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North Shore Middle

Public Grades 6-8

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

North Shore Middle in Hartland, WI is a grades 6–8 school serving 354 students in the Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 12th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — 98th percentile, 5 stars. That standing is not a one-year spike: the school has landed in the top 1–2% of Wisconsin middle schools nearly every year in the available history, including 4th of 628 in 2024–2025 and 9th of 617 in 2021–2022. It also outperforms its already strong district, which ranks 28th of 432 statewide.

Test proficiency is exceptionally high across every subject. On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, 6th grade reached 82.14% in ELA and 87.50% in math, 7th grade 80.00% in ELA and 91.54% in math, and 8th grade 82.41% in ELA, 85.85% in math, 87.96% in social studies, and 76.85% in science — all far above state averages. Math is a signature strength, and the 7th-grade result is the highest among nearby schools. Nearby, only Merton Intermediate ranks higher statewide (99th percentile) and edges North Shore on 8th-grade subjects, while North Shore leads Kettle Moraine Middle, Asa Clark Middle, Nature Hill Intermediate, and Horning Middle on most measures, often by wide margins.

Chronic absenteeism is very low at 5.1% in 2024–2025, down from 19.6% in 2021–2022 and far below Wisconsin's 17.3%. The school also ranks highly for specific student groups, including students with disabilities, low-income students, and students across gender and racial/ethnic groups. Notably, it achieves this with the lowest per-student spending ($13,565) in its nearby comparison group and a middle-of-the-pack student–teacher ratio of 14.7. One minor item to watch: the reported dropout rate rose to 1.3% in 2024–2025 after several lower years.

354

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,565

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

800 E North Shore Dr
Hartland, WI 53029-2713

(262) 369-6767

District: Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District

Students who attend North Shore Middle usually attend:

High:

Arrowhead High

Feeder schools for North Shore Middle:

Elementary:	North Elementary
	South Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.9%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (84% vs 56% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg84%

Wisconsin avg56%

12^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 432Hartland-Lakeside J3 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	92.8	12 of 643	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.7	4 of 628	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	10 of 641	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	5 of 640	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	9 of 617	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	9 of 613	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	11 of 594	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	9 of 579	98.4%	★★★★★
2017	97.1	4 of 612	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	31 of 609	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.0	19 of 612	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	85.4	31 of 585	94.7%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	28 of 569	95.1%	★★★★★
2012	74.4	80 of 559	85.7%	★★★★☆
2011	73.6	88 of 549	84.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	79 of 539	85.3%	★★★★☆
2009	76.6	62 of 521	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	73.4	83 of 519	84.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.1	59 of 366	83.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.7	66 of 382	82.7%	★★★★☆
2005	71.7	85 of 332	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	56 of 324	82.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	81.2	20 of 90	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	7 of 572	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	11 of 573	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	9 of 580	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	6 of 579	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	6 of 576	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	9 of 574	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	8 of 557	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	12 of 551	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	9 of 237	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	6 of 239	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	3 of 221	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	5 of 209	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	9 of 204	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	20 of 513	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	5 of 509	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	16 of 520	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	10 of 525	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	7 of 522	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.1	21 of 499	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	9 of 487	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	2 of 489	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	21 of 575	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	5 of 577	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	15 of 585	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	5 of 591	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	7 of 577	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	29 of 572	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	18 of 557	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	10 of 551	98.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	96.4	4 of 135	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	86.7	22 of 439	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.0	2 of 414	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	18 of 425	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	6 of 439	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	32 of 421	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	73.3	50 of 437	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	134 of 414	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	92.2	8 of 417	98.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	15 of 391	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	5 of 399	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	10 of 407	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	7 of 412	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	6 of 397	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	11 of 393	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	12 of 382	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	6 of 375	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2023)78th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+34 vs state

Social Studies88%+23 vs state

English Language Arts81%+27 vs state

Science77%+25 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, October 2, 2018

This school is absolutely terrible. The student population is full of children who glorify drugs and alcohol. Teachers do not care, and the only thing this school actually works for is good test scores so they can have enrollment. They may look good on paper, but they are the worst school I've attended. I will never send any children here. The "charter" school doesn't actually do anything other than walk outside and call it environmental education. This middle school is full of terribly behaved kids that are never taken care of, and teachers who only care about giving 'infractions' over teaching. The only redeemable quality is an incredible literacy teacher named Beth, but she is no longer on staff. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Great School! I'd give it ten stars if I could! Definitely recommend! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

This school is amazing, as far as teacher student relationships, and relationships/friendships between students. They are also doing very well academically too! Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

amazing wow wow wow wowowow wow 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/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
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%)	92.8	12^th of 643 public middle schools	98.1%		94.7	4^th of 628 public middle schools	99.4%	8		82.1	80.0	82.4		87.5	91.5	85.9	88.0	76.9	$13,565	$594	$12,970
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%)	83.7	67^th of 643 public middle schools	89.6%		87.1	41^st of 628 public middle schools	93.5%	26		73.0	73.8	76.6		76.4	83.8	80.0	76.6	58.5	$13,659	$165	$13,494
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%)	94.5	6^th of 643 public middle schools	99.1%		94.1	7^th of 628 public middle schools	98.9%	1	86.3	89.3	84.9	83.9	81.1	87.4	86.1	93.1	89.7	81.6	$13,592	$178	$13,414
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%)	57.8	285^th of 643 public middle schools	55.7%		59	271^st of 628 public middle schools	56.8%	14		56.1	55.9	54.6		56.1	56.5	62.2	67.7	48.3	$13,885	$396	$13,489
Les Paul Middle	Public	6-8	325 Carroll St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3105	547	44	12.3	36.0%	345 (63.1%)	22 (4.0%)	141 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	73	154^th of 643 public middle schools	76.0%		73.6	135^th of 628 public middle schools	78.5%	19		65.4	67.1	59.8		64.8	74.7	71.7	71.7	58.3	$16,340	$393	$15,947
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%)	38.4	442^nd of 643 public middle schools	31.3%		34.7	459^th of 628 public middle schools	26.9%	17		51.5	48.0	38.9		48.6	48.0	46.8	49.4	43.0	$17,201	$406	$16,794
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%)	87.5	38^th of 643 public middle schools	94.1%		91.5	14^th of 628 public middle schools	97.8%	24			79.6	73.8			83.4	77.0	85.9	67.6	$14,814	$199	$14,615
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)	76.8	79.4			81.4	81.0					$14,113	$182	$13,932
Nature Hill Intermediate	Public	5-8	850 Lake Dr	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 569-4945	750	57	13.2	16.7%	676 (90.1%)	6 (0.8%)	39 (5.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	81.6	84^th of 643 public middle schools	86.9%		72.8	146^th of 628 public middle schools	76.8%	62	66.1	78.7	72.2	66.5	72.6	80.3	78.9	76.8	72.7	60.3	$13,827	$390	$13,437
Kettle Moraine Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Ottawa Ave	Dousman	53118	Waukesha County	Kettle Moraine School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 965-6500	726	48	15.0	11.2%	641 (88.3%)	6 (0.8%)	38 (5.2%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.3%)	90.1	24^th of 643 public middle schools	96.3%		89.2	31^st of 628 public middle schools	95.1%	7		79.6	83.3	73.7		80.9	83.7	78.4	86.4	75.6	$14,315	$300	$14,015

Frequently Asked Questions about North Shore Middle

What is the racial makeup of North Shore Middle?

Students at North Shore Middle are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is North Shore Middle in?

Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District

How many students attend North Shore Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 354 students attended North Shore Middle.

What high school do graduates of North Shore Middle attend?

Students who attend North Shore Middle usually go on to attend Arrowhead High

Is North Shore Middle a good school?

Yes! North Shore Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 12^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools.

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