Middle Schools in Osseo-Fairchild School District

Middle schools in the Osseo-Fairchild School District consist of one school, Osseo-Fairchild Middle in Osseo, WI, serving grades 6–8 with 161 students. Because it is the district’s only middle school, school and district test scores are identical for every reported test, so state averages are the main comparison point. About 45.96% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, per-student spending is $16,587, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. The district overall ranks 305th of 432 in Wisconsin, 29th percentile with 1 star, while the school ranks 417th of 643, 35th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026.

For parents, the school’s strongest signals are attendance and keeping students connected: chronic absenteeism is 6.4%, compared with 11.4% in the district and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.0%, compared with 0.3% district and 1.1% state. Academically, 7th grade is above state in both ELA and math, and 6th grade ELA is also above state. However, 8th grade is significantly below state in all tested subjects: social studies is 15.57 points below state, ELA 16.64 points below, science 12.24 points below, and math 10.27 points below. Sixth grade math is also a new relative weakness, falling below state. The school’s rank has declined from the 51st percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 31st percentile with 2 stars in 2024–2025 and the 35th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026.

Recent changes show a mixed picture. Seventh grade ELA and math each rose by 8.72 points, and 6th grade ELA rose by 5.49 points. Sixth grade math dropped by 8.72 points. Eighth grade math improved from 35.85 to 43.4 but remains below state, while 8th grade science stayed at 39.62 and social studies stayed at 49.06 even as state scores rose, meaning relative declines. With roughly 50–55 students per grade, small year-to-year changes can be volatile, so repeated gaps such as 8th grade are more meaningful. Overall, Osseo-Fairchild Middle has notable strengths in attendance, dropout avoidance, class size, and 7th grade achievement, but its main challenge is 8th grade, especially ELA, science, and social studies.