Summary:
The McFarland School District contains a single middle school, Indian Mound Middle, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently ranked among the top 15% of middle schools in Wisconsin, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and demonstrating strong academic performance across subject areas.
Indian Mound Middle stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science compared to the district and state averages. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 82.67% of 8th-grade students at Indian Mound Middle were proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to 55.03% for the district and 62.51% for the state. The school also has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3% and a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, which is lower than the typical middle school ratio.
However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7% is an area of concern that may require further investigation and targeted interventions. Additionally, the school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 17.8% is lower than the district and state averages, suggesting that the student population may come from a higher socioeconomic background, raising questions about equity and access to quality education for all students in the district.
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