Summary:
The Valders Area School District in Wisconsin has just one middle school in this data set: Valders Middle, a grades 5–8 school at 138 Jefferson St in Valders with 259 students — roughly 65 students per grade. Its small size means a handful of students can shift results by several percentage points, so year-to-year swings should be read with care.
Academics were strong in 2024–2025, when the school beat the state in 8 of 10 tested grade/subject areas on the Forward Exam, including 8th grade math at 70.0% proficient (16.94 points above state), 8th grade social studies at 76.0% (13.49 above), 6th grade ELA at 67.21% (13.55 above), and 6th grade math at 65.57% (12.59 above). In 2025–2026 the school was above state in only 4 of 10 areas. Eighth grade math fell 26.72 points to 43.28%, now 10.39 points below state, while 8th grade social studies (64.18%) and science (47.76%) also slipped to roughly at or below state. The bright spot was 7th grade ELA, up 18.73 points to 65.0%, or 9.67 points above state; 6th grade math stayed ahead at 63.01%.
Non-academic indicators are a real strength. Chronic absenteeism at Valders Middle was 6.5% in 2024–2025 versus 8.1% in the Valders Area School District and 17.3% statewide, the dropout rate was 0.0%, and the student-teacher ratio is a low 11.9. About 22.39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school ranked 316 of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (51st percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, down from 229 of 628 (64th percentile, 3 stars) a year earlier, but still above the district's overall 301 of 432 (30th percentile, 2 stars). Test scores match district figures for every tested grade and subject.
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