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Altoona Middle

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Altoona Middle ranks 253 rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

253^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Altoona Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Altoona School District in Altoona, Wisconsin. With 394 students, the school has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools over the past 10 years, with its highest ranking being 95th out of 612 schools in 2016-2017.

Altoona Middle outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 66.67% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.66%. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with Hispanic students ranking 14th out of 237 Wisconsin middle schools and English Language Learners ranking 5th out of 153 in recent years. However, the school struggles more with its White and Special Education student populations, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

While Altoona Middle outperforms the state, some nearby schools, such as Elk Mound Middle and Fall Creek Middle, have even stronger academic performance. Elk Mound Middle, for instance, ranked 69th out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025 and had significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Altoona Middle also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to its academic performance compared to its neighbors.

394

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,502

Per pupil spending ?

35.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1903 Bartlett Ave
Altoona, WI 54720-1799

(715) 839-6030

District: Altoona School District

Students who attend Altoona Middle usually attend:

High:

Altoona High

Feeder schools for Altoona Middle:

Elementary:	Altoona Elementary
	Altoona Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.2%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Wisconsin avg54%

253^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

189^th of 426Altoona School District among Wisconsin districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	253 of 628	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	212 of 641	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	218 of 640	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.3	141 of 617	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	133 of 613	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	145 of 594	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	113 of 579	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	76.0	95 of 612	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	73.9	109 of 609	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	116 of 612	81.0%	★★★★☆
2014	67.0	160 of 585	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	65.5	168 of 569	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	60.2	270 of 559	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	198 of 549	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.5	140 of 539	74.0%	★★★★☆
2009	60.0	251 of 521	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	217 of 519	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.8	165 of 366	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.3	183 of 382	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.4	89 of 332	73.2%	★★★★☆
2004	63.8	138 of 324	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	32 of 88	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	81.5	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	223 of 573	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.2	132 of 580	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	140 of 579	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	133 of 576	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	151 of 574	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	135 of 557	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	111 of 551	79.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	14 of 237	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	52.2	100 of 239	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	12.8	196 of 204	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	151 of 509	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	127 of 520	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	167 of 525	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	132 of 522	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	90 of 499	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	192 of 487	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	177 of 489	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	244 of 577	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	251 of 585	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	278 of 591	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	128 of 577	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	94 of 572	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	117 of 557	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	116 of 551	78.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	61 of 126	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	37 of 131	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	39.5	85 of 132	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	56 of 126	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	59 of 129	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	51 of 101	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	39 of 96	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	245 of 414	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	277 of 425	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	283 of 439	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	118 of 421	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	111 of 437	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.9	253 of 414	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	93 of 417	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	237 of 399	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	201 of 407	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	198 of 412	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	113 of 397	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	95 of 393	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	101 of 382	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	84 of 375	77.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)97th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

Social Studies63%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science45%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Altoona Middle	Public	6-8	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	394	32	12.3	35.3%	320 (81.2%)	9 (2.3%)	24 (6.1%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	61	253^rd of 628 public middle schools	59.7%		65.8	212^th of 641 public middle schools	66.9%	41		66.7	50.7	47.1		69.1	72.8	57.1	63.0	44.5	$11,502	$491	$11,011
South Middle	Public	6-8	2115 Mitscher Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-5200	797	59	13.4	33.4%	571 (71.6%)	26 (3.3%)	79 (9.9%)	62 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (6.9%)	65.1	220^th of 628 public middle schools	65.0%		67.6	195^th of 641 public middle schools	69.6%	25		58.7	59.2	62.5		58.5	64.2	54.4	71.3	54.8	$12,068	$252	$11,816
Northstar Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Abbe Hill Dr	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-5100	529	46	11.4	42.9%	407 (76.9%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.7%)	66 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	58.5	274^th of 628 public middle schools	56.4%		54.9	308^th of 641 public middle schools	52.0%	34		56.2	56.1	53.7		60.0	60.2	58.5	59.2	51.2	$14,217	$287	$13,930
DeLong Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Vine St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4900	893	73	12.2	43.6%	632 (70.8%)	26 (2.9%)	66 (7.4%)	103 (11.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.3%)	58.2	277^th of 628 public middle schools	55.9%		59.4	269^th of 641 public middle schools	58.0%	8		53.3	50.2	60.0		55.1	58.4	57.7	65.3	52.7	$13,045	$268	$12,776
Fall Creek Middle	Public	5-8	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2511	265	19	14.1	27.5%	246 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	71.8	158^th of 628 public middle schools	74.8%		69.3	182^nd of 641 public middle schools	71.6%	24	58.7	55.2	70.0	63.8	38.1	52.2	67.1	79.3	74.1	62.1	$11,126	$516	$10,610
Chippewa Falls Middle	Public	6-8	750 Tropicana Blvd	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2400	999	72	13.8	40.4%	878 (87.9%)	12 (1.2%)	32 (3.2%)	21 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.9%)	61.9	243^rd of 628 public middle schools	61.3%		57.4	284^th of 641 public middle schools	55.7%	41		54.2	50.0	56.2		57.7	59.4	61.7	71.2	59.4	$12,351	$352	$12,000
Elk Mound Middle	Public	5-8	302 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5595	368	26	14.2	25.3%	313 (85.1%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	83	69^th of 628 public middle schools	89.0%		75.3	125^th of 641 public middle schools	80.5%	56	68.6	68.6	70.7	68.7	86.1	76.7	78.3	75.9	81.9	62.7	$10,832	$259	$10,573
Eleva-Strum Middle	Public	6-8	W23597 Us-10	Strum	54770	Trempealeau County	Eleva-Strum School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 695-2696	144	10	14.7	34.7%	129 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	51.9	335^th of 628 public middle schools	46.7%		48.5	376^th of 641 public middle schools	41.3%	41		45.1	63.2	57.1		35.3	63.2	53.1	65.3	46.9	$9,647	$351	$9,297
Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 286-2291	109	12	9.4	52.3%	100 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	28.3	484^th of 628 public middle schools	22.9%		27.8	507^th of 641 public middle schools	20.9%	23		38.9	28.1	36.8		38.9	46.9	36.8	47.4	42.1	$15,183	$2,508	$12,674
Cadott Junior High	Public	7-8	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	134	10	13.5	52.2%	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.7	313^th of 628 public middle schools	50.2%		66	208^th of 641 public middle schools	67.6%	105			42.7	56.7			52.9	63.3	68.3	49.2	$14,857	$516	$14,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Altoona Middle

What is the racial makeup of Altoona Middle?

Students at Altoona Middle are 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Altoona Middle attend?

Students who attend Altoona Middle usually go on to attend Altoona High

What district is Altoona Middle in?

Altoona School District

How many students attend Altoona Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Altoona Middle.

Is Altoona Middle a good school?

Altoona Middle ranks 253^rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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