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Glacial Drumlin School

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Glacial Drumlin School ranks 296 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

296^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 53% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Glacial Drumlin School is a public middle school located in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 763 students. The school is part of the Monona Grove School District, which is ranked 169 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glacial Drumlin School has consistently performed well on the Forward Exam, with higher proficiency rates compared to the state average in most subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade students achieved 63.08% proficiency in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.66%. Similarly, the school's 6th grade students achieved 65% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 52.98%. The school's male students have also consistently ranked higher than the state average, with a ranking of 256 out of 577 Wisconsin middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 3 stars out of 5. Additionally, the school's Asian and multi-racial students have performed well, with rankings in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools in recent years.

However, Glacial Drumlin School has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 17.7% to 21.4% in the past few years. Additionally, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds has been a concern, with the school ranking in the bottom quarter of Wisconsin middle schools for this subgroup in recent years. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Patrick Marsh Middle and Central Heights Middle, Glacial Drumlin School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

766

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Damascus Tr
Cottage Grove, WI 53527

(608) 839-8437

District: Monona Grove School District

Students who attend Glacial Drumlin School usually attend:

High:

Monona Grove High

Feeder schools for Glacial Drumlin School:

Elementary:	Cottage Grove Elementary
	Taylor Prairie Elementary
	Winnequah School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg56%

Wisconsin avg54%

296^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

169^th of 426Monona Grove 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
2025	56.3	296 of 628	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	375 of 641	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	328 of 640	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	299 of 617	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	116 of 613	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	119 of 594	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	136 of 579	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	78 of 612	87.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	88 of 609	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	75 of 612	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	35 of 585	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.3	56 of 569	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	77.8	53 of 559	90.5%	★★★★★
2011	70.6	119 of 549	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	61 of 539	88.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	61 of 521	88.3%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	88 of 519	83.0%	★★★★☆
2007	81.7	21 of 366	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	79.9	28 of 382	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	74.0	63 of 332	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	72.4	77 of 324	76.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	97 of 130	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.6	40 of 125	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	25 of 134	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	14 of 127	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	35.9	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	30 of 90	66.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	104 of 178	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	159 of 173	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	125 of 170	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	142 of 158	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	50 of 153	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.0	139 of 140	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	296 of 573	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	318 of 580	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	325 of 579	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	275 of 576	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.4	91 of 574	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	127 of 557	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	169 of 551	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	211 of 237	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	202 of 239	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	190 of 229	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	114 of 221	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	92 of 225	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	139 of 209	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	157 of 204	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	425 of 509	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	461 of 520	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	384 of 525	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	388 of 522	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.2	191 of 499	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	187 of 487	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	269 of 489	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	256 of 577	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	349 of 585	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	275 of 591	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	268 of 577	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	154 of 572	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	98 of 557	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	115 of 551	79.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	57 of 126	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	96 of 131	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	74 of 126	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.3	31 of 129	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	44.5	59 of 101	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	41 of 96	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	161 of 414	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.7	324 of 425	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	196 of 439	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	224 of 421	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	130 of 437	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	86 of 414	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	265 of 417	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	211 of 399	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	252 of 407	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	239 of 412	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	225 of 397	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.8	72 of 393	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	75 of 382	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	98 of 375	73.9%	★★★★☆

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)61st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)41st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-36 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies62%~ state avg

Mathematics58%+4 vs state

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Science46%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%		48.6	375^th of 641 public middle schools	41.5%	79	63.1	53.5	44.9	65.0	64.3	43.6	62.4	45.8
Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	415	33	12.6	59.0%	111 (26.7%)	131 (31.6%)	103 (24.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%		22	537^th of 641 public middle schools	16.2%	25	37.5	37.8	37.4	30.9	40.8	28.2	39.5	31.5	$14,600	$615	$13,986
Sennett Middle	Public	6-8	502 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1920	570	47	12.2	52.6%	161 (28.2%)	78 (13.7%)	224 (39.3%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.6%)	23	508^th of 628 public middle schools	19.1%		20	543^rd of 641 public middle schools	15.3%	35	40.2	32.7	36.6	41.8	34.0	26.3	41.5	33.7	$15,603	$721	$14,883
Central Heights Middle	Public	6-8	220 Kroncke Dr	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 834-8000	560	47	12.0	33.9%	295 (52.7%)	85 (15.2%)	74 (13.2%)	48 (8.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.3%)	49.3	354^th of 628 public middle schools	43.6%		55.7	297^th of 641 public middle schools	53.7%	57	56.6	51.5	51.0	50.0	46.8	52.6	60.1	44.4
Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	699	60	11.7	35.9%	320 (45.8%)	103 (14.7%)	99 (14.2%)	108 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%		52.9	333^rd of 641 public middle schools	48.0%	8	44.9	56.3	56.9	39.8	54.8	54.3	62.9	52.9	$12,829	$249	$12,580
One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	99	11	9.1	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	77 (77.8%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	10.4	562^nd of 628 public middle schools	10.5%		9.6	580^th of 641 public middle schools	9.5%	18	20.6	25.7	38.1	11.8	17.7	19.1	38.1	28.6
Indian Mound Middle	Public	6-8	6330 Exchange St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-8980	534	47	11.3	18.0%	436 (81.6%)	15 (2.8%)	29 (5.4%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	78.4	102^nd of 628 public middle schools	83.8%		80.6	82^nd of 641 public middle schools	87.2%	20	68.1	59.3	70.0	69.2	61.9	76.7	82.7	75.3	$15,097	$431	$14,666
O'Keeffe Middle	Public	6-8	510 S Thornton Ave	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6820	434	37	11.7	42.9%	233 (53.7%)	81 (18.7%)	50 (11.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	67.6	205^th of 628 public middle schools	67.4%		71.1	166^th of 641 public middle schools	74.1%	39	57.8	58.1	63.9	59.9	56.1	59.0	76.9	62.5	$14,964	$606	$14,359
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	400	36	11.0	60.0%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.0%)	122 (30.5%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%		19.2	546^th of 641 public middle schools	14.8%	21	30.6	35.9	39.2	29.1	29.9	23.4	45.3	31.0	$14,764	$789	$13,976
Innovative and Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4220	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Glacial Drumlin School

What is the racial makeup of Glacial Drumlin School?

Students at Glacial Drumlin School are 77% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Glacial Drumlin School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Glacial Drumlin School.

What district is Glacial Drumlin School in?

Monona Grove School District

What high school do graduates of Glacial Drumlin School attend?

Students who attend Glacial Drumlin School usually go on to attend Monona Grove High

Is Glacial Drumlin School a good school?

Glacial Drumlin School ranks 296^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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