Summary
Bullen Middle is a public school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving about 754 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Kenosha School District. For 2025–2026, Bullen ranks 553rd out of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 14th percentile, with a 1-star rating. That is not a one-year dip: over the past decade the school's percentile has ranged from 12 to 25, keeping it in the bottom quarter of the state's middle schools. The district as a whole ranks in the 21st percentile statewide (340th of 432 districts) with a 1-star rating.
Test scores trail most nearby schools, with Washington Middle the main exception. In 2025–2026, 6th-grade English language arts proficiency was 34.62% at Bullen, compared with 56.14% at Lance Middle, 52.86% at Mahone Middle, 74.5% at Oak Creek West Middle, and 70.21% at Oak Creek East Middle. Sixth-grade math showed similar gaps (36.54% versus 47.37%, 50.67%, 66.67%, and 75%). Notably, Bullen spends more per student ($15,060) and has smaller classes (13:1) than most of these schools, so resources and class size alone do not explain the results. About 69.1% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, well above the Oak Creek schools.
One clear bright spot: chronic absenteeism fell from 38.2% in 2021–2022 to 23.2% in 2024–2025 — the lowest among the Kenosha middle schools compared here, though still above the state average of 17.3%. There are also signs of academic progress: 6th-grade ELA rose from 28.42% to 34.62% and 6th-grade math from 25.64% to 36.54% since 2022–2023, even as 8th-grade math slipped from 36.18% to 30.83%. Two groups need the most support: English language learners (8th percentile, 0 stars) and low-income students (10th percentile, 0 stars), who together make up a large share of enrollment. The dropout rate is 0.0%, as expected for a middle school.
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