Summary:
Peshtigo, Wisconsin is home to a single middle school — Peshtigo Middle — which serves grades 7 and 8 with 151 students as part of the Peshtigo School District. Because it is the only middle school in the city, it stands alone in this analysis. The district ranks 303 of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it at the 30th percentile with a 2-star rating. The school itself ranked 394 of 643 schools in 2025–26, about the 39th percentile with 2 stars, up from the 31st percentile in 2024–25 and 32nd percentile in 2023–24.
Attendance and engagement are clear bright spots. Chronic absenteeism at the school is 8.7%, well below the district's 11.0% and less than half the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% compared with 1.0% in the district and 1.1% statewide. Academically, five of six tested areas improved year over year. Eighth grade math reached 52.7% proficient — just 0.97 points below the state — while 8th grade social studies hit 62.16% and 8th grade science 50.0%. The school's simple average across all six tests rose about 3.6 points, narrowing the gap with the state from roughly 7.7 points to about 5.2 points.
Challenges remain. Seventh grade math is the weakest result at 42.31% proficient, 13.36 points below the state and down 12.62 points from the prior year — though with roughly 75 students per grade, that swing may reflect only a few students changing categories. English Language Arts also trails the state in both grades: 50.0 versus 55.33 in 7th grade and 47.3 versus 54.38 in 8th grade. Despite the ranking gains, the school remains a 2-star, below-median performer. For context, 31.79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $14,100, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1, though no peer comparisons are provided for those three metrics.
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