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Jack Young Middle

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Jack Young Middle ranks 386 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 40% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Jack Young Middle is a public middle school in Baraboo, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–8 with 548 students as part of the Baraboo School District. In 2025–26, it ranks 386 of 643 schools statewide (40th percentile, 2 stars), while the district ranks 282 of 432 districts (35th percentile, 2 stars). The school was a 3-star school from 2015–16 through 2017–18, ranking around the 56th–59th percentile, but has mostly been 2 stars since 2018–19, with recent percentiles of 47th in 2023–24, 35th in 2024–25, and 40th in 2025–26. It remains below the state median and has not returned to its earlier higher-performing tier.

Key metrics show mixed strengths. Chronic absenteeism is 19.1%, above the state (17.3%) and higher than nearby Lodi Middle (3.7%), Sauk Prairie Middle (11.8%), Poynette Middle (13.3%), Webb Middle (13.7%), and Wisconsin Dells Middle School (15.3%), though better than Wayne Bartels Middle (25.4%). It has improved substantially from 33.1% in 2021–22. Free/reduced lunch is 53.24% (2023–24), second only to Wisconsin Dells Middle School (58.29%) among nearby schools. Per-student spending is $14,326, lower than Poynette Middle, Lodi Middle, Wayne Bartels Middle, and Wisconsin Dells Middle School, but higher than Sauk Prairie Middle. The student-teacher ratio is 11:1, smaller than most nearby schools, and the dropout rate is very low at 0.2%, below the state (1.1%) and district (0.8%).

In 2025–26 Forward Exam results, 8th grade is a relative bright spot: ELA is 54.7% and math 54.1%, slightly above state averages of 54.4% and 53.7%, with social studies and science close to state. Grades 6 and 7 are weaker, especially 7th-grade ELA (41.8% vs. 55.3% state) and 7th-grade math (50.6% vs. 55.7% state), both lowest among nearby schools. School-effectiveness rankings also show lower relative effectiveness for English learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Notably, Wisconsin Dells Middle School serves a higher free/reduced lunch population and has a higher student-teacher ratio, yet ranks 242 of 643 (62nd percentile, 3 stars) and outperforms Jack Young Middle in most ELA and math grades, suggesting poverty alone does not explain outcomes. The biggest opportunities are attendance and early-middle literacy and math, especially grades 6 and 7.

548

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,326

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

1531 Draper St
Baraboo, WI 53913-1236

(608) 355-3930

District: Baraboo School District

Students who attend Jack Young Middle usually attend:

High:

Baraboo High

Feeder schools for Jack Young Middle:

Elementary:	Al Behrman Elementary
	East Elementary
	North Freedom Elementary
	West Elementary-Kindergarten Center
	More...
	Willson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg56%

386^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

282^nd of 432Baraboo 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	46.2	386 of 643	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	411 of 628	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	337 of 641	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	327 of 640	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	389 of 617	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	409 of 613	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	362 of 594	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	253 of 579	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	256 of 612	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.3	252 of 609	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	280 of 612	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.8	306 of 585	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.5	222 of 569	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.8	355 of 559	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.2	412 of 549	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	60.1	249 of 539	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.7	365 of 521	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.7	303 of 519	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.6	182 of 366	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.6	178 of 382	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.8	185 of 332	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.5	198 of 324	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	166 of 169	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	132 of 178	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.0	81 of 173	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.1	153 of 158	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	90 of 153	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	302 of 572	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	357 of 573	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	289 of 580	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	256 of 579	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	329 of 576	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	349 of 574	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	356 of 557	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	300 of 551	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	143 of 236	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	143 of 237	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	87 of 239	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	83 of 229	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	94 of 221	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	68 of 225	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.6	76 of 209	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	77 of 204	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	372 of 513	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.8	319 of 509	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	291 of 520	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	310 of 525	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	358 of 522	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	403 of 499	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	326 of 487	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	237 of 489	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	373 of 575	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	388 of 577	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	307 of 585	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	334 of 591	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	366 of 577	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	377 of 572	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	320 of 557	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	163 of 551	70.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	57 of 135	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.9	63 of 126	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	66 of 131	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	100 of 132	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.1	48 of 126	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	52 of 129	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	54 of 101	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.4	30 of 96	68.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	76.6	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	303 of 439	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	251 of 414	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	217 of 425	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	222 of 439	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	239 of 421	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	225 of 437	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	142 of 414	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	99 of 417	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	300 of 391	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	316 of 399	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	275 of 407	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.5	262 of 412	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	311 of 397	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	311 of 393	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	200 of 375	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2023)93rd percentile+44 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)58th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies64%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-5 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Jack Young Middle	Public	6-8	1531 Draper St	Baraboo	53913	Sauk County	Baraboo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 355-3930	548	50	11.0	—	408 (74.5%)	10 (1.8%)	60 (10.9%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.7%)	46.2	386^th of 643 public middle schools	40.0%		43	411^th of 628 public middle schools	34.6%	25		46.1	41.8	54.7		44.2	50.6	54.1	63.5	50.6	$14,326	$800	$13,526
Wisconsin Dells Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Race St	Wisconsin Dells	53965	Columbia County	Wisconsin Dells School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 253-2467	374	25	14.7	58.3%	250 (66.8%)	15 (4.0%)	82 (21.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	61.8	242^nd of 643 public middle schools	62.4%		61.1	252^nd of 628 public middle schools	59.9%	10		53.5	56.4	64.9		43.1	61.7	74.6	69.9	56.6	$15,148	$00	$15,148
Webb Middle	Public	6-8	707 N Webb Ave	Reedsburg	53959	Sauk County	Reedsburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 768-8930	572	44	13.0	40.9%	464 (81.1%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	48.4	364^th of 643 public middle schools	43.4%		55.5	302^nd of 628 public middle schools	51.9%	62		50.5	50.0	40.6		57.1	60.3	50.3	55.6	52.9	$14,728	$657	$14,071
Sauk Prairie Middle	Public	6-8	207 Maple St	Sauk City	53583	Sauk County	Sauk Prairie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 643-5500	595	45	13.2	24.9%	516 (86.7%)	5 (0.8%)	60 (10.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	78.4	111^th of 643 public middle schools	82.7%		72.8	148^th of 628 public middle schools	76.4%	37		62.0	67.6	70.0		67.8	65.7	71.1	80.6	72.8	$13,616	$610	$13,006
Wayne Bartels Middle	Public	6-8	2505 New Pinery Rd	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2165	422	32	13.3	40.0%	329 (78.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54 (12.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	46.5	382^nd of 643 public middle schools	40.6%		47.1	370^th of 628 public middle schools	41.1%	12		40.8	47.1	54.2		50.0	51.2	55.1	63.6	46.6	$15,813	$383	$15,431
Lodi Middle	Public	6-8	900 Sauk St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 592-3854	324	28	11.6	17.9%	288 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	77	118^th of 643 public middle schools	81.6%		78.4	100^th of 628 public middle schools	84.1%	18		73.2	71.6	65.4		75.0	70.6	59.4	78.2	57.4	$16,426	$341	$16,085
Poynette Middle	Public	5-8	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	271	26	10.3	21.4%	245 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	73.9	147^th of 643 public middle schools	77.1%		76.6	115^th of 628 public middle schools	81.7%	32	75.7	65.2	66.7	66.7	70.3	71.2	55.6	69.0	69.4	69.4	$16,507	$74	$16,434

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Young Middle

What high school do graduates of Jack Young Middle attend?

Students who attend Jack Young Middle usually go on to attend Baraboo High

What district is Jack Young Middle in?

Baraboo School District

How many students attend Jack Young Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Jack Young Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Jack Young Middle?

Students at Jack Young Middle are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Jack Young Middle a good school?

Jack Young Middle ranks 386^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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