Summary:
Prentice, Wisconsin has one middle school in this data set: Prentice Middle, located at 1025 Town St and serving grades 5–8 with 90 students as part of the Prentice School District. Because it is the only middle school in the city, there is no cross-school comparison to make — the district profile is modest (rank 296 of 432, 31st percentile, 2 stars), and the school itself currently ranks 422 of 643, in the 34th percentile with 2 stars.
The school's clearest strengths are in attendance and in the lower grades. Chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, well below the district's 19.6% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% for 2024–2025. Fifth grade math has been consistently strong at 68% proficient in 2024–2025 and 68.75% in 2025–2026, both far above state averages. Fifth and sixth grade ELA also improved sharply, rising to 56.25% and 60.71%, now above state. In 2024–2025, 8th grade science (78.26%) and social studies (69.57%) were exceptional as well.
The concern is a real academic slide in the most recent year. The school fell from the 60th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 34th percentile in 2025–2026, and its star rating dropped from 3 to 2. Eighth grade results fell dramatically: social studies dropped from 69.57% to 27.78% and science from 78.26% to 50%, while 8th grade math fell from 60.87% to 44.44%. Seventh and 8th grade ELA are below state at 35.71% and 44.44%. Overall, math is roughly at the state level and ELA remains below it, though the ELA gap narrowed. With only 90 students, grade-level cohorts are small, so a few students can move percentages by 5–10 points or more — parents should treat single-year swings with caution and watch whether the lower-grade gains carry upward.
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