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New Glarus Elementary

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New Glarus Elementary ranks 194 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

New Glarus Elementary is a highly successful public elementary school serving 421 students in grades PK-5 in the New Glarus School District, which is ranked 40 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Wisconsin, with exceptional academic performance on the Forward Exam, where students score significantly higher than the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 68.75% of 3rd graders, 67.07% of 4th graders, and 66.67% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools like Brooklyn Elementary and Parkside Elementary, New Glarus Elementary generally outperforms them in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and spends more per student than the state average, with a favorable student-teacher ratio, indicating a strong commitment to providing a high-quality education for all students.

419

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,130

Per pupil spending ?

20%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19 14th Avenue
New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2410

District: New Glarus School District

Students who attend New Glarus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Glarus Middle
High:	New Glarus High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (69% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 81st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

Wisconsin avg54%

194^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 426New Glarus 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	77.9	194 of 1044	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	139 of 1061	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	82 of 1067	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	74 of 1067	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	82.9	123 of 1050	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	332 of 1037	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.2	266 of 1025	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.9	142 of 1071	86.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	120 of 1075	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	345 of 1076	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.3	323 of 1061	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.6	161 of 1053	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	116 of 1045	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	196 of 1046	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	63.2	411 of 1045	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.6	608 of 1030	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	670 of 1021	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	71.9	174 of 633	72.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	168 of 1001	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	162 of 1011	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	145 of 1010	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	186 of 1017	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	143 of 1004	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	366 of 1002	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	405 of 997	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	223 of 870	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	75 of 866	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.7	113 of 871	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	41 of 859	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	60.5	271 of 847	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.8	633 of 874	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	579 of 854	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	217 of 1000	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	130 of 1012	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	62 of 1011	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	23 of 1017	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	136 of 1003	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	275 of 1002	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	144 of 997	85.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	121 of 802	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	71 of 790	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	38 of 770	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	30 of 748	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	256 of 746	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	477 of 742	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	266 of 718	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	222 of 727	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	119 of 715	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	118 of 704	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	102 of 699	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.5	301 of 718	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies82%+18 vs state

Mathematics68%+14 vs state

English Language Arts68%+16 vs state

Science65%+14 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Glarus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 14th Avenue	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 527-2410	419	29	14.4	20.0%	376 (89.7%)	3 (0.7%)	24 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	77.9	194^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.6	139^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.9%	55	68.8	67.1	66.7				70.3	62.2	72.9				81.7		64.6		$11,130	$233	$10,898
Monticello Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 938-4194	131	15	8.6	34.4%	116 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	48.9	597^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.8%		59.2	499^th of 1061 public elementary schools	53.0%	98	33.3	56.5	62.5				56.3	43.5	56.3				56.5		47.8		$14,917	$916	$14,001
Belleville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 S Grant St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-6120	550	39	13.9	21.1%	458 (83.3%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.9%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	78.3	185^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.3%		73.9	254^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.1%	69	66.7	65.8	61.7	72.1			73.9	71.2	61.7	68.9			80.8		67.1		$10,972	$347	$10,626
Albany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Vinton St	Albany	53502	Green County	Albany School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 862-3225	159	18	8.9	28.9%	144 (90.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	60.5	452^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	56.7%		52.2	605^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.0%	153	52.6	75.0	36.7				52.6	81.3	60.0				68.8		62.5		$16,158	$1,003	$15,155
Glacier Edge Elementary	Public	K-5	800 Kimball Lane	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 497-2100	462	38	12.0	32.0%	254 (55.0%)	9 (1.9%)	178 (38.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	54.2	540^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.3%		57.9	522^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	50.8%	18	42.1	55.4	63.1				42.1	58.7	60.7				65.3		46.7		$12,800	$427	$12,372
Brooklyn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	204 Division St	Brooklyn	53521	Green County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 835-4500	363	31	11.5	21.8%	318 (87.6%)	8 (2.2%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	77.7	198^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.0%		83.2	115^th of 1061 public elementary schools	89.2%	83	65.3	67.2					68.0	74.6					80.6		62.7		$13,845	$488	$13,357
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	920 4th Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 328-7130	342	29	11.8	50.0%	247 (72.2%)	6 (1.8%)	81 (23.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	62.9	415^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.2%		52.3	604^th of 1061 public elementary schools	43.1%	189	51.9	58.3	46.7				71.2	70.0	62.9				65.0		53.3		$14,987	$1,093	$13,895
Argyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 543-3318	150	15	10.2	36.7%	133 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.0%)	72.5	279^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.8	191^st of 1061 public elementary schools	82.0%	88	71.4	63.0	71.4				57.1	77.8	76.2				70.4		48.2		$15,904	$1,139	$14,765
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3005 8 1/2 Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7134	362	28	12.9	40.1%	306 (84.5%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	74.9	240^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.0%		77	205^th of 1061 public elementary schools	80.7%	35	50.0	70.5	63.9				64.3	70.5	75.4				77.1		65.6		$14,294	$679	$13,616
Core Knowledge Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	Yes	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4130	417	23	18.1	10.6%	319 (76.5%)	16 (3.8%)	28 (6.7%)	35 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	82.4	126^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.9%		82.4	128^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.9%	2	61.4	75.6	62.5	74.1	82.7	75.5	72.7	82.2	64.6	83.3	86.5	75.5	82.2	88.7	71.1	71.7	$11,787	$271	$11,515

Frequently Asked Questions about New Glarus Elementary

How many students attend New Glarus Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended New Glarus Elementary.

Is New Glarus Elementary a good school?

New Glarus Elementary ranks 194^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is New Glarus Elementary in?

New Glarus School District

What schools do graduates of New Glarus Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Glarus Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Glarus Middle
High : New Glarus High

What is the racial makeup of New Glarus Elementary?

Students at New Glarus Elementary are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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