Summary:
Kennedy Middle is the only middle school in the Germantown School District, serving grades 6–8 with 865 students at N118W15860 Williams Drive in Germantown, Wisconsin. Because it is the district's sole middle school, the district's middle-school test results are identical to Kennedy's in every subject and grade, so families in this area have a single local option to evaluate. The district as a whole ranks 54 of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 88th percentile with a 4-star rating.
Academics are Kennedy's strength, especially math. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 65.40% in grade 6, 73.58% in grade 7, and 66.42% in grade 8, compared with state rates around 53–56%. English Language Arts also beat the state at all three grade levels in both years, and grade 8 social studies reached 69.78% versus 64.63% statewide. Science is the one weak spot: 47.76% proficient against a state rate of 51.86%. Still, science posted the biggest one-year gain of any subject, climbing from 35.50% to 47.76% — a 12.26-point improvement — so it is an area of progress rather than decline.
Beyond test scores, Kennedy's attendance and dropout numbers are excellent: chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, less than half the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% against the state's 1.1%. The school also improved its state rank, moving from 222 of 628 (65th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025 to 188 of 643 (71st percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026 — its best showing in the three years reported. Some context is worth noting: free or reduced lunch is 13.87%, per-student spending is $12,450, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.4. Overall, this is a high-performing middle school where math shines, ELA and social studies are consistently above state, and science is the clear next focus.
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