Summary:
Phillips Middle is the only middle school in the Phillips School District, serving grades 6–8 with 144 students at 990 Flambeau Ave in Phillips, Wisconsin, so this school's results represent the entire district's middle-level performance.
The school's clearest strengths are in math and attendance. Math in grades 7 and 8 has been above the state average in both years: in 2025–26, Math 7 was 61.7% proficient versus 55.67% statewide, and Math 8 was 58.33% versus 53.67%. 6th-grade ELA is also above state in both years, at 63.83% versus 54.95% in 2025–26. Science 8 posted the largest single-year gain, rising 8.54 points from 41.46% to 50%, nearly matching the state's 51.86%. Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the district's 23.1% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0% compared with 1.1% statewide. Statewide, the school improved from 451 of 641 (30th percentile, 1 star) in 2023–24 to 351 of 643 (45th percentile, 2 stars) in 2025–26, and its simple average across tested subjects rose 2.62 points to 53.71%.
There are still real gaps. Social Studies 8 is the weakest result at 50% proficient, 14.63 points below the state's 64.63%. Math 6 declined from 54.35% to 48.94%, slipping from above state to below it. ELA 7 and ELA 8 improved year over year but remain below state at 51.06% and 45.83%. Overall, the school still trails the state average of 55.51% by about 1.8 points and sits only around the middle of Wisconsin schools. Because enrollment is small, a few students can move these percentages several points, so single-year swings should be read with caution.
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