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Elkhorn Area Middle

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Elkhorn Area Middle ranks 256 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 60% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Elkhorn Area Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Elkhorn, Wisconsin — a small city in the state's southeastern lake country between Lake Geneva and Milwaukee — serving 659 students as part of the Elkhorn Area School District.

The school ranks 256th of 643 middle schools statewide (60th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–26, above the state median but below its own district's 72nd-percentile composite standing. Its rank has climbed steadily from the 49th percentile in 2021–22 — a 12-point gain in three years and the strongest sustained upward trend among nearby peers. The standout strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism of 2.3% is the lowest of any comparable school in the area, far below the state's 17.3% and even below the district's 6.0%. In academics, the school averages roughly 58.8% proficient against the state's 55.5%, with grades 6 and 7 clearly ahead of state — sixth-grade ELA is 10.2 points above — while grade 8 sits at or slightly below state. Low-income students rank in the 72nd percentile, higher than the school as a whole, a sign of genuinely equitable results. At $14,673 per student, spending is the fourth lowest among 11 similar schools.

Two areas need attention. Eighth-grade performance lags, especially science (49.3% proficient vs. 51.9% statewide) and ELA (53.8% vs. 54.4%), and science scores have swung widely year to year. Special education results have fallen from the 59th to the 26th percentile in two years. For a fair benchmark, Karcher Middle School in Burlington serves a nearly identical share of low-income students (34.7% vs. 34.1%) yet ranks in the 82nd percentile, while Park View Middle reaches the 94th percentile on lower spending. Elkhorn is efficient and improving, but not yet elite.

659

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,673

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

627 Court St
Elkhorn, WI 53121-1980

(262) 723-6800

District: Elkhorn Area School District

Students who attend Elkhorn Area Middle usually attend:

High:

Elkhorn Area High

Feeder schools for Elkhorn Area Middle:

Elementary:	Jackson Elementary
	Tibbets Elementary
	West Side Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Hispanic:

16.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg56%

256^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

122^nd of 432Elkhorn 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	60.9	256 of 643	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	255 of 628	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	317 of 641	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	336 of 640	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	315 of 617	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.0	275 of 613	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	311 of 594	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	282 of 579	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	211 of 612	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.7	250 of 609	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.2	225 of 612	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.2	158 of 585	73.0%	★★★★☆
2013	57.0	267 of 569	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.2	171 of 559	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.7	156 of 549	71.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	105 of 539	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	69.6	135 of 521	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	68.1	155 of 519	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	112 of 366	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.6	89 of 382	76.7%	★★★★☆
2005	76.9	43 of 332	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.4	46 of 324	85.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	60 of 169	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.1	145 of 178	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.9	31 of 173	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	98 of 170	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	22 of 158	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	43 of 138	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	19 of 153	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	62 of 140	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	253 of 572	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	239 of 573	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	282 of 580	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	274 of 579	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	278 of 576	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	264 of 574	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	298 of 557	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	238 of 551	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	94 of 236	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.1	118 of 237	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	119 of 239	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	116 of 229	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	100 of 221	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	71 of 225	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	57 of 209	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	52.6	89 of 204	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	143 of 513	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	129 of 509	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	51.4	240 of 520	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	155 of 525	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	184 of 522	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	221 of 499	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	250 of 487	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	232 of 489	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	212 of 575	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.3	243 of 577	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	286 of 585	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	340 of 591	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	295 of 577	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	243 of 572	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	271 of 557	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	292 of 551	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	323 of 439	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	235 of 414	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	175 of 425	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	252 of 439	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	197 of 421	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	197 of 437	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	247 of 414	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	236 of 417	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	222 of 391	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	205 of 399	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	258 of 407	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	279 of 412	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	245 of 397	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	217 of 393	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	265 of 382	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	235 of 375	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies67%~ state avg

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Mathematics58%+3 vs state

Science49%-3 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Phoenix Middle	Public	5-8	414 Beloit St	Delavan	53115	Walworth County	Delavan-Darien School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 233-6501	474	41	11.6	62.7%	197 (41.6%)	6 (1.3%)	252 (53.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	21.9	530^th of 643 public middle schools	17.6%		26.3	490^th of 628 public middle schools	22.0%	40	48.2	40.0	37.1	34.4	42.0	32.5	37.1	25.4	48.4	35.3	$16,512	$1,008	$15,504
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
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
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
Palmyra-Eagle Middle	Public	6-8	123 Burr Oak St	Palmyra	53156	Jefferson County	Palmyra-Eagle Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(262) 495-7101	96	12	7.8	33.3%	80 (83.3%)	3 (3.1%)	9 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.2%)	36.1	459^th of 643 public middle schools	28.6%		60.7	258^th of 628 public middle schools	58.9%	201		55.6	35.9	37.0		48.2	35.9	33.3	74.1	44.4	$20,024	$590	$19,434
Whitewater Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Elizabeth St	Whitewater	53190	Walworth County	Whitewater Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 472-8300	394	35	11.4	50.3%	202 (51.3%)	12 (3.0%)	159 (40.4%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	42	418^th of 643 public middle schools	35.0%		44.3	397^th of 628 public middle schools	36.8%	21		54.4	45.3	46.3		45.6	45.3	46.3	59.4	44.7	$16,655	$619	$16,035
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

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Elkhorn Area School District

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Elkhorn Area Middle ranks 256^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Elkhorn Area Middle?

Students at Elkhorn Area Middle are 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Elkhorn Area Middle attend?

Students who attend Elkhorn Area Middle usually go on to attend Elkhorn Area High

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In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Elkhorn Area Middle.

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