Summary:
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District serves about 6,881 students across 11 schools — seven elementary (PK-4), two middle (5-8) and two high schools (9-12) in the Middleton area near Madison — and ranks 46th of 432 Wisconsin districts with 4 stars.
Seven of the 11 schools hold a 5-star rating. Middleton High is the flagship: 18th of 533 high schools statewide (97th percentile), a 95.4% graduation rate and a 0.2% dropout rate, with test proficiency far above state levels in ELA, math, science and social studies. Glacier Creek Middle outranks Kromrey Middle, placing 40th of 643 (94th percentile). Pope Farm Elementary is the top elementary school — 47th of 1,039, with the district's lowest chronic absenteeism (6.3%) and lowest per-student spending ($15,433). Park Elementary has improved dramatically, from the 72nd percentile to the 93rd. Elm Lawn Elementary and Sunset Ridge Elementary are also strong 5-star schools, while West Middleton Elementary and Northside Elementary are 4-star.
The two outliers are Sauk Trail Elementary and Clark Street Community School. Sauk Trail ranks in the 55th percentile while carrying the district's highest free/reduced-lunch rate (41.94%), highest spending ($21,050) and lowest student-teacher ratio (9.1). Clark Street, the smallest school at 108 students, swings between 2 and 5 stars year to year and has 56.6% chronic absenteeism — far above the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3%. Middleton High also has elevated absenteeism (22.8%). Overall, families here get a high-performing district with strong social studies and science results, where most schools are well above state averages.
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