Summary:
Tomahawk Middle is the only middle school in Tomahawk School District, a northern Wisconsin district, so families here are looking at a single option rather than comparing several schools. It serves grades 6–8 with 259 students, and because there are no peer middle schools in the area, most district-level figures match the school almost exactly.
The school's strongest story is recent improvement. In 2025–26 it earned 3 stars and ranked 250 out of 643 middle schools, the 61st percentile, up from 2 stars and 45th percentile (345 of 628) in 2024–25 and back in line with its 2023–24 standing. Test results reflect that: the school averaged about 58.9% proficiency in 2025–26 versus a state average of about 55.5%, after sitting slightly below the state the year before. Standout subjects include 7th-grade math at 69.88% proficient (+14.21 points above state), 8th-grade social studies at 74.32% (+9.69), 8th-grade science at 62.16% (+10.30), and 6th- and 7th-grade ELA, both above state. Attendance is exceptional: chronic absenteeism is 4.1%, compared with 5.0% in the district and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide.
The clearest concern is 6th-grade math, where proficiency dropped from 55.95% to 39.47% — a 16.48-point decline and 14.13 points below the state — creating a 30.41-point gap with 7th-grade math in the same subject. 8th-grade ELA is also slightly below state at 50.00% and improved only 0.65 points. About 48.26% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, spending is $16,906 per student, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1. Notably, the school's middle-school rank (61st percentile) outpaces the district's overall rank of 265 out of 432, the 39th percentile.
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