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Karcher Middle School

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Karcher Middle School ranks 114 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Karcher Middle School is a grades 5–8 school with 779 students in Burlington, Wisconsin, a small city served by the Burlington Area School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 114th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools, placing it in the 82nd percentile with 4 stars — well above its district, which ranked 242nd of 432 districts statewide (44th percentile, 2 stars). Karcher has earned 4 stars every year listed from 2015–2016 through 2025–2026, and it serves a relatively high-poverty population, with 34.66% of students receiving free or reduced lunch in 2024–2025.

Academically, Karcher's proficiency rates beat Wisconsin averages in every tested grade and subject. ELA ranged from 62.21% to 77.01% across grades 5–8 and math from 65.12% to 69.89%; 8th grade social studies was 81.08% and science 59.46%. It trails the strongest nearby districts — Muskego Lakes Middle, Lake Denoon Middle, Park View Middle and Forest Park Middle — especially in math, but generally outperforms Elkhorn Area Middle, East Troy Middle, Williams Bay Middle, and often Lake Geneva Middle and Fox River Middle. Its 8th grade ELA score of 77.01% tops Forest Park and Park View. One watch point: 8th grade science fell from 68.29% to 59.46%, still above state and district averages. Grade 5 rebounded sharply in both subjects, and 8th grade math recovered from 29.63% in 2022–2023.

Attendance is a standout: chronic absenteeism was 3.2% in 2024–2025, versus 3.6% district and 17.3% state, and better than nearly every nearby school. The dropout rate is 0.0% in every year shown. Subgroup results are strong for low-income students (84th percentile) and special education students (88th percentile), while Hispanic (55th) and multi-racial (42nd) students have lagged recently. Spending is $13,504 per student, with a student-teacher ratio of 16.4 — the highest in the nearby comparison group, up from 13.8 in 2022–2023.

779

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,504

Per pupil spending ?

34.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Wainwright Avenue
Burlington, WI 53105

(262) 763-0190

District: Burlington Area School District

Students who attend Karcher Middle School usually attend:

High:

Burlington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

16.0%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg55%

114^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

242^nd of 432Burlington 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
2026	77.7	114 of 643	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	107 of 628	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	102 of 641	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	133 of 640	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	159 of 617	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	146 of 613	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	102 of 594	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	78 of 579	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	76 of 612	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	87 of 609	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	119 of 612	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	58.4	265 of 585	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.7	269 of 569	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	235 of 559	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.0	162 of 549	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	57.0	283 of 539	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	300 of 521	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	269 of 519	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	187 of 366	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.3	175 of 382	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.4	136 of 332	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.1	200 of 324	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	42 of 169	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	44.6	91 of 178	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	38 of 173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	34 of 170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	89 of 158	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	23 of 138	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	25.4	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	122 of 572	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	93 of 573	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	122 of 580	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	170 of 579	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	161 of 576	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	154 of 574	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	53 of 557	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	69.0	137 of 551	75.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	106 of 236	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	65 of 237	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	46 of 239	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	46 of 229	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	86 of 221	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	117 of 225	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	56 of 209	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	65 of 204	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	84 of 513	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.9	114 of 509	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	142 of 520	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.9	132 of 525	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	235 of 522	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	149 of 499	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	104 of 487	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	36 of 489	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	93 of 575	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	126 of 577	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	78 of 585	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	86 of 591	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	122 of 577	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	130 of 572	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	124 of 557	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	50 of 551	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	73 of 126	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.2	39 of 131	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.9	61 of 132	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	53 of 439	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	61 of 414	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	77 of 425	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	80 of 439	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	164 of 421	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	174 of 437	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	140 of 414	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	88 of 417	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	70 of 391	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	72 of 399	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	76 of 407	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	100 of 412	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	107 of 397	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	71 of 393	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	85 of 382	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	53 of 375	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies81%+16 vs state

English Language Arts69%+14 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

Science59%+8 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
Karcher Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Wainwright Avenue	Burlington	53105	Racine County	Burlington Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 763-0190	779	47	16.4	34.7%	589 (75.6%)	14 (1.8%)	125 (16.0%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.5%)	77.7	114^th of 643 public middle schools	82.3%		77.5	107^th of 628 public middle schools	83.0%	7	62.2	68.0	67.0	77.0	65.1	66.9	64.9	69.9	81.1	59.5	$13,504	$350	$13,154
Fox River Middle	Public	6-8	921 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8240	510	32	16.0	18.4%	447 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	71.6	163^rd of 643 public middle schools	74.7%		80	90^th of 628 public middle schools	85.7%	73		64.5	64.4	56.0		69.9	68.8	66.0	74.8	57.9	$13,735	$348	$13,387
Lake Geneva Middle	Public	6-8	600 N Bloomfield Rd	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 348-3000	551	41	13.3	37.2%	391 (71.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (26.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	70.4	172^nd of 643 public middle schools	73.3%		72.1	154^th of 628 public middle schools	75.5%	18		66.8	62.7	63.5		69.5	69.6	61.1	72.5	50.3	$16,086	$455	$15,631
Maple Park Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	4-8	W1380 Lake Geneva Highway	Lake Geneva	53147	Walworth County	Lake Geneva J1 School District	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(262) 348-1000	14	1	23.6	57.1%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$20,612	$455	$20,157
East Troy Middle	Public	6-8	3143 Graydon Ave	East Troy	53120	Walworth County	East Troy Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 642-6740	316	28	11.1	23.1%	275 (87.0%)	3 (0.9%)	29 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	56.7	295^th of 643 public middle schools	54.1%		57.9	278^th of 628 public middle schools	55.7%	17		52.8	61.5	55.0		51.7	72.9	50.5	66.7	45.1	$16,902	$371	$16,531
Elkhorn Area Middle	Public	6-8	627 Court St	Elkhorn	53121	Walworth County	Elkhorn Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 723-6800	659	43	15.3	34.1%	522 (79.2%)	10 (1.5%)	106 (16.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	60.9	256^th of 643 public middle schools	60.2%		61	255^th of 628 public middle schools	59.4%	1		65.2	63.3	53.8		61.5	54.8	56.1	66.5	49.3	$14,673	$393	$14,280
Lake Denoon Middle	Public	5-8	W216S10586 Crowbar Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1820	673	47	14.3	10.4%	580 (86.2%)	5 (0.7%)	46 (6.8%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	89.6	30^th of 643 public middle schools	95.3%		89.5	29^th of 628 public middle schools	95.4%	1	68.6	79.8	71.7	80.0	81.8	87.1	86.1	89.7	86.5	67.1	$15,192	$322	$14,870
Park View Middle	Public	7-8	930 N Rochester St	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6292	721	48	15.0	13.2%	636 (88.2%)	6 (0.8%)	51 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	87.2	41^st of 643 public middle schools	93.6%		86.4	46^th of 628 public middle schools	92.7%	5			74.9	72.8			80.4	82.4	80.2	74.3	$12,940	$393	$12,547
Williams Bay Middle	Public	6-8	500 W Geneva St	Williams Bay	53191	Walworth County	Williams Bay School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 245-6224	145	12	12.1	22.8%	128 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	46.3	385^th of 643 public middle schools	40.1%		51.4	337^th of 628 public middle schools	46.3%	48		70.6	62.0	51.1		64.7	52.0	26.7	46.7	37.8	$17,629	$398	$17,231
Muskego Lakes Middle	Public	5-8	W124S8009 North Cape Rd	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1860	676	49	13.7	9.6%	576 (85.2%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (7.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	90	26^th of 643 public middle schools	96.0%		87.7	38^th of 628 public middle schools	93.9%	12	79.4	73.0	77.8	80.6	88.8	76.3	91.2	85.7	87.4	73.0	$15,344	$216	$15,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Karcher Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Karcher Middle School?

Students at Karcher Middle School are 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Karcher Middle School attend?

Students who attend Karcher Middle School usually go on to attend Burlington High School

Is Karcher Middle School a good school?

Karcher Middle School ranks 114^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Karcher Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 779 students attended Karcher Middle School.

What district is Karcher Middle School in?

Burlington Area School District

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