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Whitnall Middle

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Whitnall Middle ranks 96 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Whitnall Middle is a grades 6-8 school at 5025 S 116th St in Greenfield, Wisconsin, serving 558 students as part of the Whitnall School District, which ranks 60th of 432 Wisconsin districts. In 2025-26, the school ranked 96th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools, putting it in the top 15% statewide, after climbing from the 51st percentile in 2016-17 to the 85th percentile today.

In 2025-26, Whitnall Middle scored above the state average in every reported Forward Exam subject and grade. The biggest advantages were in 8th-grade math (75.94% proficient versus 53.67% statewide), 8th-grade English language arts (74.47% versus 54.38%), social studies (80.21% versus 64.63%), and science (68.45% versus 51.86%). The smallest gap was 6th-grade math, still above state at 59.51% versus 53.60%. Compared with neighbors, Whitnall is ahead of Greendale Middle in every core subject even though both schools serve similar shares of students from low-income families, and it is very close to Forest Park Middle overall, with notably higher science results. Pilgrim Park Middle and Muskego Lakes Middle still outperform Whitnall in most subjects, especially math.

About 27.78% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024-25, higher than most nearby suburban schools. Chronic absenteeism was 8.9% in 2024-25, down from 15.2% in 2020-21 and well below the state rate of 17.3%, though above Pilgrim Park (2.6%) and Greendale Middle (4.4%). The school spends $12,759 per student, the lowest among nearby schools with reported spending, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.7. Several student groups, including students with disabilities, students from low-income families, and male students, rank in the top 10-15% statewide. The clearest opportunities are reducing absenteeism and narrowing the math and reading gap with the highest-performing nearby districts.

558

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,759

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5025 S 116th St
Greenfield, WI 53228-3198

(414) 525-8650

District: Whitnall School District

Students who attend Whitnall Middle usually attend:

High:

Whitnall High

Feeder schools for Whitnall Middle:

Elementary:	Edgerton Elementary
	Hales Corners Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Wisconsin avg56%

96^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

60^th of 432Whitnall 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	80.4	96 of 643	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	160 of 628	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	183 of 641	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	142 of 640	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	223 of 617	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.4	176 of 613	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	220 of 594	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	245 of 579	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.3	298 of 612	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.7	228 of 609	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.3	177 of 612	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	66.3	173 of 585	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	131 of 569	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	153 of 559	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	120 of 549	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	172 of 539	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.6	90 of 521	82.7%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	81 of 519	84.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	73 of 366	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	30 of 382	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	75.3	54 of 332	83.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.8	51 of 324	84.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	11 of 125	91.2%	★★★★★
2025	53.1	42 of 117	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.4	9 of 118	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	6 of 130	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	23.1	110 of 127	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.7	21 of 97	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	18 of 88	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	23 of 87	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	17 of 90	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	53.9	44 of 95	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	61.9	29 of 158	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	5 of 138	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	8 of 153	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	41.7	67 of 140	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	129 of 572	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	179 of 573	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	129 of 580	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	121 of 579	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	252 of 576	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	165 of 574	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	182 of 557	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	239 of 551	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	27 of 236	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	29 of 237	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	30 of 239	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	31 of 229	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	70 of 221	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	35 of 225	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	61 of 209	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	70 of 204	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	88 of 513	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	71 of 509	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	171 of 520	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	89 of 525	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.2	287 of 522	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.9	106 of 499	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	251 of 487	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	213 of 489	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	52 of 575	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	72.9	136 of 577	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	213 of 585	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	141 of 591	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	175 of 577	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	162 of 572	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	241 of 557	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	221 of 551	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	19 of 135	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	33 of 126	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	11 of 131	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	11 of 132	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	46.7	62 of 126	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.9	16 of 129	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	4 of 101	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	40 of 439	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	58.5	132 of 414	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	92 of 425	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	116 of 439	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	57 of 421	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	126 of 437	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	178 of 414	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	59 of 417	85.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	65 of 391	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	123 of 399	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	189 of 407	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	136 of 412	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	150 of 397	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	143 of 393	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	186 of 382	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	172 of 375	54.1%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)89th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies80%+16 vs state

English Language Arts71%+16 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

Science68%+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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
West Milwaukee Intermediate	Public	6-8	5104 W Greenfield Ave	West Milwaukee	53214	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3310	378	29	13.1	76.7%	114 (30.2%)	59 (15.6%)	154 (40.7%)	10 (2.6%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	20.8	534^th of 643 public middle schools	17.0%		19.8	523^rd of 628 public middle schools	16.7%	11		36.6	41.3	45.6		19.0	26.5	33.8	44.7	30.2	$16,031	$863	$15,168
Pilgrim Park Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Pilgrim Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3920	898	61	14.6	8.4%	630 (70.2%)	25 (2.8%)	53 (5.9%)	130 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	92.2	14^th of 643 public middle schools	97.8%		91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%	4		86.2	85.7	81.1		84.1	86.4	80.3	84.7	76.7	$14,245	$408	$13,837

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitnall Middle

What high school do graduates of Whitnall Middle attend?

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

Is Whitnall Middle a good school?

Whitnall Middle ranks 96^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Whitnall Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Whitnall Middle.

What district is Whitnall Middle in?

Whitnall School District

What is the racial makeup of Whitnall Middle?

Students at Whitnall Middle are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Asian.

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