Summary:
The Wisconsin Dells School District contains just one middle school: Wisconsin Dells Middle School, located at 520 Race St in Wisconsin Dells and serving 374 students in grades 6 through 8. With no second middle school to compare against locally, families should read its results against statewide averages instead. The school's rank has climbed steadily, from 303rd of 641 schools (53rd percentile) in 2023–2024 to 242nd of 643 (62nd percentile) in 2025–2026, and it has earned 3 stars in each of the last three years. The broader Wisconsin Dells School District is rated 251st of 432, at the 42nd percentile with 2 stars.
Eighth grade is the school's clear strength. In 2025–2026, all four tested 8th grade subjects beat the state average: math at 74.56% proficient versus 53.67% statewide, ELA at 64.91% versus 54.38%, social studies at 69.91% versus 64.63%, and science at 56.64% versus 51.86%. Eighth grade also improved sharply over the prior year — math up 13.65 points, science up 10.28 points, ELA up 7.64 points, and social studies up 4.46 points.
Sixth grade is the clearest area of concern. Both 6th grade subjects fell below state averages and declined year over year: ELA at 53.49% (5.05 points lower than 2024–2025) and math at 43.08%, which is 10.52 points below the state and 31.48 points below the school's own 8th grade math score. Seventh grade also slipped — ELA down 4.48 points and math down 5.59 points — though both remained above state averages. Other context: a dropout rate of 0.0%, chronic absenteeism at 15.3% (better than the state's 17.3% but above the district's 11.4%), 58.29% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, $15,148 spent per student, and a 14.7:1 student-teacher ratio.
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