Summary:
The Baraboo School District in Wisconsin has one middle school, Jack Young Middle, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been mixed, with a declining statewide ranking and inconsistent academic proficiency rates compared to state averages.
Jack Young Middle's statewide ranking has dropped from 327 out of 640 Wisconsin middle schools in 2022-2023 to 411 out of 628 in 2024-2025, and the school maintains a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the school's proficiency rates in some subjects, such as Social Studies, are near the state average, its performance in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science is generally below the state's benchmarks. The school's dropout rate is relatively low at 1.3%, but its chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is significantly higher than the state's target of 13%.
The school serves a student population with a high percentage (53.24%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the state average, and its per-student spending of $12,293 in 2020-2021 is higher than the state's average, suggesting a focus on resource allocation. To improve the school's overall performance, a comprehensive approach addressing academic, attendance, and socioeconomic factors may be necessary.
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