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Howards Grove Middle

Public Grades 5-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Howards Grove Middle is a public school in Howards Grove, WI, serving 256 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Howards Grove School District in a small village in Sheboygan County, roughly midway between Sheboygan and Plymouth.

The school is on a strong upward path. In 2025–2026, Howards Grove Middle ranked 55th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 91st percentile, 5 stars — up from 132nd the year before and 239th (63rd percentile, 3 stars) in 2023–2024. That is a return to the top decile after a dip. Its results beat the state average in every tested subject and grade, with standout proficiency in 5th-grade math (92.4%), 8th-grade social studies (92.2%), 6th-grade math (83.9%), and 8th-grade science (76.5%). Compared with nearby schools, it outpaced Riverview Middle and Sheboygan Falls Middle in all common tested areas and edged Kiel Middle in 7 of 10, though Kiel was higher in ELA 6, ELA 8, and Math 8. Kohler Middle remains the local benchmark, ranking 7th statewide.

Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 7.0% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 8.7% and far below the state's 17.3%, though Kiel Middle, Sheboygan Falls Middle, and Kohler Middle were lower still. The dropout rate has been 0.0% each reported year. Per-pupil spending of $11,543 is the lowest among nearby schools, with a 14.1 student-to-teacher ratio. Subgroup results in 2025–2026 were encouraging — low-income students ranked 11th of 513 (98th percentile), and both female and male students ranked near the 90th percentile — while special education results have fluctuated. Small groups can swing year to year, so read single-year changes with caution.

256

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,543

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 Audubon Road
Howards Grove, WI 53083

(920) 565-4452

District: Howards Grove School District

Students who attend Howards Grove Middle usually attend:

High:

Howards Grove High

Feeder schools for Howards Grove Middle:

Elementary:

Northview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Asian:

3.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% 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 school79%

District avg79%

Wisconsin avg55%

55^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 432Howards Grove 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	84.9	55 of 643	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	73.7	132 of 628	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	239 of 641	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.1	78 of 640	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	66 of 617	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	57 of 613	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	66 of 594	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	48 of 579	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	66.7	173 of 612	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.9	67 of 609	89.0%	★★★★☆
2015	83.5	40 of 612	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	59.7	251 of 585	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	193 of 569	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.3	56 of 559	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	72.4	101 of 549	81.6%	★★★★☆
2010	69.2	146 of 539	72.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.2	175 of 521	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	165 of 519	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	54 of 572	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	73.8	124 of 573	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.0	325 of 580	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	73.4	119 of 579	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	80 of 576	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	48 of 574	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	97 of 557	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	40 of 551	92.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	11 of 513	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	61.5	165 of 509	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	251 of 520	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.9	93 of 525	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	93 of 522	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	104 of 499	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	322 of 487	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.0	74 of 489	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	57 of 575	90.1%	★★★★★
2025	71.6	153 of 577	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	97 of 585	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	42 of 591	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	42 of 577	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	47 of 572	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.3	46 of 557	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	56 of 551	89.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	98 of 414	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	30.0	321 of 425	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	67.8	76 of 439	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	111 of 421	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	87 of 437	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.0	241 of 414	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	281 of 417	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	213 of 399	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	260 of 407	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.1	83 of 412	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	71 of 397	82.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)98th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies92%+28 vs state

Mathematics80%+26 vs state

Science76%+25 vs state

English Language Arts75%+21 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
Howards Grove Middle	Public	5-8	405 Audubon Road	Howards Grove	53083	Sheboygan County	Howards Grove School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 565-4452	256	18	14.1	14.8%	230 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	84.9	55^th of 643 public middle schools	91.4%		73.7	132^nd of 628 public middle schools	79.0%	77	87.9	71.0	73.5	66.7	92.4	83.9	73.5	66.7	92.2	76.5	$11,543	$108	$11,435
Urban Middle	Public	6-8	1226 North Ave	Sheboygan	53083	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3680	568	41	13.7	67.3%	251 (44.2%)	25 (4.4%)	94 (16.5%)	147 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	37.3	452^nd of 643 public middle schools	29.7%		35.8	450^th of 628 public middle schools	28.3%	2		38.5	45.2	48.4		35.0	49.0	41.4	63.4	43.0	$14,144	$431	$13,714
Sheboygan Falls Middle	Public	5-8	2 Alfred W Miley Avenue	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 467-7880	415	38	10.9	29.2%	339 (81.7%)	7 (1.7%)	33 (8.0%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	55.4	304^th of 643 public middle schools	52.7%		56.6	292^nd of 628 public middle schools	53.5%	12	51.6	49.5	56.7	55.1	43.3	42.9	60.8	56.1	71.4	52.0	$14,901	$536	$14,364
Kohler Middle	Public	6-8	333 Upper Rd	Kohler	53044	Sheboygan County	Kohler School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 803-7282	168	10	16.0		133 (79.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.3%)	16 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	94.2	7^th of 643 public middle schools	98.9%		89.7	27^th of 628 public middle schools	95.7%	20		88.3	81.4	91.2		83.3	81.4	84.2	93.0	93.0	$11,990	$743	$11,247
Horace Mann Middle	Public	6-8	2820 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3666	617	47	13.2	61.6%	277 (44.9%)	26 (4.2%)	142 (23.0%)	123 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.8%)	35.8	460^th of 643 public middle schools	28.5%		43.3	408^th of 628 public middle schools	35.0%	52		41.3	44.8	41.9		47.1	55.8	32.8	57.0	39.8	$15,162	$230	$14,932
Etude Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	843 Jefferson Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0946	77	6	13.7	66.2%	60 (77.9%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.7%)	38.3	444^th of 643 public middle schools	30.9%		42.3	421^st of 628 public middle schools	33.0%	23		64.3	42.1	35.3		53.3	36.8	47.1	50.0	47.1	$13,736	$208	$13,527
George D Warriner Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	830 Virginia Avenue	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 459-0945	43	4	10.4	62.8%	23 (53.5%)	1 (2.3%)	12 (27.9%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (14.0%)	37.9	447^th of 643 public middle schools	30.5%		16.3	537^th of 628 public middle schools	14.5%	90			42.9	50.0			35.7	33.3	66.7	50.0	$17,221	$208	$17,013
Farnsworth Middle	Public	6-8	1017 Union Ave	Sheboygan	53081	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 459-3655	443	38	11.8	71.8%	160 (36.1%)	26 (5.9%)	85 (19.2%)	139 (31.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	25.2	516^th of 643 public middle schools	19.8%		29.9	479^th of 628 public middle schools	23.7%	37		39.3	32.5	38.7		43.1	41.0	32.1	48.9	34.3	$16,256	$420	$15,836
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah Middle School	Public	5-8	251 East Maple Street	Elkhart Lake	53020	Sheboygan County	Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(920) 876-3381	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	90.4	22^nd of 643 public middle schools	96.6%					(n/a)	74.2	81.4	91.4	76.0	80.7	81.4	77.1	84.0	82.0	78.0
Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	300 Riverside Cir	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 892-4353	555	41	13.5	29.2%	483 (87.0%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (7.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	70.2	173^rd of 643 public middle schools	73.1%		67.7	201^st of 628 public middle schools	68.0%	28	56.8	61.9	60.0	56.4	57.6	71.4	72.5	58.1	72.9	62.7	$12,585	$766	$11,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Howards Grove Middle

How many students attend Howards Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 256 students attended Howards Grove Middle.

What high school do graduates of Howards Grove Middle attend?

Students who attend Howards Grove Middle usually go on to attend Howards Grove High

What district is Howards Grove Middle in?

Howards Grove School District

Is Howards Grove Middle a good school?

Yes. Howards Grove Middle ranks in the top 8.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Howards Grove Middle?

Students at Howards Grove Middle are 90% White, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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