Summary:
The Rosendale-Brandon School District in Wisconsin has just one middle school, Laconia Middle School in Rosendale, which serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 179 students. Because it is the district's only middle school, there are no in-district peers to compare it against; the useful benchmarks are Wisconsin state averages and the school's own prior-year results. The district as a whole ranks 49th of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 89th percentile with 4 stars.
Academically, Laconia Middle School was above the state average in every reported grade-level proficiency result in 2025–2026. Eighth-grade science and social studies were the highest reported values at 78.95% each, with science 27.09 points above the state average and social studies 14.32 points above. Seventh-grade math reached 74.51% (+18.84 points) and eighth-grade math 71.93% (+18.26 points), while the smallest margin was seventh-grade ELA at +7.42 points. Seven of eight comparable tests improved from the prior year, led by eighth-grade ELA (+11.40 points, from 50.00 to 61.40), eighth-grade science (+10.77) and sixth-grade ELA (+9.67). The exception was eighth-grade math, which fell 6.86 points from 78.79 to 71.93 but remains well above the state average.
The school's state rank has climbed from 264th of 641 (59th percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024 to 112th of 643 (83rd percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026. Attendance indicators are also strong: 0.0% dropout and 3.3% chronic absenteeism, compared with 17.3% statewide — less than one-fifth of the state rate. Other context for 2024–2025 includes 16.76% free/reduced lunch, $12,861 per-student spending and a 14.4 student-teacher ratio. With only 179 students, grade-level cohorts are small, so single-year changes can swing and should be read cautiously; the overall trend, however, is clearly positive.
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