Summary:
Adams-Friendship Middle is the only middle school in the Adams-Friendship Area School District in central Wisconsin, so families here have a single option for grades 5 through 8. Located at 420 N Main St in Adams, the school enrolls 338 students, and 62.43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning it serves a majority economically disadvantaged population. Because it is the district's only middle school, the most useful comparisons are against the district as a whole and against Wisconsin statewide averages.
Test results show the school performing below state norms across the board. On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, every reported proficiency rate fell below the Wisconsin average, with gaps ranging from 11.52 percentage points in 5th grade ELA to 30.17 percentage points in 8th grade science. Science is the weakest area: 8th grade science dropped from 31.34% proficient in 2024–2025 to 21.69% in 2025–2026. ELA results were mixed — 7th grade improved sharply from 22.47% to 36.25%, and 5th grade rose to 42.11%, while 8th grade fell to 30.12%. Math declined overall, averaging about 38.01% in 2024–2025 and about 34.91% in 2025–2026. The school ranked 546 out of 643 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 15th percentile with 1 star.
Other indicators are more encouraging. The school reported a 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, compared with 1.3% districtwide and 1.1% statewide, and chronic absenteeism of 19.2% is lower than the district's 23.4%, though still above the state's 17.3%. Per-student spending is $18,404 and the student-teacher ratio is 8.4 — relatively small classes and high spending. Together, the data suggest a school with solid resources and improving attendance and dropout numbers, but with proficiency rates that remain well below state averages in every reported subject and grade.
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