Summary:
Southwestern Wisconsin School District, serving the Hazel Green area of southwestern Wisconsin, has a single middle school — Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle — enrolling 96 students in grades 6–8.
Because it is the only middle school in Southwestern Wisconsin School District, district and school test results are identical, so state figures are the most useful benchmark for parents. At roughly 32 students per grade, one student's result can shift a grade-level percentage by about 3 points, so large year-to-year swings should be read with caution.
Attendance is this school's clearest strength: chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, below the district's 9.2% and less than half the state's 17.3%. Mathematics is the strongest academic area — 6th-grade math rose from 35.48% to 56% proficiency, above the state's 53.6%, and 8th-grade math improved to 54.29% versus the state's 53.67%. ELA, however, is below state in every grade in 2025–2026, including 40% in grade 8 against 54.38% statewide. Grade 8 science dropped from 53.85%, which was above state, to 40%, and grade 8 social studies came in at 51.43% compared with 64.63% statewide. Overall proficiency across the eight listed 2025–2026 tests averages about 48.16% for the school versus roughly 55.51% for the state.
The school remains rated 2 stars, ranked 414 of 643 schools at the 36th percentile, a modest improvement from the 33rd percentile three years ago. Its dropout rate is 1.6%, free/reduced lunch is 30.21%, spending is $16,123 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 10.5:1. In short, a small, well-staffed school with strong attendance and improving math, but ongoing ELA, science, and social studies gaps relative to the state.
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