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Athens Middle

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Athens Middle ranks 307 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

307^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 52% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Athens Middle is a small public middle school in Athens, WI, serving grades 6–8 with 79 students in a rural north-central Wisconsin community, and it is part of the Athens School District.

In 2025–2026, Athens Middle ranked 307th of 643 middle schools statewide, placing it at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars—an improvement from earlier lows but still uneven from year to year. Its chronic absenteeism rate was 5.6% in 2024–2025, far below Wisconsin’s 17.3% and lower than most nearby schools except Stratford Middle at 5.0%; Colby Middle was 8.3%, Marathon Venture Academy 12.2%, Edgar Middle 12.4%, and Medford Middle 14.5%. That consistently low absenteeism is a clear strength.

Academically, 8th-grade social studies is a standout: 76.92% proficient in 2025–2026 versus the state’s 64.63%, and 8th-grade science was 53.85% versus 51.86%. English language arts is generally near or above state in grades 6–7. Math is the main weakness: 7th-grade math was 42.42% versus the state’s 55.67%, and 8th-grade math was 46.15% versus 53.67%. Edgar Middle and Stratford Middle generally outperform Athens, especially in math; Marathon Venture Academy is roughly comparable but stronger in upper-grade math and science; Athens does better than Colby Middle and usually Medford Middle. Students from lower-income families have often ranked higher than the school overall—88th percentile versus 38th in 2023–2024, and 76th versus 63rd in 2024–2025—though the gap narrowed to 54th versus 52nd in 2025–2026. With only 79 students, year-to-year changes should be treated as directional rather than definitive.

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,164

Per pupil spending ?

30.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 W Village Limits Rd
Athens, WI 54411-9552

(715) 257-7511

District: Athens School District

Students who attend Athens Middle usually attend:

High:

Athens High

Feeder schools for Athens Middle:

Elementary:

Athens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2025 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2025) to 52nd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Wisconsin avg56%

307^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

255^th of 432Athens 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
2026	55.0	307 of 643	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	232 of 628	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	396 of 641	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	258 of 640	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.7	430 of 617	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	446 of 613	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	360 of 594	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	284 of 579	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.3	427 of 612	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.4	352 of 609	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.1	347 of 612	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.8	355 of 585	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.7	413 of 569	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.8	422 of 559	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.5	309 of 549	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.3	215 of 539	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.3	247 of 521	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	265 of 519	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.5	65 of 332	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	243 of 572	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	233 of 573	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	377 of 580	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	430 of 579	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	442 of 576	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	394 of 574	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	284 of 557	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	217 of 551	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	238 of 513	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.4	123 of 509	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	61 of 520	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	52 of 525	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	30.2	397 of 522	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	423 of 499	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.6	237 of 487	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	222 of 489	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	313 of 575	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.9	219 of 577	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	330 of 585	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.5	121 of 591	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	340 of 577	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	415 of 572	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	351 of 557	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	257 of 551	53.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	47.7	205 of 412	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	188 of 382	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)58th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

White (2023)50th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies77%+12 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Science54%~ state avg

Mathematics49%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Athens Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	79	6	12.9	30.4%	72 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	307^th of 643 public middle schools	52.3%		63.3	232^nd of 628 public middle schools	63.1%	75		59.5	54.6	53.9		56.8	42.4	46.2	76.9	53.9	$15,164	$1,002	$14,162
Edgar Middle	Public	6-8	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2352	120	10	11.8	32.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	81.8	80^th of 643 public middle schools	87.6%		72.2	152^nd of 628 public middle schools	75.8%	72		60.0	85.0	68.4		80.0	75.0	55.3	89.5	71.1	$15,625	$530	$15,095
Colby Middle	Public	6-8	703 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-8869	204	15	13.8	59.8%	113 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (41.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17.4	550^th of 643 public middle schools	14.5%		20.3	521^st of 628 public middle schools	17.0%	29		23.9	44.4	25.0		31.3	38.9	27.5	42.0	29.0	$18,727	$1,252	$17,475
Marathon Venture Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 443-2538	173	12	15.0	26.6%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	59.9	268^th of 643 public middle schools	58.3%		55.2	307^th of 628 public middle schools	51.1%	39		43.1	40.8	58.2		45.6	59.2	74.6	78.2	72.7	$11,172	$283	$10,889
Medford Middle	Public	5-8	509 E Clark St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2516	566	50	11.2	41.3%	499 (88.2%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	45.3	393^rd of 643 public middle schools	38.9%		38.3	441^st of 628 public middle schools	29.8%	48	40.5	44.8	53.2	49.2	57.4	54.4	48.9	42.4	59.9	49.2	$12,808	$397	$12,411
Stratford Middle	Public	6-8	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	163	12	13.4	24.5%	148 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.9	192^nd of 643 public middle schools	70.1%		74.9	124^th of 628 public middle schools	80.3%	68		65.0	71.2	46.9		75.0	71.2	71.4	69.4	44.9	$15,140	$940	$14,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens Middle

Is Athens Middle a good school?

Athens Middle ranks 307^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Athens Middle?

Students at Athens Middle are 91% White, 9% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Athens Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Athens Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 79 students attended Athens Middle.

What district is Athens Middle in?

Athens School District

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2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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