Summary:
The city of Independence, Wisconsin has only one middle school, Independence Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 300 out of 640 Wisconsin middle schools in 2022-2023 to 321 out of 628 in 2024-2025. While the school's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized test, is mixed, with some grade levels and subjects performing above the state average, others fall below.
Independence Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 56.82% in 2023-2024. However, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 11.3, which is lower than the state average. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $16,161, which is higher than the state average.
Overall, the data suggests that Independence School District may have room for improvement in certain academic areas, but the school's lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending could be positive factors in supporting student success. Further analysis and comparison to other schools or district-level data would be necessary to draw more comprehensive conclusions about the school's strengths, challenges, and areas for improvement.
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