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South Middle

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South Middle ranks 193 rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

South Middle is a 6–8 middle school at 2115 Mitscher Ave in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, serving 797 students as part of the Eau Claire Area School District. It is the second-largest of the district’s three middle schools and stands out as a 4-star, 70th-percentile school in a district that ranks 48th percentile statewide. South outperforms its in-district peers: it beats DeLong Middle in all eight tested areas and Northstar Middle in six, and it has the lowest chronic absenteeism (12.8% vs. 17.4% and 20.8%) and the lowest free/reduced-lunch rate (33.4% vs. about 43%).

Academically, South is strong across most subjects. Its 7th-grade math proficiency (70.3%) is a standout—well above the state and district—and 8th-grade social studies (74.1%) is its largest margin over the state. English language arts proficiency is consistently around 61–64% across all three grades. The soft spots are 8th-grade math, which is barely above district average and below Northstar Middle, and 8th-grade science, which has declined for three straight years and now clears the state by under two points. Low-income students are the clearest effectiveness gap: they rank in the mid-40s percentile (2 stars) for three years, while many other student groups perform at or above the state midpoint. The student-teacher ratio also jumped from 8.9 to 13.4 in one year, the largest move in the peer group.

For parents, South Middle is a consistently strong choice. It has never ranked below the 57th percentile since 2015–16, and its attendance improvement—from 22.7% chronic absenteeism in 2022–23 to 12.8% in 2024–25—appears to be real school-level change, unlike some test-score jumps that mirrored statewide shifts. The school spends about $1,750 less per student than DeLong Middle and Northstar Middle while achieving more, though it spends roughly $2,700 more than higher-performing Elk Mound Middle and Fall Creek Middle. Watch the 8th-grade math and science trends and the larger class sizes, but overall South delivers solid results for most students in a district that otherwise struggles.

797

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,652

Per pupil spending ?

33.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2115 Mitscher Ave
Eau Claire, WI 54701-7723

(715) 852-5200

District: Eau Claire Area School District

Students who attend South Middle usually attend:

High:

Memorial High

Feeder schools for South Middle:

Elementary:	Flynn Elementary
	Manz Elementary
	Meadowview Elementary
	Robbins Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Asian:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg59%

Wisconsin avg56%

193^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	67.8	193 of 643	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.1	220 of 628	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	195 of 641	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	178 of 640	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	234 of 617	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	171 of 613	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	204 of 594	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	186 of 579	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	156 of 612	74.5%	★★★★☆
2016	57.2	264 of 609	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.9	230 of 612	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.7	128 of 585	78.1%	★★★★☆
2013	71.1	126 of 569	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	69.3	134 of 559	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.3	171 of 549	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.0	107 of 539	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	91 of 521	82.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.2	87 of 519	83.2%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	106 of 366	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	73.1	81 of 382	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	72.9	75 of 332	77.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.1	57 of 324	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	66.6	30 of 125	76.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	44 of 97	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	40 of 88	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	33 of 90	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	38 of 95	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	40 of 90	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	46 of 91	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	46 of 90	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	75 of 169	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.2	115 of 178	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	45 of 173	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	60 of 170	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	106 of 158	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	76 of 138	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	44 of 153	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	22 of 140	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	213 of 572	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	206 of 573	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	199 of 580	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	251 of 576	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.3	202 of 574	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	246 of 557	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	163 of 551	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	64 of 236	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	48.4	106 of 237	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	93 of 239	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	105 of 229	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	113 of 221	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	97 of 225	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	74 of 209	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	43 of 204	78.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	289 of 513	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.0	260 of 509	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	270 of 520	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	232 of 525	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	223 of 522	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	292 of 499	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	336 of 487	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	204 of 489	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	149 of 575	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	166 of 577	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	169 of 585	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	145 of 591	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	61.9	193 of 577	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	127 of 572	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	165 of 557	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	211 of 551	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	40 of 135	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	44 of 126	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	62 of 131	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	36 of 132	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	44.7	67 of 126	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	43 of 129	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	27 of 101	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	16 of 96	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	168 of 439	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	156 of 414	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	146 of 425	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	245 of 439	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	350 of 421	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.1	133 of 437	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.1	109 of 414	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.1	259 of 417	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	156 of 391	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.3	168 of 399	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	136 of 407	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	143 of 412	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	182 of 397	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	133 of 393	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.1	161 of 382	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	164 of 375	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2022)76th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies74%+9 vs state

Mathematics63%+8 vs state

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Science54%~ 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)	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
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
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
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
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
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
Eleva-Strum Middle	Public	6-8	W23597 US Hwy 10	Strum	54770	Trempealeau County	Eleva-Strum School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 695-2696	144	10	14.7	34.7%	129 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	47.2	375^th of 643 public middle schools	41.7%		51.9	335^th of 628 public middle schools	46.7%	40		47.5	39.6	63.2		45.0	32.1	65.8	73.7	52.6	$11,982	$421	$11,561
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
Mondovi Middle	Public	6-8	337 N Jackson St	Mondovi	54755	Buffalo County	Mondovi School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 926-3457	197	13	14.6	35.5%	183 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	51.8	347^th of 643 public middle schools	46.0%		52.4	331^st of 628 public middle schools	47.3%	16		46.6	64.7	45.0		50.0	69.1	58.3	56.7	40.0	$13,655	$518	$13,137

Frequently Asked Questions about South Middle

What is the racial makeup of South Middle?

Students at South Middle are 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of South Middle attend?

Students who attend South Middle usually go on to attend Memorial High

Is South Middle a good school?

South Middle ranks 193^rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 797 students attended South Middle.

What district is South Middle in?

Eau Claire Area School District

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