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Glacier Creek Middle

Public Grades 5-8

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 94% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Glacier Creek Middle is a public middle school in Cross Plains, WI, serving grades 5–8 with 924 students in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which makes it one of the larger middle schools in its area. It is a consistently high performer: in 2025–2026 it ranked 40th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — 94th percentile, 5 stars — and it has earned 5 stars in every listed year, with percentile ranks between 90 and 96 since 2015–2016. The district is strong too, at 46th of 432 (89th percentile, 4 stars), though the school's own rank runs slightly ahead of the district's.

Among nearby schools, Glacier Creek ranks above all but Hamilton Middle and Waunakee Middle, and it is the stronger of its district's two middle schools, ahead of Kromrey Middle (63rd). Grades 7–8 are a standout: Glacier Creek posts the highest 7th- and 8th-grade math proficiency in the nearby group (80.75% and 79.52%), and its 8th-grade social studies (87.98%) and science (80.38%) trail only Hamilton. Grades 5–6 look comparatively softer — Waunakee Intermediate outperforms it in 5th- and 6th-grade ELA and math, and Kromrey edges it in 6th grade. Hamilton, part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, is the closest academic peer, ranking 21st statewide.

Context indicators are favorable: dropout 0.2%, chronic absenteeism 13.6% (below state and district), free/reduced lunch 14.29%, per-student spending of $17,680 — up roughly 22% over two years — and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4. The clearest improvement area is subgroup effectiveness: the low-SES subgroup ranks in the 38th percentile with 2 stars, far below the school's overall 94th percentile, and has stayed in the 38–44th range for three reported years, while Hispanic and English Language Learner results also rank lower and fluctuate more.

924

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,680

Per pupil spending ?

14.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2800 Military Road
Cross Plains, WI 53528

(608) 829-9420

District: Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

Students who attend Glacier Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Middleton High

Feeder schools for Glacier Creek Middle:

Elementary:	Park Elementary
	Sunset Ridge Elementary
	West Middleton Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.0%

Asian:

13.5%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg75%

Wisconsin avg55%

40^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

46^th of 432Middleton-Cross Plains Area 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	40 of 643	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	34 of 628	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	37 of 641	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	54 of 640	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	59 of 617	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	48 of 613	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	46 of 594	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	43 of 579	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	82.2	59 of 612	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	90.8	25 of 609	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.8	14 of 612	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	87.5	21 of 585	96.4%	★★★★★
2013	83.8	41 of 569	92.8%	★★★★★
2012	78.1	50 of 559	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	73.5	90 of 549	83.6%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	122 of 539	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	87 of 521	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.7	50 of 519	90.4%	★★★★★
2007	60.9	193 of 366	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	78.1	45 of 382	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	74.5	57 of 332	82.8%	★★★★☆
2004	82.2	21 of 324	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	18 of 125	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	5 of 130	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	69.5	25 of 125	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	35.6	85 of 134	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	39 of 127	69.3%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	45 of 123	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	90.7	9 of 88	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	6 of 87	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	7 of 90	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	3 of 91	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	1 of 90	98.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	72 of 169	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.3	12 of 178	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	55.4	57 of 173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	47 of 170	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	56 of 158	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	88 of 138	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.9	48 of 153	68.6%	★★★★☆
2018	40.2	73 of 140	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.9	35 of 572	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	31 of 573	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	45 of 580	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	58 of 579	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	52 of 576	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	45 of 574	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	79 of 557	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.5	36 of 551	93.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	73 of 236	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.1	38 of 237	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	111 of 239	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	99 of 229	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	54 of 221	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	64 of 225	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	140 of 209	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	99 of 204	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	318 of 513	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	309 of 509	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	292 of 520	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	340 of 525	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	315 of 522	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	386 of 499	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	309 of 487	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.5	208 of 489	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	38 of 575	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	87.3	33 of 577	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	36 of 585	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	43 of 591	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	51 of 577	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	43 of 572	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	30 of 557	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	58 of 551	89.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	5 of 135	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	8 of 126	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	10 of 131	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.4	19 of 132	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	13 of 126	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	17 of 129	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	7 of 101	93.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.0	23 of 439	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	82.4	31 of 414	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	38 of 425	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	31 of 439	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	12 of 421	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	12 of 437	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	57.7	130 of 414	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	137 of 417	67.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	44 of 391	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	33 of 399	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	28 of 407	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	43 of 412	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	54 of 397	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	31 of 393	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.9	35 of 382	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	28 of 375	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2026)96th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies88%+23 vs state

Science80%+29 vs state

Mathematics75%+22 vs state

English Language Arts74%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glacier Creek Middle	Public	5-8	2800 Military Road	Cross Plains	53528	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9420	924	81	11.4	14.3%	638 (69.0%)	41 (4.4%)	68 (7.4%)	125 (13.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.3%)	87.3	40^th of 643 public middle schools	93.8%		88.8	34^th of 628 public middle schools	94.6%	6	73.8	67.0	76.3	78.5	71.5	69.9	80.8	79.5	88.0	80.4	$17,680	$434	$17,246
Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9595	1,230	100	12.3	20.7%	725 (58.9%)	67 (5.4%)	173 (14.1%)	173 (14.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	84.3	63^rd of 643 public middle schools	90.2%		83.4	63^rd of 628 public middle schools	90.0%		72.8	72.4	70.0	71.3	67.9	73.5	76.9	74.0	80.0	76.5	$15,950	$435	$15,515
Wisconsin Heights Middle	Public	6-8	10173 US Highway 14	Mazomanie	53560	Dane County	Wisconsin Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 767-2586	153	15	10.2	28.1%	140 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	69.9	176^th of 643 public middle schools	72.6%		76.6	114^th of 628 public middle schools	81.8%	62		63.8	79.6	66.1		58.6	59.3	60.7	69.6	57.1	$16,516	$253	$16,264
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	34.3	473^rd of 643 public middle schools	26.4%		31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%	4		44.6	46.6	48.6		40.3	40.7	42.4	54.2	36.1	$20,024	$1,049	$18,974
Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	269	22	12.1	27.5%	156 (58.0%)	15 (5.6%)	32 (11.9%)	30 (11.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	83.1	71^st of 643 public middle schools	89.0%		81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%	6		68.6	70.6	80.5		68.6	68.2	65.5	87.4	79.3	$19,064	$653	$18,411
Mount Horeb Middle	Public	6-8	900 E Garfield St	Mount Horeb	53572	Dane County	Mount Horeb Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 437-7306	503	41	12.3	14.7%	448 (89.1%)	7 (1.4%)	23 (4.6%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	79.2	102^nd of 643 public middle schools	84.1%		76.6	113^th of 628 public middle schools	82.0%	11		61.8	71.7	70.1		75.8	74.0	57.8	82.5	70.1	$16,555	$140	$16,415
Waunakee Intermediate	Public	5-6	6273 Woodland Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2176	661	57	11.6	9.5%	533 (80.6%)	13 (2.0%)	54 (8.2%)	29 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)								(n/a)	77.5	84.4			76.4	77.6					$16,651	$337	$16,314
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	90.5	21^st of 643 public middle schools	96.7%		89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%	12		79.2	79.1	80.4		78.0	78.3	76.9	89.5	83.2	$16,988	$654	$16,333
Badger Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4400	776	61	12.6	26.0%	462 (59.5%)	34 (4.4%)	202 (26.0%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	66.8	201^st of 643 public middle schools	68.7%		60.7	259^th of 628 public middle schools	58.8%	58		53.6	62.3	65.3		56.9	64.8	60.9	72.6	59.5	$16,905	$411	$16,494
Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	487	49	9.8	46.0%	210 (43.1%)	90 (18.5%)	90 (18.5%)	51 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	53.1	327^th of 643 public middle schools	49.1%		52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%	5		53.6	55.1	54.1		49.3	52.7	56.2	61.6	53.1	$24,163	$513	$23,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Glacier Creek Middle

What is the racial makeup of Glacier Creek Middle?

Students at Glacier Creek Middle are 69% White, 14% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Glacier Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Glacier Creek Middle usually go on to attend Middleton High

How many students attend Glacier Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 924 students attended Glacier Creek Middle.

What district is Glacier Creek Middle in?

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

Is Glacier Creek Middle a good school?

Yes. Glacier Creek Middle ranks in the top 6.2% of Wisconsin middle schools.

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