Summary:
Glacier Creek Middle is a public middle school located in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 935 students. The school is part of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which is ranked 43rd out of 424 districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Glacier Creek Middle has consistently maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, ranking among the top middle schools in the state.
Glacier Creek Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, Glacier Creek Middle's 5th-grade students scored 50.94% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 55.04% and the state's 39.18%. Similarly, in 8th-grade Mathematics, Glacier Creek Middle's students scored 49.1% proficient or better, compared to the district's 55.13% and the state's 31.79%. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with 66.74% White, 5.35% African American, 8.66% Hispanic, 12.73% Asian, and 6.2% two or more races in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby Kromrey Middle School.
Glacier Creek Middle's commitment to equity and inclusion is evident in its strong performance across different student subgroups. The school ranked 8th out of 90 Wisconsin middle schools for Asian students and 5th out of 130 for African American students in English Language Arts proficiency in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 7.1% in 2019-2020 to 14.4% in 2022-2023, and its performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is an area of concern, ranking 340th out of 525 Wisconsin middle schools in this category in 2022-2023. When compared to nearby middle schools, Glacier Creek Middle stands out for its consistently high performance, diverse student population, and commitment to equity, though it may need to address the increasing chronic absenteeism and provide additional support for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
Detail:
Public 5-8
District:
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
54th of 640 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,884
Students who attend Glacier Creek Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Glacier Creek Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.5
Number of students: 935
Racial breakdown:
White:
66.7%
Asian:
12.7%
Hispanic:
8.7%
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Two or more races:
6.2%
African American:
5.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 17.9%
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