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Argyle Middle

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Argyle Middle ranks 283 rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 55% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Argyle Middle is a public middle school in Argyle, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 60 students. The school is part of the Argyle School District, which is ranked 248 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Argyle Middle has shown mixed performance on the Forward Exam, with some grades performing above the state average in certain subjects, but overall struggling to match the state's proficiency levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 6th grade students performed better than the state average in Math (72.73% vs. 52.98%), but 8th grade students lagged behind in English Language Arts (42.11% vs. 53.97%). The school has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3% in recent years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 19.5% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Argyle Middle has a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, with 32.26% to 38.46% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Argyle Middle's performance lags behind that of nearby middle schools, such as Mineral Point Middle, Belleville Middle, and New Glarus Middle, which consistently outperform Argyle Middle on the Forward Exam and have higher state rankings. Argyle Middle's performance has also shown a concerning trend of declining state rankings, from a high of 232 out of 640 Wisconsin middle schools in 2022-2023 to a low of 459 out of 613 in 2020-2021.

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,367

Per pupil spending ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14665 State Road 78
Argyle, WI 53504

(608) 543-3318

District: Argyle School District

Students who attend Argyle Middle usually attend:

High:

Argyle High

Feeder schools for Argyle Middle:

Elementary:

Argyle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2018 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (60% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2018

✓Above the Wisconsin median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg54%

283^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 20 pts since 2018

From bottom 35% (2018) to top 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

248^th of 426Argyle 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	57.7	283 of 628	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	416 of 641	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	232 of 640	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	409 of 617	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	459 of 613	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	410 of 594	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	376 of 579	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	183 of 573	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	415 of 580	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.2	206 of 579	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	440 of 576	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	404 of 574	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	446 of 557	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	392 of 551	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	300 of 509	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	360 of 520	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	272 of 525	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	372 of 522	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	383 of 499	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	304 of 487	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	264 of 489	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	377 of 577	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	357 of 585	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	213 of 591	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	249 of 577	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	430 of 572	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	280 of 557	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	324 of 551	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	287 of 399	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	383 of 393	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	354 of 382	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)68th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+28 vs state

Social Studies53%-10 vs state

Science47%-3 vs state

English Language Arts44%-9 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Argyle Middle	Public	6-8	14665 State Road 78	Argyle	53504	Lafayette County	Argyle School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 543-3318	62	6	9.7	29.0%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	57.7	283^rd of 628 public middle schools	54.9%		41.9	416^th of 641 public middle schools	35.1%	133	50.0	40.0	42.1	72.7	90.0	84.2	52.6	47.4	$14,367	$535	$13,832
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	202 E Center St	South Wayne	53587	Lafayette County	Black Hawk School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 439-5371	76	6	11.9	40.8%	71 (93.4%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.8	280^th of 628 public middle schools	55.4%		43.3	409^th of 641 public middle schools	36.2%	129	65.5	28.6	45.5	72.4	61.9	59.1	59.1	54.6	$14,981	$942	$14,040
New Glarus Middle	Public	6-8	1619 2nd St	New Glarus	53574	Green County	New Glarus School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 527-2410	214	17	12.4	17.8%	187 (87.4%)	2 (0.9%)	10 (4.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	87.1	39^th of 628 public middle schools	93.8%		81.8	73^rd of 641 public middle schools	88.6%	34	77.3	76.9	87.8	78.8	75.4	78.7	78.7	65.3	$10,380	$218	$10,162
Monroe Middle	Public	6-8	1510 13th Street	Monroe	53566	Green County	Monroe School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 328-7120	483	36	13.5	41.4%	376 (77.8%)	5 (1.0%)	82 (17.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	60.2	261^st of 628 public middle schools	58.4%		61.9	250^th of 641 public middle schools	61.0%	11	64.8	54.6	48.7	66.7	55.2	62.8	63.5	48.0	$13,896	$1,296	$12,602
Monticello Middle	Public	6-8	334 S Main St	Monticello	53570	Green County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 938-4194	58	7	8.0	31.0%	56 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	70	178^th of 628 public middle schools	71.7%		49.9	361^st of 641 public middle schools	43.7%	183	47.1	44.4	77.8	52.9	61.1	83.3	83.3	77.8	$17,417	$895	$16,522
Belleville Middle	Public	7-8	625 W Church St	Belleville	53508	Dane County	Belleville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-6120	111	13	8.6	22.5%	91 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.3%)	83.3	65^th of 628 public middle schools	89.6%		75.7	116^th of 641 public middle schools	81.9%	51		64.6	61.7		85.4	85.0	78.3	75.0	$11,896	$68	$11,829
Mineral Point Middle	Public	6-8	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0720	170	13	12.6	27.6%	158 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	68.6	195^th of 628 public middle schools	68.9%		70.2	174^th of 641 public middle schools	72.9%	21	65.5	56.7	76.6	63.6	60.0	74.5	67.4	46.9	$11,162	$336	$10,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Argyle Middle

What district is Argyle Middle in?

Argyle School District

Is Argyle Middle a good school?

Argyle Middle ranks 283^rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Argyle Middle?

Students at Argyle Middle are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Argyle Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 62 students attended Argyle Middle.

What high school do graduates of Argyle Middle attend?

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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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