Summary:
The Rice Lake Area School District in Wisconsin has one middle school, Rice Lake Middle, serving grades 5-8. While the school has some areas of strength, such as higher-than-average proficiency rates in certain subjects and grade levels, it also faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and a lower-than-average district ranking.
Rice Lake Middle's academic performance is mixed compared to state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 6th grade students exceeded the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, other grade levels had more inconsistent results, with some performing above the state average and others falling short. The school's proficiency rates in Social Studies and Science for 8th grade were close to or slightly below the state averages.
Regarding other key metrics, Rice Lake Middle has a relatively low dropout rate of 1.3%, but a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 11.5 is slightly lower than the state average, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $12,147, which is higher than the state average. Overall, Rice Lake Middle's performance and metrics suggest that it is a relatively average-performing middle school within the state of Wisconsin, with room for improvement in certain areas.
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