Summary:
The city of Colby, Wisconsin has only one middle school, Colby Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools over the past three years and maintains a 1-out-of-5-star performance rating on the SchoolDigger scale.
Colby Middle School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on the Forward Exam (Wisconsin's standardized test) falling well below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates were 37.5% in English Language Arts, 32.31% in Mathematics, 49.23% in Social Studies, and 36.92% in Science, compared to state averages of 53.97%, 53.06%, 62.51%, and 50.04%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 64.57%, suggesting that it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
While Colby Middle School faces these academic and demographic challenges, the district may have opportunities to improve the school's performance. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% and relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.3 could be areas of focus for the Colby School District to address and potentially enhance the educational experience and outcomes for Colby Middle School students.
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