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Madison Middle

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Madison Middle ranks 394 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Madison Middle is a public middle school located in Appleton, Wisconsin, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 575 students. The school is part of the Appleton Area School District, which is ranked 264 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Madison Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 41.26% to 52.09%, compared to the district averages of 50.37% to 53.45% and the state averages of 53.59% to 53.97%. The school's performance in mathematics, social studies, and science is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Madison Middle has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates compared to the district and state.

Interestingly, nearby schools such as Little Chute Middle and Odyssey-Magellan consistently outperform Madison Middle in academic assessments across all subjects and grade levels. These comparisons suggest opportunities for Madison Middle to learn from the instructional practices and student support strategies employed by the higher-performing schools in the area.

929

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,383

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2020 S Carpenter St
Appleton, WI 54915-4899

(920) 852-5425

District: Appleton Area School District

Students who attend Madison Middle usually attend:

High:

East High

Feeder schools for Madison Middle:

Elementary:	Berry Elementary
	Horizons Elementary
	Johnston Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	More...
	Richmond Elementary
	Stephen Foster Elementary Charter

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.8%

Hispanic:

15.2%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (49% vs 54% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

394^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Appleton Area School District

264^th of 426Appleton Area 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	44.7	394 of 628	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	417 of 641	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	447 of 640	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	398 of 617	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	425 of 613	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	371 of 594	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	361 of 579	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	394 of 612	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.9	427 of 609	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	395 of 612	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.3	242 of 585	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	186 of 569	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.6	209 of 559	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	306 of 549	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.9	262 of 539	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.1	296 of 521	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.3	320 of 519	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.6	202 of 366	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.2	125 of 382	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	201 of 332	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.3	103 of 324	68.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	41.3	67 of 130	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	109 of 134	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	53 of 88	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	74 of 90	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	75 of 95	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	75 of 91	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	87 of 90	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	83 of 178	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	50 of 173	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	31.4	136 of 170	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	61 of 158	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	111 of 138	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.0	17 of 153	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	31 of 140	77.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	383 of 573	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	378 of 580	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	410 of 579	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	386 of 576	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	399 of 574	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	352 of 557	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	368 of 551	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	163 of 237	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	128 of 239	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	159 of 229	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	186 of 221	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	157 of 225	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	129 of 209	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	158 of 204	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	362 of 509	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	374 of 520	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	395 of 525	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.6	350 of 522	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	379 of 499	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	287 of 487	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	344 of 489	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	338 of 577	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	378 of 585	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	395 of 591	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	317 of 577	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	376 of 572	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	337 of 557	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	326 of 551	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	118 of 131	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	79 of 126	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	73 of 101	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	260 of 414	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	268 of 425	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	187 of 439	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	148 of 421	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	217 of 437	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	167 of 414	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	224 of 417	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	278 of 399	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	286 of 407	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	306 of 412	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	244 of 397	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	262 of 393	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	248 of 382	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	221 of 375	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies60%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-4 vs state

English Language Arts47%-6 vs state

Science42%-8 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%		41.5	417^th of 641 public middle schools	34.9%	23				48.3	52.1	41.3				45.2	53.7	50.7		60.5		41.8	$11,383	$911	$10,472
Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%		36.8	448^th of 641 public middle schools	30.1%	1				41.2	39.9	43.7				46.7	50.7	48.8		50.0		34.4	$12,975	$1,146	$11,829
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%		25.3	521^st of 641 public middle schools	18.7%	24				33.3	42.6	43.6				28.8	37.4	33.5		45.1		31.7	$11,866	$911	$10,955
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%		53.5	324^th of 641 public middle schools	49.5%	93				42.2	54.0	48.8				34.4	44.2	42.8		58.4		53.6	$11,454	$911	$10,543
Woodland Intermediate	Public	5-6	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	316	19	16.2	5.1%	283 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)			81.1	88.5					86.9	93.2							$9,771	$618	$9,152
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%		82	71^st of 641 public middle schools	88.9%	10					75.4	71.0					85.2	77.4		82.5		57.1	$10,193	$697	$9,496
Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	12	18.4	16.4%	162 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%		98.2	2^nd of 641 public middle schools	99.7%	1	92.3	89.7	100.0	94.7	100.0	100.0	96.2	96.6	94.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.7	100.0	$10,317	$911	$9,406
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%		65.9	211^th of 641 public middle schools	67.1%	14				65.6	54.1	56.5				60.1	59.5	62.5		68.1		55.8	$11,449	$911	$10,538
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)			70.0	75.7					68.1	72.7							$11,324	$1,165	$10,159
Little Chute Middle	Public	7-8	1402 Freedom Rd	Little Chute	54140	Outagamie County	Little Chute Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 788-7600	214	15	13.8	37.9%	164 (76.6%)	5 (2.3%)	23 (10.7%)	4 (1.9%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	82.6	71^st of 628 public middle schools	88.7%		79.1	93^rd of 641 public middle schools	85.5%	22					81.1	67.6					74.7	77.1		71.4		68.6	$11,198	$361	$10,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Madison Middle

What is the racial makeup of Madison Middle?

Students at Madison Middle are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Madison Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 929 students attended Madison Middle.

Is Madison Middle a good school?

Madison Middle ranks 394^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Madison Middle attend?

Students who attend Madison Middle usually go on to attend East High

What district is Madison Middle in?

Appleton Area School District

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