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Templeton Middle

Public Grades 7-8

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Templeton Middle is a public middle school located in Sussex, Wisconsin, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 744 students. It is part of the Hamilton School District, which is ranked 10th out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Templeton Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking of 14th out of 628 middle schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state average in the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates that are significantly higher than the Wisconsin average across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.59% of 8th-grade students at Templeton Middle were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.97%. In mathematics, 83.28% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.06%.

Templeton Middle's performance is notably stronger than many of the nearby middle schools, including those in the Waukesha and Menomonee Falls school districts. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Templeton Middle's 8th-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 83.28% was significantly higher than the rates at Butler Middle (56.09%) and North Middle (73.06%) in the neighboring districts. Templeton Middle's consistent top rankings and 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger over multiple years demonstrate the school's ability to maintain a high level of academic excellence and support for its diverse student population.

766

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,971

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

N59W22490 Silver Spring Dr
Sussex, WI 53089-3998

(262) 246-6477

District: Hamilton School District

Students who attend Templeton Middle usually attend:

High:

Hamilton High

Feeder schools for Templeton Middle:

Elementary:	Lannon Elementary
	Maple Avenue Elementary
	Marcy Elementary
	Woodside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.9%

Asian:

12.0%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

Wisconsin avg55%

14^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 426Hamilton 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	91.5	14 of 628	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	22 of 641	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	23 of 640	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	30 of 617	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	18 of 613	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	23 of 594	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	27 of 579	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	89.9	30 of 612	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.5	18 of 609	97.0%	★★★★★
2015	85.4	27 of 612	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	29 of 585	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	85.7	30 of 569	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	82.2	18 of 559	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.2	21 of 549	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.9	36 of 539	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.0	47 of 521	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	80.0	39 of 519	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.0	25 of 366	93.2%	★★★★★
2006	82.5	16 of 382	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	75.5	53 of 332	84.0%	★★★★☆
2004	78.0	44 of 324	86.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	99.9	1 of 118	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.7	15 of 127	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	100.0	1 of 123	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	5 of 88	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	4 of 87	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	2 of 90	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	11 of 90	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	11 of 91	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	8 of 90	91.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	70.5	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	25 of 573	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	24 of 580	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	20 of 579	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	22 of 576	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	17 of 574	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	15 of 557	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	18 of 551	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	72.3	47 of 239	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	17 of 229	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	4 of 221	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	7 of 225	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	12 of 209	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	14 of 204	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	39 of 509	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	24 of 520	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	14 of 525	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	71.6	84 of 522	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	151 of 499	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	78 of 487	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	122 of 489	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	15 of 577	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	19 of 585	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	21 of 591	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	23 of 577	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	19 of 572	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	35 of 557	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	42 of 551	92.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	92.4	4 of 131	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	8 of 132	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	6 of 126	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.7	12 of 129	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	14 of 101	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.8	1 of 96	99.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	24 of 414	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	33 of 425	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	63.8	95 of 439	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	65 of 421	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	42 of 437	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	30 of 414	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	14 of 417	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	24 of 399	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	22 of 407	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	26 of 412	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	24 of 397	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	13 of 393	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	24 of 382	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	25 of 375	93.3%	★★★★★

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 (2024)99th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)90th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies93%+30 vs state

Mathematics81%+26 vs state

English Language Arts79%+25 vs state

Science78%+28 vs state

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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 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
Templeton Middle	Public	7-8	N59W22490 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6477	766	49	15.5	13.4%	574 (74.9%)	26 (3.4%)	47 (6.1%)	92 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	91.5	14^th of 628 public middle schools	97.8%		90.9	22^nd of 641 public middle schools	96.6%	8			77.6	80.6			78.6	83.3	92.7	77.7	$12,971	$166	$12,804
Silver Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	N58W22350 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 246-1973	758	45	16.8	11.9%	534 (70.4%)	21 (2.8%)	46 (6.1%)	116 (15.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)								(n/a)	76.2	80.5			79.3	82.9					$11,928	$158	$11,770
Asa Clark Middle	Public	6-8	472 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 695-5067	623	36	17.1	10.9%	486 (78.0%)	15 (2.4%)	35 (5.6%)	52 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	87.1	41^st of 628 public middle schools	93.5%		82.5	67^th of 641 public middle schools	89.5%	26		71.1	73.1	74.7		77.7	86.5	88.1	80.9	67.0	$11,421	$185	$11,237
North Middle	Public	6-8	N88W16801 Main St	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8450	804	58	13.9	18.9%	542 (67.4%)	70 (8.7%)	56 (7.0%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	73.5	136^th of 628 public middle schools	78.3%		67.1	198^th of 641 public middle schools	69.1%	62		60.7	64.8	57.6		61.0	71.2	73.1	74.7	66.1	$11,954	$432	$11,522
Merton Intermediate	Public	5-8	N68W28320 Sussex Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1130	368	26	13.8	5.7%	336 (91.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	94.1	7^th of 628 public middle schools	98.9%		96	5^th of 641 public middle schools	99.2%	2	78.6	79.3	87.4	87.8	78.6	83.9	92.0	85.4	87.8	86.6	$10,723	$281	$10,442
Wisconsin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	18700 W Wisconsin Ave	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3960	812	57	14.2	9.2%	518 (63.8%)	24 (3.0%)	82 (10.1%)	136 (16.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	85.9	52^nd of 628 public middle schools	91.7%		87.3	42^nd of 641 public middle schools	93.4%	10		77.9	77.6	69.4		75.1	81.5	73.3	79.0	68.7	$13,408	$458	$12,951
Horning Middle	Public	6-8	1809 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3305	534	48	11.1	54.9%	222 (41.6%)	50 (9.4%)	206 (38.6%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	34.7	459^th of 628 public middle schools	26.9%		28.4	501^st of 641 public middle schools	21.8%	42		48.7	45.7	41.0		46.8	48.2	41.7	43.9	34.4	$12,982	$322	$12,660
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%)	91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%		87.6	40^th of 641 public middle schools	93.8%	22		88.3	79.0	78.6		88.3	80.6	80.8	85.3	71.2	$12,684	$427	$12,258
North Shore Middle	Public	6-8	800 E North Shore Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6767	354	24	14.7	15.8%	297 (83.9%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	94.7	4^th of 628 public middle schools	99.4%		93.7	10^th of 641 public middle schools	98.4%	6		80.7	86.8	84.7		87.1	88.8	91.9	91.9	85.6	$13,235	$474	$12,760
Butler Middle	Public	6-8	310 N Hine Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2905	786	55	14.1	40.1%	463 (58.9%)	39 (5.0%)	226 (28.8%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	59	271^st of 628 public middle schools	56.8%		55.3	300^th of 641 public middle schools	53.2%	29		49.6	60.0	60.5		48.9	63.2	56.1	62.0	54.2	$12,892	$323	$12,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Templeton Middle

How many students attend Templeton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Templeton Middle.

What district is Templeton Middle in?

Hamilton School District

Is Templeton Middle a good school?

Yes! Templeton Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Templeton Middle?

Students at Templeton Middle are 75% White, 12% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Templeton Middle attend?

Students who attend Templeton Middle usually go on to attend Hamilton High

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