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Fort Atkinson Middle

Q: Is Fort Atkinson Middle a good school?

Fort Atkinson Middle ranks 165 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Fort Atkinson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Fort Atkinson Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fort Atkinson Middle?

Students at Fort Atkinson Middle are 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Fort Atkinson Middle attend?

Students who attend Fort Atkinson Middle usually go on to attend Fort Atkinson High

Public Grades 6-8

165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 74% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Fort Atkinson Middle is a public middle school serving 462 students in grades 6-8 in the Fort Atkinson School District, which is ranked 128 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fort Atkinson Middle consistently outperforms the state average on the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 72.86% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.66%. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Wisconsin middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, as well as the top 20% for low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Fort Atkinson Middle has consistently low dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 1.3% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Fort Atkinson Middle outperforms many in academic achievement. In 2024-2025, the school had 72.86% of 6th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58.41% at Marshall Middle (Janesville) and 63.16% at Nikolay Middle (Cambridge). Fort Atkinson Middle also spends more per student ($15,183 in 2020-2021) compared to some nearby schools, such as Milton Middle ($11,452) and Lake Mills Middle ($10,726), and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 9.4 to 10.9 over the past few years.

467

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,183

Per pupil spending ?

34%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 S 4th St E
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-2368

(920) 563-7833

District: Fort Atkinson School District

Students who attend Fort Atkinson Middle usually attend:

High:

Fort Atkinson High

Feeder schools for Fort Atkinson Middle:

Elementary:	Barrie Elementary
	Luther Elementary
	Purdy Elementary
	Rockwell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.7%

Hispanic:

14.6%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg54%

165^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

128^th of 426Fort Atkinson 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	71.2	165 of 628	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	180 of 641	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	185 of 640	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	236 of 617	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	203 of 613	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	147 of 594	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	143 of 579	75.3%	★★★★☆
2017	70.9	132 of 612	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.1	132 of 609	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	60.2	251 of 612	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	292 of 585	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.8	216 of 569	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.5	317 of 559	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.2	227 of 549	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	218 of 539	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	289 of 521	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.0	259 of 519	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	119 of 366	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.9	120 of 382	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.3	100 of 332	69.9%	★★★★☆
2004	64.2	136 of 324	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	79.0	16 of 134	88.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	158 of 178	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	168 of 173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	58.4	42 of 158	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	17 of 138	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.2	34 of 153	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	17 of 140	87.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	154 of 573	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	167 of 580	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	169 of 579	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	215 of 576	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	211 of 574	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	137 of 557	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	189 of 551	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	60 of 237	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	88 of 239	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	52 of 229	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	83 of 221	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	104 of 225	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	40 of 209	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	35 of 204	82.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	87 of 509	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	84 of 520	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	134 of 525	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.8	246 of 522	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	244 of 499	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	74 of 487	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	96 of 489	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	164 of 577	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	181 of 585	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	174 of 591	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	237 of 577	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	171 of 572	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	115 of 557	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.8	110 of 551	80.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	132 of 132	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	88 of 414	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	30 of 425	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	64.4	92 of 439	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	98 of 421	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	117 of 437	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	119 of 414	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	156 of 399	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	178 of 407	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	162 of 412	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	179 of 397	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	144 of 393	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	126 of 382	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	129 of 375	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2021)88th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile-62 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)<1st percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%+16 vs state

Social Studies69%+7 vs state

English Language Arts64%+10 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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%)	44.3	397^th of 628 public middle schools	36.8%		36.5	450^th of 641 public middle schools	29.8%	53			41.8	50.4	47.9			41.5	50.0	44.6		69.7		45.1	$14,927	$1,266	$13,659
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
Northside Intermediate	Public	4-6	159 Northside Dr	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 868-9280	794	47	17.0	23.6%	685 (86.3%)	12 (1.5%)	58 (7.3%)	14 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.0%)								(n/a)	57.6	57.4	64.0			65.4	81.2	68.0			73.5		58.8		$11,389	$228	$11,160
Milton Middle	Public	7-8	20 E Madison Ave	Milton	53563	Rock County	Milton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 868-9350	509	33	15.3	21.8%	446 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.7%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%		67.3	197^th of 641 public middle schools	69.3%	60				66.4	68.9				67.6	61.2		74.0		55.8	$11,452	$426	$11,026
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
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%)	60.7	258^th of 628 public middle schools	58.9%		71	167^th of 641 public middle schools	73.9%	91			63.2	65.4	77.8			34.2	61.5	48.2		70.4		51.9	$14,111	$600	$13,511
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Atkinson Middle

What high school do graduates of Fort Atkinson Middle attend?

Students who attend Fort Atkinson Middle usually go on to attend Fort Atkinson High

What is the racial makeup of Fort Atkinson Middle?

Students at Fort Atkinson Middle are 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Fort Atkinson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended Fort Atkinson Middle.

Is Fort Atkinson Middle a good school?

Fort Atkinson Middle ranks 165^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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