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Horicon Middle School

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Horicon Middle School ranks 149 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Horicon Middle School is a small, rural public school in Horicon, WI, serving 152 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Horicon School District. This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from a low 22nd percentile statewide ranking in 2015-2016 to a strong 4-star rating and 76th percentile ranking for the 2024-2025 school year. What truly sets Horicon apart is its exceptional performance with economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 84th percentile statewide—placing the school in the top 16% of all Wisconsin schools for supporting this group. This consistent success, maintained over three years, points to effective school-wide strategies that close opportunity gaps.

Academically, Horicon Middle School outperforms the state average in every subject and grade level tested, including English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. For example, 8th graders achieved a 63% proficiency rate in Science, which is 13 percentage points above the state average. The school also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.8%, less than half the state average of 17.3%, indicating strong student engagement. While Horicon is a strong contender in a competitive region, it is outperformed by nearby Slinger Middle (96th percentile) and Oakfield Middle (91st percentile), yet it significantly surpasses its closest geographic neighbor, Dodgeland Middle (40th percentile), in nearly every metric.

An interesting finding is a persistent performance gap between male and female students, with males ranking in the 79th percentile and females in the 67th percentile—a pattern that is the inverse of national trends. Additionally, the school invests heavily in small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1 and spends $15,368 per student, higher than many high-performing neighbors, though this investment does not automatically translate into the top regional rankings. Overall, Horicon Middle School is a standout for its ability to support vulnerable populations, including Special Education students who rank in the 77th percentile, making it a strong choice for families seeking a supportive and improving academic environment.

152

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,368

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

841 Gray St
Horicon, WI 53032-1730

(920) 485-2898

District: Horicon School District

Students who attend Horicon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Horicon High School

Feeder schools for Horicon Middle School:

Elementary:

Horicon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (65% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Wisconsin avg54%

149^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

137^th of 426Horicon 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	72.8	149 of 628	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	139 of 641	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	125 of 640	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	197 of 617	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	137 of 613	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	173 of 594	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	158 of 579	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	37.2	421 of 612	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	475 of 609	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	70.8	130 of 612	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	56.9	281 of 585	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.5	293 of 569	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.2	295 of 559	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.3	212 of 549	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.5	376 of 539	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	334 of 521	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	374 of 519	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.2	230 of 382	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	188 of 573	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	189 of 580	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	163 of 579	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	241 of 576	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	229 of 574	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	125 of 557	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	134 of 551	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	81 of 509	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	90 of 520	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	73 of 525	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	165 of 522	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.6	207 of 499	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	136 of 487	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	44 of 489	91.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	120 of 577	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	86 of 585	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	84 of 591	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	147 of 577	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	76 of 572	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	216 of 557	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	169 of 551	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	94 of 414	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	138 of 425	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	141 of 439	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	167 of 421	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	76 of 417	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	148 of 399	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	172 of 407	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	123 of 412	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	157 of 397	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	116 of 375	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+5 vs state

Mathematics66%+13 vs state

English Language Arts64%+11 vs state

Science63%+13 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
Horicon Middle School	Public	6-8	841 Gray St	Horicon	53032	Dodge County	Horicon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 485-2898	152	14	10.9	40.8%	123 (80.9%)	4 (2.6%)	14 (9.2%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	72.8	149^th of 628 public middle schools	76.3%		73.9	139^th of 641 public middle schools	78.3%	10		58.8	67.4	67.4		62.8	69.6	67.4	67.4	63.0	$15,368	$965	$14,403
Dodgeland Middle	Public	6-8	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 386-4404	140	12	11.8	50.0%	120 (85.7%)	2 (1.4%)	16 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	46.8	374^th of 628 public middle schools	40.4%		53.2	329^th of 641 public middle schools	48.7%	45		52.2	48.8	46.5		60.9	56.1	55.8	46.5	37.2	$13,096	$691	$12,405
Beaver Dam Middle	Public	6-8	108 Fourth St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7365	633	49	12.9	49.4%	426 (67.3%)	9 (1.4%)	150 (23.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.8%)	37.8	443^rd of 628 public middle schools	29.5%		36.9	447^th of 641 public middle schools	30.3%	4		46.4	39.6	39.0		52.9	50.6	52.4	51.0	30.6	$11,391	$428	$10,961
Honor Intermediate	Public	5-8	N3501 County Road P	Rubicon	53078	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-2920	128	9	14.4	17.2%	117 (91.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	65.5	217^th of 628 public middle schools	65.4%		28.8	499^th of 641 public middle schools	22.2%	282	55.9	51.6	51.5	64.3	44.1	64.5	57.6	57.1	85.7	60.7	$13,466	$595	$12,871
Lomira Middle	Public	6-8	1030 4th St	Lomira	53048	Dodge County	Lomira School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 269-4396	223	13	17.2	29.1%	185 (83.0%)	2 (0.9%)	28 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	71.5	162^nd of 628 public middle schools	74.2%		80.5	84^th of 641 public middle schools	86.9%	78		52.6	67.9	70.0		51.3	69.6	65.0	81.3	62.5	$10,046	$302	$9,744
Central Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Cedar St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-8040	419	33	12.8	39.4%	329 (78.5%)	13 (3.1%)	57 (13.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	42.9	413^th of 628 public middle schools	34.2%		43.5	405^th of 641 public middle schools	36.8%	8		50.0	39.4	47.1		56.4	44.2	55.9	56.6	39.2	$11,758	$784	$10,974
Oakfield Middle	Public	6-8	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	131	10	13.4	29.0%	114 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	84.4	59^th of 628 public middle schools	90.6%		82.3	69^th of 641 public middle schools	89.2%	10		72.3	74.4	71.1		66.0	84.6	84.2	89.5	60.5	$11,708	$391	$11,317
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%		46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%	39		49.0	51.6	46.0		40.3	45.4	52.3	43.4	41.0	$12,712	$565	$12,146
Slinger Middle	Public	6-8	521 Olympic Dr	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-5226	740	44	16.6	17.0%	657 (88.8%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.1%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	89.8	25^th of 628 public middle schools	96.0%		84.8	54^th of 641 public middle schools	91.6%	29		73.1	78.3	78.8		81.1	84.2	84.8	84.3	73.7	$9,345	$187	$9,158
Campbellsport Middle	Public	6-8	114 W Sheboygan St	Campbellsport	53010	Fond du Lac County	Campbellsport School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 533-3411	258	20	12.7	24.4%	233 (90.3%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	82.5	75^th of 628 public middle schools	88.1%		77.1	109^th of 641 public middle schools	83.0%	34		69.6	65.9	66.2		72.8	68.3	77.0	93.2	71.6	$9,882	$144	$9,738

Frequently Asked Questions about Horicon Middle School

How many students attend Horicon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 152 students attended Horicon Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Horicon Middle School?

Students at Horicon Middle School are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Horicon Middle School in?

Horicon School District

Is Horicon Middle School a good school?

Horicon Middle School ranks 149^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Horicon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Horicon Middle School usually go on to attend Horicon High School

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