Summary:
Platteville Middle is the only middle school in the Platteville School District, serving grades 5 through 8 to 417 students at 40 E Madison St in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it stands out as one of the stronger middle schools in the state.
The school holds a 4-star rating and ranked 98th out of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–26, placing it in the 85th percentile. That marks a return toward its 2023–24 result (68th of 641, 89th percentile) after a dip in 2024–25 (119th of 628, 81st percentile). Platteville Middle outperformed the state in every reported Forward Exam subject and grade in both years. Its strongest 2025–26 results were 8th-grade Social Studies (80.95% proficient vs. 64.63% state), 8th-grade Science (73.33% vs. 51.86%), 6th-grade ELA (72.12% vs. 54.95%), and Mathematics in grades 7 and 8 (69.79% and 69.52%). Science, Social Studies, Mathematics 8, and ELA 8 all improved notably from the prior year. A few grades declined — ELA 7 fell 14.89 points, Mathematics 5 fell 14.85 points, and Mathematics 7 fell 10.79 points — but each remained above its state average.
On non-test measures, the school's dropout rate of 0.4% is lower than the district's 1.7% and the state's 1.1%. Chronic absenteeism is the main concern: 23.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, compared with 17.5% in the district and 17.3% statewide. For context, 41.25% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $14,874, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. Because Platteville Middle is the district's only middle school, district middle-level results mirror the school's. The district as a whole ranks 75th of 432 districts, and its overall picture is one of strong, stable academic performance with attendance as the clearest area to watch.
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