Summary:
In the Rice Lake area, Rice Lake Area School District includes one middle school, Rice Lake Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 622 students at 204 Cameron Rd in Rice Lake, WI. Because it is the district’s only middle school, its results also represent the district’s middle-grade outcomes in this data set. The school has been rated 3 stars in each of the last three years and ranked around the 56th–58th percentile statewide, while the district overall is rated 2 stars and sits at the 46th percentile. That makes the middle school a relative bright spot in the district.
Mathematics is the clearest strength. In 2025–2026, every tested grade 5–8 exceeded the state in math: grade 5 at 55.56% vs. 51.81%, grade 6 at 61.11% vs. 53.60%, grade 7 at 67.66% vs. 55.67%, and grade 8 at 57.76% vs. 53.67%. Grade 7 is the standout: ELA was 68.86% proficient, +13.53 points above the state’s 55.33%, and math was 67.66%, +11.99 points above the state. That same cohort also did well in 2024–2025 as 6th graders. Other positives include a 0.0% dropout rate vs. 1.1% statewide and chronic absenteeism of 10.1% vs. 13.4% district and 17.3% state. The school also has a 43.25% free/reduced lunch rate, $15,006 per-student spending, and an 11.7 student-teacher ratio.
ELA is more uneven. In 2025–2026, grade 7 ELA was far above the state, but grade 5 was just under by less than one point and grade 8 was below by 2.83 points. Grade 8 also has the biggest challenges: social studies was 52.17% vs. 64.63% state, a 12.46-point gap, and science was 44.72% vs. 51.86% state, a 7.14-point gap. Science fell from 53.79% in 2024–2025, when it was above the state’s 50.04%, to 44.72% in 2025–2026, one of the clearest warning signs. Overall, families can see a stable, 3-star school with strong math, an exceptional grade 7 cohort, and low absenteeism, but should watch 8th grade social studies, science, and ELA in grades 5 and 8.
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