Summary
North Shore Middle is a highly-ranked public middle school located in Hartland, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 330 students. It is part of the Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District, which is ranked 21 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
North Shore Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 4-11 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on the Forward Exam, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.65% of 6th graders, 86.79% of 7th graders, and 84.68% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.66%, 53.59%, and 53.97%, respectively. North Shore Middle also excels in serving diverse student populations, often placing in the top 10-20 schools in the state for subgroups like female students, male students, Hispanic students, white students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
In addition to its strong academic performance, North Shore Middle has consistently low dropout rates, ranging from 0.4% to 1.3% over the past few years, which are well below the state average. While the school has seen some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, its overall performance in this metric is still better than many of the nearby schools, such as Silver Lake Intermediate, Horning Middle, and Les Paul Middle, which have lower academic proficiency rates, higher dropout rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates.
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