Summary:
Medford Area Public School District has one middle school, Medford Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 566 students in Medford, WI; the district is rated 3 stars and ranks 171st of 432 Wisconsin districts (60th percentile).
Academically, Medford Middle is mixed. In 2025–2026, 5th-grade math (57.43%) and 6th-grade math (54.40%) were above the state, but ELA was below the state in all four grades, with the largest gaps in 5th grade (-13.09 points) and 6th grade (-10.15 points). Math weakened in older grades: 7th grade 48.92% and 8th grade 42.42%, compared with 55.67% and 53.67% statewide. The school was above the district in only Math 5. Still, 8th grade rebounded sharply: ELA rose from 29.32% to 49.24%, social studies from 39.85% to 59.85%, and science from 38.35% to 49.24%.
Non-academic indicators are relative strengths: chronic absenteeism is 14.5%, lower than the district (14.7%) and state (17.3%); the reported dropout rate is 0.0%, versus 1.0% district and 1.1% state. About 41.34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $12,808, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.2. The school’s rank improved from 441 of 628 (30th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 393 of 643 (39th percentile) in 2025–2026, but it remains rated 2 stars and below the district’s 60th-percentile rating. Overall, Medford Middle is improving, especially in 8th grade, but still trails the district and state in most academic measures.
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