671.8%★★★★☆
201859.985 of 27168.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202650.9418 of 84850.7%★★★☆☆
202547.1478 of 87045.1%★★☆☆☆
202444.4522 of 86639.7%★★☆☆☆
202325.6727 of 87116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.4739 of 85914.0%★☆☆☆☆
202142.6511 of 84739.7%★★☆☆☆
201939.2578 of 87433.9%★★☆☆☆
201830.8683 of 85420.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202645.2634 of 98935.9%★★☆☆☆
202539.3683 of 100031.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.2702 of 101230.6%★★☆☆☆
202331.5761 of 101124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.2693 of 101731.9%★★☆☆☆
202154.6498 of 100350.3%★★★☆☆
201936.1723 of 100227.8%★☆☆☆☆
201855.9466 of 99753.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202560.9249 of 80269.0%★★★☆☆
202451.4342 of 79056.7%★★★☆☆
202350.9336 of 77056.4%★★★☆☆
201864.5174 of 72175.9%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202626.2570 of 69718.2%★☆☆☆☆
202537.9482 of 71832.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.0552 of 72724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7641 of 71510.3%★☆☆☆☆
202230.4540 of 70423.3%★☆☆☆☆
202140.8444 of 69936.5%★★☆☆☆
201922.2617 of 71814.1%★☆☆☆☆
201834.0505 of 68626.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school
Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+37 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts54%~ state avg
Mathematics46%-8 vs state
Social Studies45%-21 vs state
Science34%-19 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Glenwood Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Glenwood Elementary.

Glenwood Elementary ranks 711th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Glenwood Elementary are 39% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Students who attend Glenwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenfield Middle
High : Greenfield High

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Latest Wisconsin data All new data »
2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025


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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