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Washington Middle

Public Grades 6-8

594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle is a public middle school in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving about 545 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Kenosha School District. It ranks 594th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 8th percentile, with 0 stars — and has hovered around the 7th–12th percentile since at least 2015–2016, so this is a long-standing pattern rather than a one-year dip. The district itself ranks 340th of 432 districts statewide, about the 21st percentile.

Two context numbers stand out. In 2024–2025, 82.2% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, the highest among nearby schools, and 42.3% were chronically absent — more than two in five students, compared with 27.6% in the district and 17.3% statewide — with no sustained improvement in recent years. At the same time, the school spends $17,403 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 12.5, both more favorable than Bullen Middle, Lance Middle, Mahone Middle, and Oak Creek East Middle. Dropout is 0.0%, below district and state.

Proficiency is below the district and state in every subject and grade shown. ELA is around 22–23% proficient in grades 6–8, and 8th-grade math is the weakest at 10.96% — 28.5 points below the district and 42.7 points below the state. Washington is below Lance Middle and Mahone Middle in every tested subject, and below Bullen Middle as well, though social studies (34.25%) and 8th-grade science (20.55%) are closer. Oak Creek East Middle, about 19.7 miles away, scores mostly in the 60s–70s. Subgroup rankings fall in the bottom fifth of the state across student groups.

545

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,403

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2600 50th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140

(262) 359-6291

District: Kenosha School District

Students who attend Washington Middle usually attend:

High:

Bradford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.1%

African American:

25.0%

White:

24.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (21% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg44%

Wisconsin avg56%

594^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	7.0	594 of 643	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	583 of 628	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	575 of 641	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	576 of 640	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	558 of 617	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	552 of 613	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	520 of 594	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	507 of 579	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	543 of 612	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	533 of 609	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	528 of 612	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.1	513 of 585	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	509 of 569	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.7	464 of 559	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	490 of 549	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	458 of 539	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	441 of 521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	445 of 519	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.1	294 of 366	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	307 of 382	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	299 of 332	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.5	291 of 324	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	107 of 125	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	107 of 117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	77 of 118	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	92 of 130	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	90 of 125	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	120 of 134	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	52 of 127	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	139 of 169	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	167 of 178	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	148 of 173	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	130 of 170	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	136 of 158	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	123 of 138	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	129 of 153	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	74 of 140	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	524 of 572	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	530 of 573	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	525 of 580	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	518 of 579	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	511 of 576	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	512 of 574	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	495 of 557	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	470 of 551	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	222 of 236	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	222 of 237	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	203 of 239	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	179 of 229	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	162 of 221	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	195 of 225	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	170 of 209	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	156 of 204	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	487 of 513	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	489 of 509	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	482 of 520	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	465 of 525	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	481 of 522	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	468 of 499	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	422 of 487	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	408 of 489	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	520 of 575	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	531 of 577	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	519 of 585	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	523 of 591	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	523 of 577	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	526 of 572	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	470 of 557	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	477 of 551	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	125 of 131	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	120 of 132	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	125 of 129	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	92 of 101	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	367 of 439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	368 of 414	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	278 of 425	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.7	382 of 439	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	336 of 421	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	381 of 437	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	377 of 414	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	360 of 417	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	385 of 391	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	393 of 399	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	388 of 407	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	396 of 412	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	384 of 397	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	381 of 393	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	335 of 382	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	320 of 375	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)5th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies34%-30 vs state

English Language Arts23%-32 vs state

Science21%-31 vs state

Mathematics16%-38 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 27, 2012

Washington Middle School was an improving school that offered challenging classes for advanced students. However, changing school policies and a lack of follow through on discipline issues by the administration have turned this once promising school into another one of the disappointing middle school options Kenosha has to offer. In many respects the fault lies with the principal who does not follow through with high expectations for staff or students which is a direct contrast to her predecessor. The downward trajectory for the WKCE scores correlates directly with the workload trend we have observed from the school over the this change in school leadership. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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
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
Oak Creek East Middle	Public	6-8	9330 S Shepard Ave	Oak Creek	53154	Milwaukee County	Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 768-6260	935	62	15.1	25.6%	617 (66.0%)	33 (3.5%)	177 (18.9%)	45 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.6%)	73.7	148^th of 643 public middle schools	77.0%		69.9	181^st of 628 public middle schools	71.2%	33	70.2	65.6	65.5	75.0	59.9	70.2	68.4	59.7	$13,254	$247	$13,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Middle

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle?

Students at Washington Middle are 41% Hispanic, 25% African American, 24% White, 10% Two or more races.

Is Washington Middle a good school?

Washington Middle ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

How many students attend Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Washington Middle.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle usually go on to attend Bradford High

What district is Washington Middle in?

Kenosha School District

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