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Lance Middle

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Lance Middle ranks 438 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

438^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Lance Middle is a public middle school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 783 students. It is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 342 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Lance Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 270 and 447 and a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lance Middle's test scores on the Forward Exam are generally below the Kenosha School District and Wisconsin state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 48.15% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.64% for the district and 53.66% for the state. The school has also struggled with higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average. Additionally, Lance Middle has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.06% to 45.69% over the past few years.

When comparing Lance Middle to other nearby middle schools in the Kenosha School District, it performs relatively better than some, such as Bullen Middle and Washington Middle, which have even lower test scores, higher dropout rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. However, it lags behind Mahone Middle, which has higher test scores, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism.

899

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,835

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4515 80th St
Kenosha, WI 53142-2038

(262) 359-2240

District: Kenosha School District

Students who attend Lance Middle usually attend:

High:

Tremper High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

28.5%

African American:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 17% Wisconsin)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

438^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Kenosha School District

342^nd of 426Kenosha 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	39.1	438 of 628	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	339 of 641	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	380 of 640	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	447 of 617	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	412 of 613	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	270 of 594	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	332 of 579	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	318 of 612	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.9	315 of 609	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.6	310 of 612	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	338 of 585	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	296 of 569	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.1	225 of 559	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.3	133 of 549	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	65.1	190 of 539	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	148 of 521	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	195 of 519	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.4	115 of 366	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.4	107 of 382	72.0%	★★★★☆
2005	58.6	188 of 332	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.8	190 of 324	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	43 of 117	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	40 of 118	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	27 of 130	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	49.1	52 of 125	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	22 of 127	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	52 of 123	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	79 of 178	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	47 of 173	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	36.9	113 of 170	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	126 of 158	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	114 of 138	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	89 of 153	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	42 of 140	70.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	409 of 573	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	305 of 580	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	345 of 579	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	403 of 576	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	383 of 574	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	268 of 557	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	360 of 551	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	134 of 237	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	94 of 239	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	110 of 229	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	137 of 221	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	169 of 225	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	93 of 209	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	103 of 204	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	422 of 509	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	341 of 520	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	303 of 525	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	368 of 522	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	329 of 499	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	294 of 487	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	369 of 489	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	379 of 577	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	290 of 585	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	331 of 591	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	413 of 577	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	381 of 572	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	239 of 557	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	271 of 551	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	113 of 126	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.8	58 of 132	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	58 of 126	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	90 of 129	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	338 of 414	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	257 of 425	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	279 of 439	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	346 of 421	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	293 of 437	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	267 of 414	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	301 of 417	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	268 of 399	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	212 of 407	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	257 of 412	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	314 of 397	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	243 of 393	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	150 of 382	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	176 of 375	53.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)63rd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies59%-3 vs state

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Mathematics43%-11 vs state

Science40%-10 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Lance Middle	Public	6-8	4515 80th St	Kenosha	53142	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-2240	899	57	15.7	45.9%	489 (54.4%)	85 (9.5%)	256 (28.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	39.1	438^th of 628 public middle schools	30.3%		52.5	339^th of 641 public middle schools	47.1%	99	48.2	41.6	49.5	45.0	44.1	41.1	59.2	39.8	$12,835	$845	$11,990
Mahone Middle	Public	6-8	6900 60th St	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-8100	1,025	67	15.2	37.4%	505 (49.3%)	112 (10.9%)	296 (28.9%)	36 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (7.1%)	46.7	375^th of 628 public middle schools	40.3%		53.5	323^rd of 641 public middle schools	49.6%	52	55.5	53.2	48.9	43.4	52.9	53.3	56.4	39.9	$12,733	$664	$12,070
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	2600 50th Street	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-6291	545	44	12.5	82.2%	131 (24.0%)	136 (25.0%)	224 (41.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.5%)	6	583^rd of 628 public middle schools	7.2%		10.2	575^th of 641 public middle schools	10.3%	8	18.9	23.6	21.7	15.7	17.8	9.9	20.7	18.7	$14,466	$1,146	$13,321
Bullen Middle	Public	6-8	2804 39th Ave	Kenosha	53144	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-4460	754	58	13.0	69.1%	215 (28.5%)	141 (18.7%)	337 (44.7%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.2%)	21.7	515^th of 628 public middle schools	18.0%		15.6	556^th of 641 public middle schools	13.3%	41	27.4	32.1	43.4	30.2	30.2	36.2	50.0	33.0	$13,527	$1,164	$12,362

Frequently Asked Questions about Lance Middle

What high school do graduates of Lance Middle attend?

Students who attend Lance Middle usually go on to attend Tremper High

What is the racial makeup of Lance Middle?

Students at Lance Middle are 54% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

Is Lance Middle a good school?

Lance Middle ranks 438^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lance Middle in?

Kenosha School District

How many students attend Lance Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 899 students attended Lance Middle.

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