Middle Schools in Shullsburg School District

Shullsburg School District has just one middle school, Shullsburg Junior High, serving grades 6–8 with 73 students at 444 N Judgement St in Shullsburg, Wisconsin. The Shullsburg School District is ranked 374th of 432 in Wisconsin, placing it in the 13th percentile with a 1-star rating. The data include Forward Exam proficiency for 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, school rank history for three years, dropout and chronic absenteeism for 2024–2025, and free/reduced lunch, per-student spending, and student-teacher ratio for 2024–2025. All reported proficiency figures here are exact; none are suppressed by the state.

Since it is the only middle school in the district, Shullsburg Junior High is the sole point of comparison, and its profile is mixed. Sixth grade is the clearest bright spot: in 2025–2026, ELA was 56% versus 54.95% statewide and math was 56% versus 53.6%, both above state averages. Sixth-grade math posted the largest single gain in the data, rising from 25% to 56%, a +31.00 percentage-point jump while state math 6 rose only +0.62 pp. Eighth-grade science and social studies also improved substantially, from 16.13% to 33.33% (+17.20 pp) and from 29.03% to 42.86% (+13.83 pp). Attendance is comparatively strong: chronic absenteeism is 12.2% versus 17.3% for both the district and the state, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide.

The concerns are concentrated in grades 7 and 8. Eighth-grade math is the lowest current area at 28.57% versus 53.67% statewide (−25.10 pp), while science (33.33% vs 51.86%) and social studies (42.86% vs 64.63%) remain far below state despite their gains. Seventh grade declined in both subjects: ELA fell from 52.38% to 42.11% and math from 42.86% to 36.84%. The school ranks 463rd of 643 in 2025–2026 (28th percentile, 1 star), improved from 19th percentile but still below its 32nd-percentile, 2-star result in 2023–2024. With 73 students, grade-level rates rest on small groups, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously. Context: 50.68% free/reduced lunch, $16,055 per student, and an 11.3 student-teacher ratio.