Middle Schools in Grafton School District

Summary:

The Grafton School District has one middle school, John Long Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school is a standout performer within the district, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state of Wisconsin.

John Long Middle School boasts a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2022-2023 and 2024-2025 school years, and its students excel on state assessments like the Forward Exam. In the 2024-2025 school year, 79.22% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.97% statewide. The school also maintains a low dropout rate of 1.3% and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% for the 2023-2024 school year.

With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4 and a district spending of $11,566 per student in the 2020-2021 school year, John Long Middle School appears to be a well-resourced and supported institution within the Grafton School District. These factors, combined with the school's strong academic performance, suggest that it provides a quality education to its diverse student population, of which 18.72% were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

District Detail

1900 Washington St
Grafton, WI 53024-2103

(262) 376-5400

SchoolDigger Rank:
13^th of 426 Wisconsin districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,192

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Long Middle	Public	6-8	700 Hickory St	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-5800	452	30	15.1	14.4%	373 (82.5%)	10 (2.2%)	24 (5.3%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	86.6	43^rd of 628 public middle schools	93.2%		82.2	70^th of 641 public middle schools	89.1%	27	69.7	76.5	79.2	74.2	85.6	82.5	77.3	67.5	$11,566	$544	$11,022

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cedarburg School District	1.76 mi	6	4^th
Port Washington-Saukville School District	4.39 mi	5	55^th
Mequon-Thiensville School District	4.77 mi	6	24^th
Northern Ozaukee School District	9.22 mi	5	113^th
Fox Point J2 School District	9.95 mi	2	6^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.