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Cudahy Middle

Public Grades 7-8

506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Cudahy Middle is a public middle school in Cudahy, Wisconsin, serving 263 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Cudahy School District, which is ranked 377 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cudahy Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 455-534 out of 594-641 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is significantly below the state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 34.55% to 39.66%, compared to the state average of 53.59% to 53.97%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 27.93% to 37.93%, compared to the state average of 53.06% to 55.53%. Cudahy Middle also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 34.9% over the past few years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.3% to 3.2% in recent years.

When comparing Cudahy Middle to nearby schools, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For example, Greendale Middle, located just 6.58 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 20% of Wisconsin middle schools and outperforms Cudahy Middle across all academic measures. Similarly, the Oak Creek West and Oak Creek East Middle Schools, located within 5 miles of Cudahy Middle, also significantly outperform Cudahy Middle.

247

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,895

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5530 S Barland Ave
Cudahy, WI 53110-2549

(414) 294-2830

District: Cudahy School District

Students who attend Cudahy Middle usually attend:

High:

Cudahy High

Feeder schools for Cudahy Middle:

Elementary:	Jones Elementary
	Kosciuszko Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary
	Mitchell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

30.0%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Wisconsin avg55%

506^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

377^th of 426Cudahy 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	23.1	506 of 628	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	534 of 641	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	515 of 640	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	506 of 617	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	478 of 613	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	455 of 594	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	494 of 579	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	518 of 612	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	507 of 609	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	477 of 612	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	496 of 585	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	445 of 569	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.6	395 of 559	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.3	389 of 549	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.9	396 of 539	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	52.7	324 of 521	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.2	362 of 519	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.7	250 of 366	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	240 of 382	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	253 of 332	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.3	205 of 324	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	68 of 117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	33 of 118	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	53.7	39 of 130	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	57 of 125	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	33 of 134	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	41 of 127	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	34 of 123	72.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	52.7	43 of 90	52.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	108 of 178	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	147 of 173	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	101 of 170	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	140 of 158	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	108 of 138	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	39 of 153	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	41.8	66 of 140	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	489 of 573	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	482 of 580	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	504 of 579	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	478 of 576	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	462 of 574	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	426 of 557	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	471 of 551	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	128 of 237	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	200 of 239	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	194 of 229	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	187 of 221	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	147 of 225	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	82 of 209	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	142 of 204	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	433 of 509	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	483 of 520	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	471 of 525	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	461 of 522	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	417 of 499	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	356 of 487	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	427 of 489	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	441 of 577	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	462 of 585	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	459 of 591	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	447 of 577	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	420 of 572	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	414 of 557	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	458 of 551	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	114 of 131	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	321 of 414	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	375 of 425	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	390 of 439	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	333 of 421	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	290 of 437	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	324 of 414	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	279 of 417	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	385 of 399	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	372 of 407	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	337 of 412	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	340 of 397	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	321 of 393	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	342 of 382	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	363 of 375	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2018)52nd percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)13th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies50%-12 vs state

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Mathematics33%-21 vs state

Science28%-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 4th Grade	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 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cudahy Middle	Public	7-8	5530 S Barland Ave	Cudahy	53110	Milwaukee County	Cudahy School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2830	247	23	10.7	62.8%	128 (51.8%)	19 (7.7%)	74 (30.0%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)	23.1	506^th of 628 public middle schools	19.4%		22.5	534^th of 641 public middle schools	16.7%	28				39.7	34.6				37.9	27.9		50.5		27.9	$13,895	$896	$12,999
South Milwaukee Middle	Public	6-8	1001 15th Ave	South Milwaukee	53172	Milwaukee County	South Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 766-5800	610	48	12.6	53.3%	329 (53.9%)	37 (6.1%)	187 (30.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.2%)	23.7	502^nd of 628 public middle schools	20.1%		23.7	530^th of 641 public middle schools	17.3%	28			32.8	39.2	39.7			27.6	31.5	30.6		49.8		39.0	$13,370	$1,169	$12,201
Deer Creek Intermediate	Public	4-8	3680 S Kinnickinnic Ave	Saint Francis	53235	Milwaukee County	Saint Francis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 482-8400	300	22	13.5	46.7%	154 (51.3%)	22 (7.3%)	90 (30.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.0%)	45.6	385^th of 628 public middle schools	38.7%		56.6	291^st of 641 public middle schools	54.6%	94	43.1	48.1	38.0	50.0	55.1	45.1	63.5	52.0	60.9	44.9	58.8	55.1	51.0	40.6
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	36.6	446^th of 628 public middle schools	29.0%		38.6	438^th of 641 public middle schools	31.7%	8			50.7	47.3	50.7			32.7	43.7	41.3		51.1		37.7	$12,352	$1,022	$11,330
Oak Creek West Middle	Public	6-8	8401 S 13th St	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6250	531	36	14.7	45.4%	272 (51.2%)	36 (6.8%)	128 (24.1%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	69.8	182^nd of 628 public middle schools	71.0%		76.3	112^th of 641 public middle schools	82.5%	70			67.9	62.9	68.6			56.0	68.2	62.9		72.0		49.7	$12,630	$678	$11,952
Oak Creek East Middle	Public	6-8	9330 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6260	935	62	15.1	25.6%	617 (66.0%)	33 (3.5%)	177 (18.9%)	45 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)	69.9	181^st of 628 public middle schools	71.2%		73.2	151^st of 641 public middle schools	76.4%	30			60.7	59.0	63.3			66.4	62.8	71.9		69.6		55.6	$11,641	$678	$10,963
Carmen Middle School South	Public, Charter	6-8	2433 S 15th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 310-8056	191	15	12.7	100.0%	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.5%)	160 (83.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	26.7	487^th of 628 public middle schools	22.5%		14.8	559^th of 641 public middle schools	12.8%	72			38.6	31.0	44.4			34.5	31.0	33.3		55.6		36.5
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle	Public	6-8	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	345	24	14.1	83.8%	19 (5.5%)	92 (26.7%)	199 (57.7%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	2.5	607^th of 628 public middle schools	3.3%		3.7	601^st of 641 public middle schools	6.2%	6			8.1	16.8	14.0			2.5	2.9	3.0		20.8		9.0	$15,936	$2,563	$13,373
United Community Center Acosta Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1038 S 6th Street	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	United Community Center Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 647-2518	188	17	11.0	80.3%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	186 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	24.3	498^th of 628 public middle schools	20.7%		31.1	485^th of 641 public middle schools	24.3%	13			36.8	27.5	32.3			34.9	31.4	40.3		54.8		33.9	$8,912	$00	$8,912
Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	617	43	14.2	27.1%	407 (66.0%)	18 (2.9%)	120 (19.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%		75.2	128^th of 641 public middle schools	80.0%	23			67.5	72.2	74.3			63.4	68.7	70.1		73.0		61.4	$12,474	$689	$11,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Cudahy Middle

How many students attend Cudahy Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Cudahy Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Cudahy Middle?

Students at Cudahy Middle are 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Cudahy Middle attend?

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

What district is Cudahy Middle in?

Cudahy School District

Is Cudahy Middle a good school?

Cudahy Middle ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Wisconsin middle schools.

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