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John Long Middle

Public Grades 5-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 93% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

John Long Middle is a grades 5–8 school with 452 students in Grafton, Wisconsin, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee, part of the Grafton School District (district rank 18 of 432 statewide, 5 stars). In 2025-26 it ranked 44th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (93rd percentile, 5 stars) — top 7% in the state and its strongest standing in ten years. The school has climbed steadily from the 80th percentile in 2015-16 to a higher plateau: the last four years all sit at the 89th percentile or better, and a 2023-24 dip to 89th with 4 stars looks like a one-year interruption, not a change in direction.

Among its ten nearest middle schools, John Long ranks sixth but well ahead of the group's lower half — on the fourth-lowest per-student spending ($13,578) and one of the larger class sizes (15.1). Bayside Middle, about 40 places higher, spends $23,034 per student, roughly 70% more. Grades 6–8 average 77.8 in math and 73.6 in ELA, against statewide averages of 53.7 and 54.6. The school trails wealthier North Shore peers like Webster Middle and Lake Shore Middle on raw proficiency but leads most other nearby schools, including Thomas Jefferson Middle, Badger Middle and Kennedy Middle. Eighth-grade science has grown fastest, from 56.8 to 74.68. Chronic absenteeism is 3.1% — the lowest in the comparison group, below the district, and about one-fifth the state rate.

Subgroup results are a real strength. Hispanic students rank 3rd of 236 statewide (99th percentile, 5 stars), special education students 87th percentile, and multi-racial students 87th. The watch item is low-income students, whose percentile has slipped from 96 to 90 to 81 over three years. Fifth grade, reported for the first time, posts the school's lowest ELA (66.67) and math (72.11) — still far above the state, but the clearest headroom. Dropout has been 0.0% every year on record. Note that small subgroups produce noisy year-to-year swings, and 2022-23 proficiency baselines used a different scale, so comparisons anchored on that year overstate growth.

452

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,578

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

700 Hickory St
Grafton, WI 53024-1122

(262) 376-5800

District: Grafton School District

Students who attend John Long Middle usually attend:

High:

Grafton High

Feeder schools for John Long Middle:

Elementary:	Kennedy Elementary
	Woodview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

5.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (75% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Wisconsin middle schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Wisconsin avg55%

44^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 432Grafton 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	86.0	44 of 643	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	43 of 628	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	70 of 641	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	41 of 640	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	85 of 617	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	68 of 613	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	88 of 594	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	98 of 579	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	70 of 612	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.6	119 of 609	80.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	79 of 612	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	104 of 585	82.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.9	74 of 569	87.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.1	94 of 559	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	60 of 549	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.5	76 of 539	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	44 of 521	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	72.2	107 of 519	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	81 of 366	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	61 of 382	84.0%	★★★★☆
2005	72.1	82 of 332	75.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	16 of 97	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	84.1	15 of 88	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	11 of 90	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.0	37 of 95	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.0	22 of 90	75.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	38 of 572	93.4%	★★★★★
2025	85.7	46 of 573	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	65 of 580	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	16 of 579	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	73 of 576	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	72 of 574	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	98 of 557	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	81 of 551	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	3 of 236	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	81.4	28 of 237	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.2	11 of 239	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	11 of 229	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	33 of 221	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	26 of 225	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	13 of 209	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	65.8	45 of 204	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	96 of 513	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	52 of 509	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	19 of 520	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	13 of 525	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	71.4	86 of 522	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	39 of 499	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	24 of 487	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	26 of 489	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	63 of 575	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	39 of 577	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	73 of 585	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	41 of 591	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	77 of 577	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	56 of 572	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	79 of 557	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	109 of 551	80.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	18 of 135	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.5	46 of 126	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	34 of 131	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	11 of 126	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	25 of 129	80.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	58 of 439	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	58.8	131 of 414	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	85.0	24 of 425	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	56.0	142 of 439	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	220 of 421	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	103 of 437	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	111 of 414	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	45 of 417	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	68 of 391	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.6	46 of 399	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	91 of 407	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	45 of 412	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	68 of 397	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	56 of 393	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	105 of 382	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	97 of 375	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)87th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies80%+15 vs state

Mathematics76%+23 vs state

Science75%+23 vs state

English Language Arts72%+17 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 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
John Long Middle	Public	5-8	700 Hickory St	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-5800	452	30	15.1	14.4%	373 (82.5%)	10 (2.2%)	24 (5.3%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	86	44^th of 643 public middle schools	93.2%		86.6	43^rd of 628 public middle schools	93.2%	1		66.7	81.1	68.4	71.4		72.1	79.1	76.7	77.8		79.7		74.7	$13,578	$505	$13,073
Webster Middle	Public	6-8	W75N624 Wauwatosa Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6500	692	42	16.3	7.1%	623 (90.0%)	8 (1.2%)	26 (3.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	93.7	10^th of 643 public middle schools	98.4%		94.6	5^th of 628 public middle schools	99.2%	5			88.6	88.1	85.1			81.8	85.3	87.1		86.7		82.2	$12,958	$234	$12,724
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	5-8	1403 N Holden St	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-6100	677	55	12.2	27.5%	556 (82.1%)	18 (2.7%)	56 (8.3%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.3%)	74.4	141^st of 643 public middle schools	78.1%		70.8	169^th of 628 public middle schools	73.1%	28		72.2	58.1	70.9	68.7		69.0	56.9	67.7	63.3		83.1		66.3	$14,592	$1,132	$13,460
Lake Shore Middle	Public	6-8	11036 N Range Line Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7613	335	27	12.3	9.6%	254 (75.8%)	19 (5.7%)	18 (5.4%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	91.5	15^th of 643 public middle schools	97.7%		85.8	53^rd of 628 public middle schools	91.6%	38			79.2	77.9	87.9			79.2	84.1	84.9		87.9		78.8	$18,349	$218	$18,131
Steffen Middle	Public	6-8	6633 W Steffen Dr	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4706	418	31	13.3	14.8%	314 (75.1%)	27 (6.5%)	32 (7.7%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	89.7	27^th of 643 public middle schools	95.8%		84.4	60^th of 628 public middle schools	90.4%	33			85.4	70.5	81.6			77.4	74.4	80.3		88.2		80.9	$15,129	$218	$14,912
Ozaukee Middle	Public	6-8	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 692-2463	174	12	14.7	22.4%	147 (84.5%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	77.8	113^th of 643 public middle schools	82.4%		82.6	70^th of 628 public middle schools	88.9%	43			62.0	70.2	80.7			60.0	63.2	73.7		79.0		66.7	$9,491	$725	$8,765
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	N118W15860 Williams Drive	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3450	865	56	15.4	13.9%	646 (74.7%)	50 (5.8%)	56 (6.5%)	63 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.5%)	68.4	188^th of 643 public middle schools	70.8%		64.9	222^nd of 628 public middle schools	64.6%	34			64.6	62.3	59.7			65.4	73.6	66.4		69.8		47.8	$12,450	$406	$12,045
Bayside Middle	Public	5-8	601 E Ellsworth Ln	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 247-4201	340	32	10.5	8.8%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	95.8	4^th of 643 public middle schools	99.4%		94.4	6^th of 628 public middle schools	99.0%	2		93.1	90.0	91.1	90.5		94.3	90.0	87.5	86.9		95.3		84.5	$23,034	$446	$22,589
Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	224	23	9.8	1.3%	152 (67.9%)	19 (8.5%)	24 (10.7%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	88.2	35^th of 643 public middle schools	94.6%		90.5	22^nd of 628 public middle schools	96.5%	13	88.6	79.3	75.0	79.1	82.5	86.4	79.3	75.0	79.1	80.0	90.9	80.0	81.8	75.0	$21,519	$619	$20,899
Badger Middle	Public	7-8	727 S 6th Ave	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5456	714	53	13.5	32.9%	566 (79.3%)	38 (5.3%)	64 (9.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	69.1	182^nd of 643 public middle schools	71.7%		70.4	174^th of 628 public middle schools	72.3%	8				70.9	60.5				69.1	55.2		74.8		53.4	$14,557	$596	$13,961

Frequently Asked Questions about John Long Middle

What high school do graduates of John Long Middle attend?

Students who attend John Long Middle usually go on to attend Grafton High

Is John Long Middle a good school?

Yes. John Long Middle ranks in the top 6.8% of Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend John Long Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended John Long Middle.

What is the racial makeup of John Long Middle?

Students at John Long Middle are 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is John Long Middle in?

Grafton School District

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