Summary:
The city of Holcombe, Wisconsin has only one middle school, Lake Holcombe Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 63 students. The school is part of the Lake Holcombe School District, which is ranked 381 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lake Holcombe Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 343 out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025 to 519 out of 641 in 2023-2024, and 545 out of 640 in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars in 2024-2025 to 1 star in the last two school years. Academically, the school performs below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but excels in Social Studies and Science. The school has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3%, but a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%.
The high percentage of students (61.9%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Lake Holcombe Middle School indicates that the school may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student performance. Addressing the underlying causes of chronic absenteeism and leveraging the school's strengths in certain academic areas could be important focus areas for the school and district to improve student outcomes.
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