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New Glarus Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

New Glarus Elementary is a PK–6 school in New Glarus, WI, serving 419 students as part of the New Glarus School District. For 2025–2026, it ranks 51st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools—95th percentile with 5 stars—making it a top-decile school in the state, and its district ranks 16th of 432 districts (96th percentile, 5 stars). This is the school's strongest year in the available 10-year history, improving from 81st percentile in 2024–2025 and 87th in 2023–2024.

In 2025–2026, every reported Forward Exam result was above the state average. ELA in grades 3–6 ranged from 70.51% to 84.00%, and math ranged from 66.67% to 90.00%. Fourth-grade science and social studies were both 82.09%. Compared with nearby Belleville Elementary, New Glarus had higher ranges in ELA (Belleville: 62.82%–75.34%) and math (Belleville: 65.08%–76.12%). Compared with Brooklyn Elementary, New Glarus was generally higher, especially in 3rd-grade math (88.46% vs. 77.05%) and 4th-grade ELA (83.58% vs. 67.11%). New Glarus also clearly outperformed Monroe's Parkside Elementary and Northside Elementary. Its relative weak spot was 5th-grade math at 66.67%, but that still beats the state average of 51.81% and several nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism is a standout: 5.5% in 2024–2025, well below the district's 8.8% and the state's 17.3%, and improved from 7.7% the prior year.

The school's effectiveness is broad: it ranks in the 93rd–96th percentile for low-income, male, female, and special education students in 2025–2026. Notably, it achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending in the comparison group ($13,496 in 2024–2025) and a higher-than-average student-teacher ratio of 14.4. This suggests strong school-wide systems rather than relying on a narrow group of high performers. By contrast, its closest peer, Monticello Elementary, is much lower-performing (42nd percentile, 2 stars, 12.5% chronic absenteeism). While year-to-year variation is normal, New Glarus Elementary combines top-tier state and district rankings, strong grade-level proficiency, low chronic absenteeism, and broad subgroup success—making it a notably efficient, high-achieving school.

419

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,496

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: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (80% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg80%

Wisconsin avg55%

51^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 432New 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
2026	88.7	51 of 1039	95.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	86.4	69 of 986	93.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.9	35 of 848	95.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.9	49 of 989	95.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.2	52 of 791	93.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	81.2	94 of 697	86.5%	★★★★☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies82%+17 vs state

Science82%+29 vs state

Mathematics81%+27 vs state

English Language Arts79%+25 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 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-6	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%)	88.7	51^st of 1039 public elementary schools	95.1%		77.9	194^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.4%	143	80.8	83.6	70.5	84.0			88.5	83.6	66.7	90.0			82.1		82.1		$13,496	$199	$13,298
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%)	49.2	603^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	42.0%		48.9	597^th of 1044 public elementary schools	42.8%	6	35.3	52.9	72.0				64.7	58.8	32.0				58.8		41.2		$18,632	$588	$18,044
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%)	80.5	149^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.7%		78.3	185^th of 1044 public elementary schools	82.3%	36	75.3	64.2	62.8	73.0			75.3	76.1	70.5	65.1			79.1		76.1		$13,785	$379	$13,406
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%)	72.7	278^th of 1039 public elementary schools	73.2%		60.5	452^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	56.7%	174	66.7	58.8	56.3				77.8	76.5	62.5				70.6		64.7		$19,846	$779	$19,068
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%)	53.2	555^th of 1039 public elementary schools	46.6%		54.2	540^th of 1044 public elementary schools	48.3%	15	56.8	53.1	54.1				62.2	50.0	53.3				62.2		46.3		$18,700	$521	$18,179
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%)	81.2	138^th of 1039 public elementary schools	86.7%		77.7	198^th of 1044 public elementary schools	81.0%	60	73.8	67.1					77.1	68.4					79.0		76.3		$16,745	$614	$16,131
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%)	68.5	337^th of 1039 public elementary schools	67.6%		62.9	415^th of 1044 public elementary schools	60.2%	78	52.8	58.0	65.1				60.4	72.0	63.5				76.0		60.0		$16,109	$1,094	$15,015
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%)	79.7	162^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	84.4%		72.5	279^th of 1044 public elementary schools	73.3%	117	55.6	86.4	50.0				72.2	72.7	76.9				90.9		86.4		$17,734	$669	$17,064
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3005 8 1/2 Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7135	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%)	70.7	299^th of 1039 public elementary schools	71.2%		74.9	240^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.0%	59	54.1	55.6	77.4				60.7	76.2	72.1				69.8		61.9		$16,049	$235	$15,814
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%)	77.1	210^th of 1039 public elementary schools	79.8%		82.4	126^th of 1044 public elementary schools	87.9%	84	51.2	69.6	75.0	71.2	92.3	84.3	46.3	73.9	68.2	75.0	88.5	80.4	93.5	92.2	71.7	80.4	$15,398	$271	$15,127

Frequently Asked Questions about New Glarus Elementary

What is the racial makeup of New Glarus Elementary?

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

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 district is New Glarus Elementary in?

New Glarus School District

How many students attend New Glarus Elementary?

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

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Yes! New Glarus Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 51^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools.

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