Summary:
The Fennimore Community School District in southwestern Wisconsin has just one middle school — Fennimore Middle, serving about 186 students in grades 6 through 8 — so families here have a single, clearly defined option for the middle grades.
Families looking at performance will find a school that has strengthened in recent years. Fennimore Middle moved from a 3-star, 68th-percentile rating in 2023–2024 to a 4-star, 73rd-percentile rating in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, ranking 174th out of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in the most recent year and 168th out of 628 the year before. At the district level, Fennimore Community School District ranks 91st of 432 districts, placing it in the 79th percentile with 4 stars. Math is the standout: 6th-grade math proficiency was 75% in 2025–2026 and 76.92% in 2024–2025, both more than 20 points above the state average. Every grade in both years exceeded state averages in math and English language arts, with ELA results ranging from about 2.75 to 8.51 points above the state.
Attendance and completion data are equally encouraging: chronic absenteeism is 7.8%, well under the district's 8.6% and less than half the statewide 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide. About 41.94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $13,062, and the student-teacher ratio is 13.9. A few results are worth watching: 8th-grade math fell 10.63 points year over year and 8th-grade science dropped 6.69 points, though both stayed above state averages, while 8th-grade social studies improved to 66%, moving from slightly below the state to slightly above it.
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