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Lance Middle

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Lance Middle ranks 397 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Lance Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving 899 students as part of the Kenosha School District. The district ranks 340th of 432 districts in Wisconsin (21st percentile, 1 star), while Lance Middle holds a 2025–2026 statewide rank of 397th of 643 middle schools (38th percentile, 2 stars) — above its district's overall percentile but below the state middle-school median. Lance's rank history is volatile rather than steadily improving: 55th percentile in 2018–2019, 28th in 2021–2022, 47th in 2023–2024, 30th in 2024–2025, and 38th in 2025–2026.

On the 2025–2026 Forward Exam, Lance generally beat the district but trailed the state in most subjects. Its 6th and 7th grade ELA results were close to state levels, while 8th grade, math, and science lagged more noticeably. Compared with nearby middle schools, Bullen Middle and Washington Middle score far below Lance in every tested subject and grade. Mahone Middle is the stronger nearby peer overall, beating Lance in 8th grade reading, math, social studies, and science. Lance's relative strengths are in the lower middle grades, while 8th grade — especially science at 39.78% proficient versus 51.86% statewide — is a clear pressure point.

Chronic absenteeism is a notable challenge: it rose from 17.8% in 2023–2024 to 26.8% in 2024–2025, better than the district's 27.6% and Washington's 42.3%, but worse than the state's 17.3%, Bullen's 23.2%, and Mahone's 24.4%. About 45.94% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $14,082 with a student-teacher ratio of 15.7 — the highest among nearby schools. Effectiveness varies by student group: English Language Learner students rank at the 58th percentile and Hispanic students at the 54th, while multiracial students (12th), special education students (25th), and low-SES students (27th) rank near the bottom. Lance reports 0.0% dropout in every year shown.

899

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,082

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 — 48th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (50% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

Wisconsin avg56%

397^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

340^th of 432Kenosha 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	44.9	397 of 643	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	40.1	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	48.8	71 of 169	58.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	44.1	356 of 572	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.5	109 of 236	53.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	33.9	376 of 513	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.6	344 of 575	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	22.6	119 of 135	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.7	329 of 439	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	48.9	206 of 391	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)58th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)12th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies60%-5 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

Science40%-12 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 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%)	44.9	397^th of 643 public middle schools	38.3%		39.1	438^th of 628 public middle schools	30.3%	41	56.1	54.2	47.7	47.4	51.2	45.2	59.5	39.8	$14,082	$598	$13,484
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%)	52.5	335^th of 643 public middle schools	47.9%		46.7	375^th of 628 public middle schools	40.3%	40	52.9	54.0	57.2	50.7	50.3	51.6	67.3	48.4	$13,811	$598	$13,213
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%)	7	594^th of 643 public middle schools	7.6%		6	583^rd of 628 public middle schools	7.2%	11	23.1	22.9	22.6	17.6	19.4	11.0	34.3	20.6	$17,403	$1,228	$16,176
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%)	16.8	553^rd of 643 public middle schools	14.0%		21.7	515^th of 628 public middle schools	18.0%	38	34.6	34.5	34.4	36.5	24.2	30.8	36.4	24.5	$15,060	$1,153	$13,907

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

Is Lance Middle a good school?

Lance Middle ranks 397^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lance Middle?

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

What district is Lance Middle in?

Kenosha School District

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.

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