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Schools in Downing

Downing’s public schools

Glenwood City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downing. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 4% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
636 students on the public path
In brief

Downing’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Downing’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Glenwood City Middle places highest (better than 74%); Glenwood City High lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Downing, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Glenwood City Elementaryin Glenwood CityB−
6–8Glenwood City Middlein Glenwood CityB+
9–12Glenwood City Highin Glenwood CityB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Glenwood City School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Glenwood City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 636 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,776WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 38.1% · 320 students tested
Math38%
State average 38.7% · 320 students tested

Downing vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Downing’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Downing—Glenwood City
Tiffany—Boyceville
Stanton—Boyceville PK–12 · Glenwood City PK–12
Glenwood—Glenwood City

2 of the 3 neighbors share Glenwood City with Downing, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Downing

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Downingin other towns
Glenwood City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenwood City
B−
307 students15:1Rate it →
Glenwood City Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glenwood City
B+
143 students12:1Rate it →
Glenwood City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Glenwood City
B−
186 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Downing’s schools

Are Downing’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Downing. Glenwood City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downing. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Downing in?

Glenwood City School District.

Where do Downing kids go to high school?

Glenwood City High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.