Summary:
The Lena Middle is the sole middle school in the Lena School District located in Wisconsin. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its overall performance has been consistently below average compared to other middle schools in the state.
Lena Middle's statewide ranking has been in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking of 429 out of 628 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school is also rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. However, the school's dropout rate of 1.3% in the 2023-2024 school year is lower than the state average. On the other hand, Lena Middle's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% in the same year is higher than the state average.
Academically, Lena Middle's test scores on the Forward Exam are mixed compared to state averages. The school performed above the state average in 5th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, but below the state average in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also performed below the state average in 8th grade Social Studies and Science. Additionally, 33.71% of Lena Middle's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $12,549 in the 2020-2021 school year, the impact of this investment is not clearly reflected in the school's overall performance.
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