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Northstar Middle

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Northstar Middle ranks 230 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Northstar Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving 529 students in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, as part of the Eau Claire Area School District, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 230th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 64th percentile with 3 stars.

That is stronger than the district's overall standing (it ranks 225th of 432 districts, at the 48th percentile with 2 stars), and Northstar's own trajectory has been climbing, from the 45th percentile in 2020–2021 to 64th this year. Its clearest academic strengths are 7th- and 8th-grade math, 8th-grade science, and 8th-grade social studies, all above district and state levels; 8th-grade science is 6.18 points above the district and 7.07 points above the state. English language arts is solid but not a standout — near state levels and above DeLong Middle, but below South Middle, Elk Mound Middle, Fall Creek Middle, and Altoona Middle. Within the district, Northstar sits between South Middle (70th percentile, 4 stars) and DeLong Middle (52nd percentile, 3 stars). The school also shows strong, improving results for English learners, special education students, and low-income students.

The biggest red flag is attendance: 20.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, above the district (16.4%) and state (17.3%) rates and higher than nearly every nearby school except Augusta Middle, though the trend is improving from 25.4% in 2021–2022. Northstar spends $16,389 per student with an 11.4:1 student–teacher ratio — more staffing than South, Altoona, Fall Creek, or Elk Mound — yet trails several of those peers in achievement. Overall, this is a mid-to-upper performing local school on an upward path whose largest opportunity is getting more students to school regularly.

529

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,389

Per pupil spending ?

42.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2711 Abbe Hill Dr
Eau Claire, WI 54703-1248

(715) 852-5100

District: Eau Claire Area School District

Students who attend Northstar Middle usually attend:

High:

North High

Feeder schools for Northstar Middle:

Elementary:	Davey Elementary
	Locust Lane Elementary
	Northwoods Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Asian:

12.5%

Hispanic:

4.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg59%

Wisconsin avg56%

230^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Eau Claire Area School District

225^th of 432Eau Claire 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	63.0	230 of 643	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	274 of 628	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	308 of 641	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	279 of 640	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	276 of 617	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	337 of 613	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	302 of 594	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	268 of 579	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.1	193 of 612	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.4	211 of 609	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.0	275 of 612	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.0	235 of 585	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	319 of 569	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	61.9	240 of 559	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.5	208 of 549	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.2	271 of 539	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.2	238 of 521	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.5	267 of 519	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.0	155 of 366	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.2	162 of 382	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.7	174 of 332	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	66.1	115 of 324	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	57 of 97	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	60 of 88	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	47 of 87	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	40 of 90	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.8	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	67 of 90	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	63 of 91	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	21 of 169	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	14 of 178	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	16 of 173	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	59.9	29 of 170	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	63 of 158	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	151 of 153	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	252 of 572	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	291 of 573	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	266 of 576	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	302 of 574	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	278 of 557	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	253 of 551	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	79 of 236	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.2	63 of 237	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.6	161 of 239	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	189 of 229	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.5	43 of 221	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	163 of 513	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	243 of 509	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	243 of 520	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	222 of 525	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	190 of 522	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	198 of 499	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	261 of 487	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	196 of 489	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.6	228 of 575	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	220 of 577	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	342 of 585	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	251 of 591	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	250 of 577	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	317 of 572	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	275 of 557	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	244 of 551	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	91 of 126	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.6	30 of 131	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	24 of 126	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	46 of 129	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	52 of 101	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	58 of 96	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	110 of 439	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	173 of 414	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	258 of 425	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	212 of 439	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	279 of 421	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	255 of 437	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	264 of 414	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	189 of 417	54.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	193 of 391	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	243 of 399	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	265 of 407	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	222 of 412	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	234 of 397	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	253 of 393	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	235 of 382	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	205 of 375	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)41st percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies71%+6 vs state

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

Science59%+7 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

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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)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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	Vaccination: Kindergartners meeting all minimum immunization requirements	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northstar Middle	Public	6-8	2711 Abbe Hill Dr	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-5100	529	46	11.4	42.9%	407 (76.9%)	6 (1.1%)	25 (4.7%)	66 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	63	230^th of 643 public middle schools	64.2%		58.5	274^th of 628 public middle schools	56.4%	44		55.8	53.1	57.7		57.7	63.4	62.5	70.8	58.9			$16,389	$557	$15,832
Altoona Middle	Public	6-8	1903 Bartlett Ave	Altoona	54720	Eau Claire County	Altoona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 839-6030	394	32	12.3	35.3%	320 (81.2%)	9 (2.3%)	24 (6.1%)	17 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	70.5	171^st of 643 public middle schools	73.4%		61	253^rd of 628 public middle schools	59.7%	82		59.2	59.2	57.4		70.0	70.0	77.5	71.3	57.4			$14,550	$292	$14,258
DeLong Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Vine St	Eau Claire	54703	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 852-4900	893	73	12.2	43.6%	632 (70.8%)	26 (2.9%)	66 (7.4%)	103 (11.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.3%)	54.7	311^th of 643 public middle schools	51.6%		58.2	277^th of 628 public middle schools	55.9%	34		53.7	51.8	55.2		58.5	55.0	56.7	64.1	48.9			$16,418	$615	$15,802
South Middle	Public	6-8	2115 Mitscher Ave	Eau Claire	54701	Eau Claire County	Eau Claire Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 852-5200	797	59	13.4	33.4%	571 (71.6%)	26 (3.3%)	79 (9.9%)	62 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (6.9%)	67.8	193^rd of 643 public middle schools	70.0%		65.1	220^th of 628 public middle schools	65.0%	27		61.0	61.7	64.4		59.6	70.3	57.7	74.1	53.6			$14,652	$367	$14,285
Chippewa Falls Middle	Public	6-8	750 Tropicana Blvd	Chippewa Falls	54729	Chippewa County	Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 726-2400	999	72	13.8	40.4%	878 (87.9%)	12 (1.2%)	32 (3.2%)	21 (2.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (4.9%)	56.1	299^th of 643 public middle schools	53.5%		61.9	243^rd of 628 public middle schools	61.3%	56		59.9	49.5	52.5		55.0	60.9	57.3	67.0	48.5			$14,463	$564	$13,899
Elk Mound Middle	Public	5-8	302 University St	Elk Mound	54739	Dunn County	Elk Mound Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 879-5595	368	26	14.2	25.3%	313 (85.1%)	4 (1.1%)	14 (3.8%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	85.4	51^st of 643 public middle schools	92.1%		83	69^th of 628 public middle schools	89.0%	18	61.6	77.4	72.1	68.8	75.3	79.8	81.4	80.7	78.5	68.8			$11,974	$185	$11,789
Fall Creek Middle	Public	5-8	336 E Hoover Ave	Fall Creek	54742	Eau Claire County	Fall Creek School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 877-2511	265	19	14.1	27.5%	246 (92.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	75.9	124^th of 643 public middle schools	80.7%		71.8	158^th of 628 public middle schools	74.8%	34	58.2	62.9	67.7	73.3	36.7	66.7	58.5	85.3	76.0	58.7			$11,995	$95	$11,900
Cadott Junior High	Public	6-8	426 Myrtle St	Cadott	54727	Chippewa County	Cadott Community School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 289-3795	134	10	13.5	52.2%	131 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	388^th of 643 public middle schools	39.7%		54.7	313^th of 628 public middle schools	50.2%	75		42.6	44.2	43.6		55.3	50.0	69.4	59.7	43.6			$16,554	$1,024	$15,529
Bloomer Middle	Public	5-8	600 Jackson St	Bloomer	54724	Chippewa County	Bloomer School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 568-1025	350	25	13.7	30.6%	332 (94.9%)	6 (1.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	44.2	403^rd of 643 public middle schools	37.3%		48.6	362^nd of 628 public middle schools	42.4%	41	57.8	46.4	54.1	47.2	46.1	42.9	49.4	39.3	66.3	50.6			$13,594	$597	$12,998
Augusta Middle	Public	6-8	E19320 Bartig Rd	Augusta	54722	Eau Claire County	Augusta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 286-2291	109	12	9.4	52.3%	100 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	40.4	430^th of 643 public middle schools	33.1%		28.3	484^th of 628 public middle schools	22.9%	54		36.8	47.1	48.5		47.4	50.0	51.5	63.6	36.4			$19,069	$1,705	$17,364

Frequently Asked Questions about Northstar Middle

What high school do graduates of Northstar Middle attend?

Students who attend Northstar Middle usually go on to attend North High

How many students attend Northstar Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Northstar Middle.

What district is Northstar Middle in?

Eau Claire Area School District

Is Northstar Middle a good school?

Northstar Middle ranks 230^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Northstar Middle?

Students at Northstar Middle are 77% White, 12% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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