Summary:
Onalaska Middle is the only middle school in Onalaska School District, serving grades 6–8 with 620 students at 707 8th Ave N, Onalaska, WI 54650. The district is ranked 132 of 432 in Wisconsin (69th percentile, 3 stars), and the school is ranked 198 of 643 for 2025-26 (69th percentile, 3 stars), after 206 of 628 in 2024-25 and 172 of 641 in 2023-24.
Academically, students beat the state in every reported subject and grade in both 2024-25 and 2025-26. Eighth grade is the standout: in 2025-26, social studies proficiency is 78.24% vs state 64.63% (+13.61 points), math is 67.19% vs 53.67% (+13.52), ELA is 66.84% vs 54.38% (+12.46), and science is 60.62% vs 51.86% (+8.76). The school’s average across eight tests is about 62.7% vs state about 55.5% (+7.2 points). Chronic absenteeism is 9.1%, far below the state’s 17.3%, and essentially level with the district’s 9.2%. The dropout rate is 1.4%, above the district’s 0.6% and state’s 1.1%, but this is a small rate for a middle school.
Rankings slipped from 4 stars in 2023-24 to 3 stars in the last two years, though the school remains above average. Grade trends are mixed: from 2024-25 to 2025-26, 6th grade ELA fell 4.09 points and 7th grade math fell 3.52 points, while 8th grade ELA rose 5.45 points, science rose 4.18 points, and social studies rose 2.50 points—all still above state. Other context: free/reduced lunch is 29.84%, per-student spending is $14,740, and the student-teacher ratio is 13:1. Because the district has only one middle school, district middle-grade results mirror this school exactly. Overall, Onalaska Middle is a solidly above-average Wisconsin middle school with strong 8th-grade outcomes, excellent attendance, and consistent above-state test performance, while showing some grade-level volatility and a slight decline from its earlier ranking peak.
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