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Northside Intermediate

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Northside Intermediate is a public middle school located in Milton, Wisconsin, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 762 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the state average in academic proficiency, with 64% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state's 53.66%, and an impressive 81.15% of 5th graders proficient or better in mathematics, significantly higher than the state's 52.58%.

Northside Intermediate has also seen a decline in chronic absenteeism rates, from 19.5% in 2022-2023 to just 10.9% in 2023-2024, well below the state average of 17.7%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 21.33% to 23.78%, suggesting a higher socioeconomic status of the student population. Northside Intermediate also spends more per student than the state average, with $11,389 spent per student in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to the state average of $10,837.

Compared to nearby schools, Northside Intermediate outperforms Milton Middle School in academic proficiency, particularly in mathematics, where 81.15% of Northside Intermediate 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 67.56% of Milton Middle 7th graders. This consistent academic performance and positive trends in key metrics make Northside Intermediate an attractive option for families in the Milton School District.

794

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,389

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

159 Northside Dr
Milton, WI 53563-1372

(608) 868-9280

District: Milton School District

Students who attend Northside Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Milton High

Feeder schools for Northside Intermediate:

Elementary:	Consolidated Elementary
	East Elementary
	Harmony Elementary
	West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 81st percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 54% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 81st-percentile peak (2022) to 73rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

Wisconsin avg54%

282^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	72.4	282 of 1044	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	294 of 1061	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	205 of 1067	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	199 of 1067	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	288 of 1050	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.7	360 of 1037	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	325 of 1025	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	351 of 1071	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.1	307 of 1075	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.5	397 of 1076	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	371 of 1061	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	564 of 1053	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.6	371 of 1045	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	438 of 1046	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	333 of 1045	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.4	402 of 1030	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.7	328 of 1021	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.8	166 of 689	75.9%	★★★★☆
2006	70.0	231 of 712	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.1	123 of 632	80.5%	★★★★☆
2004	64.8	252 of 633	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	75 of 123	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	50 of 122	59.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	34 of 255	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	46.1	131 of 269	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	34 of 249	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	79 of 248	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	43 of 222	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	263 of 1001	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	263 of 1011	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	206 of 1010	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	142 of 1017	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	297 of 1004	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	335 of 1002	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	243 of 997	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	98 of 322	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	73 of 331	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	72 of 290	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	55 of 296	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	48 of 274	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	49 of 266	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	196 of 870	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	381 of 866	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	202 of 871	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	189 of 859	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	295 of 847	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	256 of 874	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	148 of 854	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	276 of 1000	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	302 of 1012	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	189 of 1011	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	239 of 1017	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	240 of 1003	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	357 of 1002	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	409 of 997	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	78.0	13 of 85	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	12 of 76	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	20 of 67	70.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	353 of 802	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	351 of 790	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	440 of 770	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	321 of 748	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	349 of 746	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	282 of 742	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	285 of 721	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	272 of 718	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	286 of 727	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	206 of 715	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	227 of 704	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	267 of 699	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	370 of 718	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	328 of 686	52.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)85th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2024)39th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies74%+10 vs state

Mathematics72%+18 vs state

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Science59%+8 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 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 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
Northside Intermediate	Public	4-6	159 Northside Dr	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 868-9280	794	47	17.0	23.6%	685 (86.3%)	12 (1.5%)	58 (7.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)								(n/a)	57.6	57.4	64.0			65.4	81.2	68.0			73.5		58.8		$11,389	$228	$11,160
Milton Middle	Public	7-8	20 E Madison Ave	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9350	509	33	15.3	21.8%	446 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%		67.3	197^th of 641 public middle schools	69.3%	60				66.4	68.9				67.6	61.2		74.0		55.8	$11,452	$426	$11,026
Marshall Middle	Public	6-8	25 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6200	747	57	13.1	45.1%	538 (72.0%)	31 (4.1%)	103 (13.8%)	18 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	53	327^th of 628 public middle schools	47.9%		52.3	341^st of 641 public middle schools	46.8%	14			58.4	48.7	53.5			58.9	54.8	51.2		60.3		45.5	$11,129	$527	$10,602
Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%		69.7	178^th of 641 public middle schools	72.2%	62			67.2	70.7	66.9			58.6	67.9	59.7		81.5		66.9	$13,122	$573	$12,550
Franklin Middle	Public	6-8	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6000	486	49	9.8	66.5%	260 (53.5%)	49 (10.1%)	104 (21.4%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	19.7	524^th of 628 public middle schools	16.6%		21.6	539^th of 641 public middle schools	15.9%	15			32.2	29.9	36.4			26.1	30.6	37.8		45.4		33.6	$12,459	$506	$11,953
Edison Middle	Public	6-8	1649 S Chatham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-5900	587	50	11.6	61.0%	374 (63.7%)	27 (4.6%)	131 (22.3%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	51.3	338^th of 628 public middle schools	46.2%		43	412^th of 641 public middle schools	35.7%	74			47.3	48.5	63.4			37.9	47.7	62.8		67.8		49.4	$11,408	$1,063	$10,345
Whitewater Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8300	394	35	11.4	50.3%	202 (51.3%)	12 (3.0%)	159 (40.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	44.3	397^th of 628 public middle schools	36.8%		36.5	450^th of 641 public middle schools	29.8%	53			41.8	50.4	47.9			41.5	50.0	44.6		69.7		45.1	$14,927	$1,266	$13,659
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	467	44	10.7	34.0%	377 (80.7%)	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%		69.6	180^th of 641 public middle schools	71.9%	15			72.9	63.4	56.5			72.3	72.4	64.7		69.4		51.8	$15,183	$447	$14,735
Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	203	15	13.7	28.1%	181 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%		58.2	277^th of 641 public middle schools	56.8%	94			51.5	53.2	48.4			39.1	66.1	58.1		40.3		46.8	$13,344	$429	$12,915
Clinton Junior High	Public	7-8	112 Milwaukee Rd	Clinton	53525	Rock County	Clinton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 676-2223	132	10	13.1	36.4%	102 (77.3%)	3 (2.3%)	24 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	56.4	293^rd of 628 public middle schools	53.3%		33.9	470^th of 641 public middle schools	26.7%	177				54.4	55.9				45.6	45.6		67.7		63.2	$12,656	$423	$12,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside Intermediate

How many students attend Northside Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Northside Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Northside Intermediate?

Students at Northside Intermediate are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Northside Intermediate in?

Milton School District

What high school do graduates of Northside Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Northside Intermediate usually go on to attend Milton High

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