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Nikolay Middle

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Nikolay Middle ranks 371 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 41% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Nikolay Middle is a public middle school located in Cambridge, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 201 students. The school is part of the Cambridge School District, which is ranked 158 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nikolay Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, has been mixed compared to the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 48.39% to 53.23%, which were generally lower than the state and district averages. In Mathematics, Nikolay Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 39.13% to 66.13%, with 7th-grade students performing better than the state and district. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science was also below the state and district averages. Compared to nearby schools like Fort Atkinson Middle, Edgerton Middle, and Lake Mills Middle, Nikolay Middle's academic performance is generally lower.

Nikolay Middle has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 14.8% to 20.4% in recent years, which is higher than the state and district averages. The school has maintained relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $13,078 to $13,775 in recent years, and a student-teacher ratio between 12 and 13, which is comparable to the nearby schools. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to improve academic performance could be crucial for Nikolay Middle's success.

203

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,344

Per pupil spending ?

28.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 South St
Cambridge, WI 53523-9617

(608) 423-7335

District: Cambridge School District

Students who attend Nikolay Middle usually attend:

High:

Cambridge High

Feeder schools for Nikolay Middle:

Elementary:

Cambridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

!Social Studies scores 22 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg54%

371^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

158^th of 426Cambridge 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	46.9	371 of 628	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	277 of 641	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	320 of 640	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	258 of 617	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	177 of 613	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	123 of 594	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	225 of 579	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.8	294 of 612	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.2	165 of 609	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	59.7	256 of 612	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.0	148 of 585	74.7%	★★★★☆
2013	61.0	212 of 569	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.0	274 of 559	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	274 of 549	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	192 of 539	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	131 of 521	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	201 of 519	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	189 of 382	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	102 of 332	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.2	80 of 324	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	271 of 573	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	242 of 580	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	303 of 579	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	303 of 576	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.8	172 of 574	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	142 of 557	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	247 of 551	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	347 of 509	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	178 of 520	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	262 of 525	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	238 of 522	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.8	164 of 499	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.0	146 of 487	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.2	304 of 489	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	431 of 577	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.5	282 of 585	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	294 of 591	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	162 of 577	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	148 of 572	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	95 of 557	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	176 of 551	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	164 of 414	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	202 of 425	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	227 of 439	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.6	50 of 421	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	121 of 437	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.9	12 of 414	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	58.8	121 of 417	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	319 of 399	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	244 of 407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	263 of 412	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	135 of 382	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	212 of 375	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)60th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%~ state avg

English Language Arts51%-3 vs state

Science47%-3 vs state

Social Studies40%-22 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 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
Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	203	15	13.7	28.1%	181 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%		58.2	277^th of 641 public middle schools	56.8%	94		51.5	53.2	48.4		39.1	66.1	58.1	40.3	46.8	$13,344	$429	$12,915
Deerfield Middle	Public	7-8	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	114	10	11.0	24.6%	91 (79.8%)	4 (3.5%)	10 (8.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%		66	209^th of 641 public middle schools	67.4%	1			37.9	68.0			70.7	70.0	68.0	66.0	$12,030	$209	$11,821
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%		66.3	204^th of 641 public middle schools	68.2%	31	63.2	76.8	66.1	60.3	53.9	76.8	50.5	69.2	61.5	60.3	$10,726	$313	$10,413
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	349	30	11.4	41.3%	263 (75.4%)	4 (1.1%)	67 (19.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%		53.8	320^th of 641 public middle schools	50.1%	66		57.6	55.7	53.3		64.2	57.1	60.5	64.7	53.8	$12,828	$630	$12,198
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	467	44	10.7	34.0%	377 (80.7%)	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%		69.6	180^th of 641 public middle schools	71.9%	15		72.9	63.4	56.5		72.3	72.4	64.7	69.4	51.8	$15,183	$447	$14,735
Edgerton Middle	Public	6-8	300 Elm High Dr	Edgerton	53534	Rock County	Edgerton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 561-6030	413	29	14.1	32.0%	349 (84.5%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%		69.7	178^th of 641 public middle schools	72.2%	62		67.2	70.7	66.9		58.6	67.9	59.7	81.5	66.9	$13,122	$573	$12,550
Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	128	11	11.2	39.8%	77 (60.2%)	6 (4.7%)	37 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%		40.7	422^nd of 641 public middle schools	34.2%	63			66.2	40.4			64.6	46.2	51.0	36.5	$13,296	$450	$12,846
River Bluff Middle	Public	6-8	235 N Forrest St	Stoughton	53589	Dane County	Stoughton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 877-5501	569	46	12.2	28.3%	459 (80.7%)	28 (4.9%)	45 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	55.6	300^th of 628 public middle schools	52.2%		46.7	391^st of 641 public middle schools	39.0%	91		55.6	57.0	48.1		53.7	61.8	47.8	69.2	47.8	$12,935	$366	$12,570
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%		48.6	375^th of 641 public middle schools	41.5%	79		63.1	53.5	44.9		65.0	64.3	43.6	62.4	45.8
Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%		39.4	430^th of 641 public middle schools	32.9%	6			46.0	46.7			42.0	36.7	63.3	50.0	$11,674	$234	$11,439

Frequently Asked Questions about Nikolay Middle

What is the racial makeup of Nikolay Middle?

Students at Nikolay Middle are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Nikolay Middle in?

Cambridge School District

What high school do graduates of Nikolay Middle attend?

Students who attend Nikolay Middle usually go on to attend Cambridge High

How many students attend Nikolay Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 203 students attended Nikolay Middle.

Is Nikolay Middle a good school?

Nikolay Middle ranks 371^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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