Summary:
ZIP code 53574 is served by three public schools in the New Glarus School District — New Glarus Elementary (PK–6, 419 students), New Glarus Middle (7–8, 214 students), and New Glarus High (9–12, 320 students), for a combined enrollment of 953. The district ranks 16th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 96th percentile, with 5 stars.
All three schools earned 5 stars in 2025–2026, which is a district-wide achievement. New Glarus High is the academic standout, ranking 14th of 533 high schools (97th percentile), with 10th-grade ACT results 25–32 points above state averages in math, English language arts, science, and social studies, a 97.9% graduation rate, and a 0.0% dropout rate. Its watch point is chronic absenteeism at 15.1%, far above the elementary school's 5.5% and the middle school's 5.2%, though still below the state's 17.3%. New Glarus Middle is the most consistent performer, staying in the top 6–11% for three straight years, with the lowest student-teacher ratio (12.4) and the lowest absenteeism. New Glarus Elementary made the biggest jump, rising from the 81st percentile to the 95th, with 6th-grade math at 90.00% proficient and 3rd-grade math at 88.46%.
Parents should note that the high school spends the most per student ($15,609) while the elementary school spends the least ($13,496) and has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (20.05%), yet all three schools post strong results. Within the elementary school, 5th grade is a relative dip, with ELA at 70.51% and math at 66.67% — still above state averages. Also, 6th-grade tests moved from the middle school in 2024–2025 to the elementary school in 2025–2026, which makes some year-to-year comparisons less straightforward.
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