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Fort Atkinson Middle

Q: Is Fort Atkinson Middle a good school?

Fort Atkinson Middle ranks 150 th of 643 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

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Fort Atkinson Middle is a 6–8 school in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin (Jefferson County), serving 467 students in the Fort Atkinson School District. It ranks 150th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–26 — 77th percentile, 4 stars — putting it in the top quarter statewide and slightly ahead of its district. It has recovered from a pandemic-era dip (62nd percentile in 2021–22) and now matches its mid-2010s performance, with four straight years of 4-star ratings.

For parents comparing nearby schools, Fort Atkinson Middle stands out. Chronic absenteeism is 4.3% — about a quarter of Wisconsin's 17.3% rate and second lowest among 11 nearby schools. Jefferson Middle, just 5.5 miles away, is 17 percentile points lower (60th) with absenteeism at 25.7%. Fort Atkinson also posts top peer-group results in 7th grade ELA (79.45) and math (77.55), roughly 24 and 22 points above the state. Low-income students (84th percentile) and special education students (85th percentile) perform above the school's overall 77th percentile, a distinctive strength.

Its clearest soft spot is 8th grade science, where proficiency has slipped from a 9-point advantage over the state in 2023–24 to roughly parity (52.82 vs. 51.86) and ranks 6th among 10 peers. Edgerton Middle and Milton Middle post similar or slightly higher overall results while spending less per student — Fort Atkinson spends $19,162 per student with a 10.7:1 ratio; Edgerton spends $15,848 and Milton $12,352. Attendance and dropout are non-issues. Overall, Fort Atkinson Middle is a solid, above-average choice, especially for its low-income and special education results, with science as the main academic lever.

467

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,162

Per pupil spending ?

34.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (67% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓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 school67%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg56%

150^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 432Fort 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.3	150 of 643	76.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	54.9	51 of 169	69.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	75.0	117 of 572	79.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.0	95 of 236	59.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	73.6	80 of 513	84.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	69.8	158 of 575	72.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.0	66 of 439	85.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	62.5	132 of 391	66.2%	★★★☆☆
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

Special Education (2026)85th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile-17 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies70%+6 vs state

Mathematics70%+15 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Science53%~ 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/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 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%)	73.3	150^th of 643 public middle schools	76.7%		71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%	15			62.3	79.5	62.0			64.1	77.6	68.3		70.4		52.8	$19,162	$429	$18,734
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%)	60.9	254^th of 643 public middle schools	60.5%		61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%				52.3	56.1	53.9			63.6	61.7	57.7		66.4		59.6	$16,240	$609	$15,631
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
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%)	54.8	309^th of 643 public middle schools	51.9%		46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%	62			42.9	45.2	56.1			58.7	41.9	69.6		73.7		60.7	$17,817	$266	$17,551
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)	62.7	69.0	63.5			62.7	74.0	70.0			74.7		66.7		$11,311	$168	$11,143
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%)	74.4	144^th of 643 public middle schools	77.6%		73.4	137^th of 628 public middle schools	78.2%	7				68.0	66.8				66.8	65.2		72.3		62.5	$12,352	$458	$11,895
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%)	59.3	274^th of 643 public middle schools	57.4%		70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%	101		53.3	69.8	75.6	46.2		56.2	53.5	67.4	47.1		58.7		53.9	$14,660	$354	$14,306
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
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%)	76.3	122^nd of 643 public middle schools	81.0%		76.2	116^th of 628 public middle schools	81.5%	6			61.4	79.2	68.2			53.6	67.2	74.1		80.7		65.9	$15,848	$410	$15,438
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%)	52.3	340^th of 643 public middle schools	47.1%		67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%	132				68.6	45.0				72.6	50.0		58.3		41.7	$13,209	$249	$12,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Atkinson Middle

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.

What district is Fort Atkinson Middle in?

Fort Atkinson School District

Is Fort Atkinson Middle a good school?

Fort Atkinson Middle ranks 150^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fort Atkinson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 467 students attended 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

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