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Greendale Middle

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Greendale Middle ranks 162 nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Greendale Middle is a 6–8 middle school serving 617 students in Greendale, Wisconsin, a Milwaukee-area suburb, and it belongs to the Greendale School District, which ranks 41st of 432 Wisconsin districts (91st percentile, 5 stars). The school itself ranks 162nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–2026 — 75th percentile, 4 stars.

Attendance is the school's clearest signature strength. Its 2024–2025 chronic absenteeism rate of 4.4% is far below the district's 7.4% and the state's 17.3%, and it is the lowest among all nearby middle schools — compare Forest Park Middle at 8.8%, Whitnall Middle at 8.9%, Muskego Lakes Middle at 9.2%, and Oak Creek West Middle at 14.3%. That stands out given a moderate free/reduced-lunch rate of 27.1%. Academically, Greendale is above state averages: ELA averages 67.4% across grades 6–8 versus 54.9% statewide, math 60.9% versus 54.3%, 8th-grade science 64.14% versus 51.86%, and 8th-grade social studies 71.72% versus 64.63%.

Still, Greendale has slipped from its earlier top-decile position — it ranked 44th of 609 schools (93rd percentile) in 2015–2016 and 83rd percentile in 2024–2025 before falling to 75th percentile in 2025–2026. Eighth-grade ELA and math both declined sharply year over year, and math is the weakest relative subject, trailing Muskego Lakes, Forest Park, Whitnall, and Oak Creek West. Effectiveness for student groups is uneven: the school ranks lower for English Language Learner students (51st percentile) and Special Education students (58th percentile) than for several other populations. Resources are mid-range, with $14,757 spent per student and a 14.2 student-teacher ratio.

617

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,757

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6800 Schoolway
Greendale, WI 53129-1819

(414) 423-2800

District: Greendale School District

Students who attend Greendale Middle usually attend:

High:

Greendale High

Feeder schools for Greendale Middle:

Elementary:	Canterbury Elementary
	College Park Elementary
	Highland View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Asian:

6.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (65% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg56%

162^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 432Greendale 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	71.8	162 of 643	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	105 of 628	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	128 of 641	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	107 of 640	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	87 of 617	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	217 of 613	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	117 of 594	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	80 of 579	86.2%	★★★★☆
2017	83.6	52 of 612	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	86.1	44 of 609	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	15 of 612	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	82.5	44 of 585	92.5%	★★★★★
2013	76.9	79 of 569	86.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.8	43 of 559	92.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	14 of 549	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	18 of 539	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.5	11 of 521	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	80.3	35 of 519	93.3%	★★★★★
2007	80.5	27 of 366	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	35 of 382	90.8%	★★★★★
2005	79.1	30 of 332	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	82.7	19 of 324	94.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	72.1	23 of 117	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	20.4	125 of 130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	71.9	22 of 125	82.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	35 of 97	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	33 of 88	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	39 of 87	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	30 of 90	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	27 of 95	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.5	37 of 91	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.1	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	82 of 169	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.0	146 of 178	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	91.8	6 of 173	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	16 of 170	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	40.4	86 of 158	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	20 of 153	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.8	3 of 140	97.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	177 of 572	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.7	106 of 573	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	138 of 580	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	88 of 579	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	74 of 576	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	195 of 574	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.4	146 of 557	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	80 of 551	85.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	25 of 236	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.9	22 of 237	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.3	23 of 239	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	26 of 229	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	13 of 221	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	28 of 225	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	45 of 209	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	25 of 204	87.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	153 of 513	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	139 of 509	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	157 of 520	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	141 of 525	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.8	117 of 522	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.3	268 of 499	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	129 of 487	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	137 of 489	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	120 of 575	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	107 of 577	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	96 of 585	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	107 of 591	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	78 of 577	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.3	201 of 572	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.5	76 of 557	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	73 of 551	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	33 of 135	75.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	12 of 126	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	36 of 131	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	23 of 132	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	10 of 126	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	65.7	30 of 129	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	183 of 439	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	159 of 414	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	89 of 425	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	73 of 439	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	72 of 421	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.0	188 of 437	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	76 of 414	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	42 of 417	89.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	136 of 391	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	84 of 399	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	80 of 407	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.8	85 of 412	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	59 of 397	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	168 of 393	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	84 of 382	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	71 of 375	81.1%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)93rd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)58th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+7 vs state

English Language Arts67%+13 vs state

Science64%+12 vs state

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Very disappointed in this school!!!! They promote anti bullying which is a joke! They use chromebooks instead of textbooks and assure you that they are monitored but that also is a joke. They tell you that they will have an IT personnel block things but the child is still able to go around and get on social networking sites. No one is ever on the same page and when you take it to the superintendent hoping to get results you are given the run around. Will not be sending my child back to this school!!!! Close Quote

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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
Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	617	43	14.2	27.1%	407 (66.0%)	18 (2.9%)	120 (19.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	71.8	162^nd of 643 public middle schools	74.8%		77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%	57		69.5	67.0	65.7		53.0	68.5	61.1	71.7	64.1	$14,757	$430	$14,327
Greenfield Middle	Public	6-8	3200 W Barnard Ave	Greenfield	53221	Milwaukee County	Greenfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 282-4700	704	64	10.9	53.4%	332 (47.2%)	33 (4.7%)	232 (33.0%)	54 (7.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.7%)	38.1	446^th of 643 public middle schools	30.6%		36.6	446^th of 628 public middle schools	29.0%			48.3	39.1	50.6		39.3	31.9	47.0	63.7	45.3	$14,903	$549	$14,354
Wedgewood Park School	Public	6-8	6506 W Warnimont Ave	Milwaukee	53220	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-7800	541	37	14.5	77.6%	54 (10.0%)	172 (31.8%)	257 (47.5%)	29 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	9.9	576^th of 643 public middle schools	10.4%		9.4	566^th of 628 public middle schools	9.9%	10		36.0	21.4	30.9		19.9	23.6	17.6	32.7	18.2	$20,665	$2,584	$18,081
Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	80.4	96^th of 643 public middle schools	85.1%		71.6	160^th of 628 public middle schools	74.5%	64		67.5	69.3	74.5		59.5	72.9	75.9	80.2	68.5	$12,759	$522	$12,237
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	8225 W Forest Hill Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8250	1,056	76	13.9	20.9%	726 (68.8%)	22 (2.1%)	121 (11.5%)	124 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	80.6	92^nd of 643 public middle schools	85.7%		78.8	95^th of 628 public middle schools	84.9%	3		77.9	75.2	72.1		70.7	69.5	67.9	80.2	58.7	$13,413	$378	$13,034
Audubon Technology and Communication Middle	Public	6-8	3300 S 39th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7800	345	24	14.1	83.8%	19 (5.5%)	92 (26.7%)	199 (57.7%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	3.5	608^th of 643 public middle schools	5.4%		2.5	607^th of 628 public middle schools	3.3%	1		15.9	12.9	18.6		7.4	10.1	7.3	24.2	17.4	$22,414	$2,844	$19,570
Frank Lloyd Wright Intermediate	Public	6-8	9501 W Cleveland Ave	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3410	902	70	12.8	61.9%	433 (48.0%)	92 (10.2%)	248 (27.5%)	29 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	96 (10.6%)	33.3	479^th of 643 public middle schools	25.5%		35.8	452^nd of 628 public middle schools	28.0%	27		51.4	47.7	41.8		38.4	43.0	38.1	49.4	39.3	$14,904	$845	$14,059
Oak Creek West Middle	Public	6-8	8401 S 13th St	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 768-6250	531	36	14.7	45.4%	272 (51.2%)	36 (6.8%)	128 (24.1%)	57 (10.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.8%)	76.2	123^rd of 643 public middle schools	80.9%		69.8	182^nd of 628 public middle schools	71.0%	59		74.5	62.8	67.4		66.7	70.6	69.2	72.7	62.2	$13,584	$558	$13,026
Muskego Lakes Middle	Public	5-8	W124S8009 North Cape Rd	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1860	676	49	13.7	9.6%	576 (85.2%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (7.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	90	26^th of 643 public middle schools	96.0%		87.7	38^th of 628 public middle schools	93.9%	12	79.4	73.0	77.8	80.6	88.8	76.3	91.2	85.7	87.4	73.0	$15,344	$216	$15,128
Carmen Middle School South	Public, Charter	6-8	2433 S 15th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(414) 310-8056	191	15	12.7	100.0%	3 (1.6%)	22 (11.5%)	160 (83.8%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	15.7	556^th of 643 public middle schools	13.5%		26.7	487^th of 628 public middle schools	22.5%	69		25.6	37.5	24.7		25.6	39.1	24.7	44.4	25.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Greendale Middle

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Greendale Middle ranks 162^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Greendale Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Greendale Middle.

What high school do graduates of Greendale Middle attend?

Students who attend Greendale Middle usually go on to attend Greendale High

What district is Greendale Middle in?

Greendale School District

What is the racial makeup of Greendale Middle?

Students at Greendale Middle are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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