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Kiel Middle

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Kiel Middle ranks 78 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Kiel Middle is a public middle school located in Kiel, Wisconsin, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Kiel Area School District, which is ranked 76 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kiel Middle consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Kiel Middle's 8th-grade students achieved 81.01% proficiency in English Language Arts, 83.54% in Mathematics, 81.01% in Social Studies, and 78.48% in Science, all significantly higher than the state averages. The school's performance for low-income students is particularly noteworthy, ranking in the top 10% of Wisconsin middle schools for this subgroup. However, the school's performance for special education students is an area of concern, with a ranking in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools.

Kiel Middle is located in a region with several other high-performing middle schools, such as Brillion Middle, Kohler Middle, and Howards Grove Middle. This competitive environment may contribute to Kiel Middle's drive for excellence, as evidenced by its consistent ranking among the top 100 middle schools in Wisconsin. However, the school should also focus on addressing the rising chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 2.6% to 19.5% in recent years.

338

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,843

Per pupil spending ?

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Paine St
Kiel, WI 53042

(920) 894-2264

District: Kiel Area School District

Students who attend Kiel Middle usually attend:

High:

Kiel High

Feeder schools for Kiel Middle:

Elementary:

Zielanis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.2%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Wisconsin avg54%

78^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 426Kiel Area 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	81.2	78 of 628	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	115 of 641	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	74 of 640	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	93 of 617	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.2	29 of 613	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	75.7	106 of 594	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	109 of 579	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.7	104 of 612	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	50.9	316 of 609	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.0	227 of 612	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.4	325 of 585	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.2	240 of 569	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	261 of 559	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.7	178 of 549	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.1	179 of 539	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.7	143 of 521	72.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.8	137 of 519	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	68.7	122 of 366	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.9	199 of 332	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	71.7	85 of 324	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	82 of 573	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	99 of 580	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	73 of 579	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	59 of 576	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.5	26 of 574	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	101 of 557	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	53 of 551	90.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	33 of 509	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	64.8	140 of 520	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	46 of 525	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	18 of 522	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.3	73 of 499	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	59 of 487	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.7	263 of 489	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	80 of 577	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	137 of 585	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	70 of 591	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	101 of 577	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	37 of 572	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	109 of 557	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	190 of 551	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	255 of 414	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	179 of 425	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	322 of 439	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	83.9	18 of 421	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	15 of 437	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	33 of 414	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	31.2	308 of 417	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	86 of 399	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	156 of 407	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.0	40 of 412	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.0	86 of 397	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	86.8	25 of 393	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.3	102 of 382	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	103 of 375	72.5%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies81%+19 vs state

Science78%+28 vs state

Mathematics74%+21 vs state

English Language Arts70%+17 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 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
Kiel Middle	Public	5-8	502 Paine St	Kiel	53042	Manitowoc County	Kiel Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 894-2264	338	26	13.1	18.9%	305 (90.2%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	81.2	78^th of 628 public middle schools	87.6%		76	115^th of 641 public middle schools	82.1%	37	72.6	70.0	58.1	81.0	82.2	74.4	59.3	83.5	81.0	78.5	$11,843	$261	$11,583
New Holstein Middle	Public	6-8	1717 Plymouth St	New Holstein	53061	Calumet County	New Holstein School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 898-4769	235	18	12.8	24.7%	203 (86.4%)	3 (1.3%)	21 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	73	141^st of 628 public middle schools	77.5%		69.2	184^th of 641 public middle schools	71.3%	43		61.6	44.3	65.8		64.4	76.0	72.4	76.3	71.1	$12,122	$698	$11,424
Chilton Middle	Public	5-8	421 Court St	Chilton	53014	Calumet County	Chilton School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 849-9152	282	27	10.3	38.7%	219 (77.7%)	1 (0.4%)	54 (19.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	53	326^th of 628 public middle schools	48.1%		68.5	190^th of 641 public middle schools	70.4%	136	40.7	52.2	55.0	45.3	61.0	58.0	62.5	64.1	54.7	39.1	$10,011	$201	$9,810
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%)	67.7	201^st of 628 public middle schools	68.0%		63.2	234^th of 641 public middle schools	63.5%	33	56.3	46.0	59.7	62.4	62.3	65.4	63.6	60.6	73.8	65.3	$10,504	$315	$10,189
Howards Grove Middle	Public	5-8	506 Kennedy Ave	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%)	73.7	132^nd of 628 public middle schools	79.0%		62.8	239^th of 641 public middle schools	62.7%	107	70.0	77.3	56.9	56.4	90.0	83.3	74.5	62.8	70.5	59.0	$10,558	$422	$10,136
Valders Middle	Public	5-8	138 Jefferson St	Valders	54245	Manitowoc County	Valders Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 775-9520	259	22	11.9	22.4%	235 (90.7%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	64.1	229^th of 628 public middle schools	63.5%		62.1	249^th of 641 public middle schools	61.2%	20	52.1	67.2	46.3	48.0	58.9	65.6	60.6	70.0	76.0	54.0	$11,893	$397	$11,496
Hilbert Middle	Public	5-8	1139 W Milwaukee St	Hilbert	54129	Calumet County	Hilbert School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 853-3558	147	10	14.1	28.6%	119 (81.0%)	1 (0.7%)	25 (17.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	54.1	320^th of 628 public middle schools	49.0%		75.5	120^th of 641 public middle schools	81.3%	200	55.3	56.3	45.0	58.3	65.8	68.8	65.0	61.1	36.1	47.2	$10,294	$386	$9,908
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%)	56.6	292^nd of 628 public middle schools	53.5%		58.4	275^th of 641 public middle schools	57.1%	17	52.2	53.5	61.8	54.1	52.2	47.5	56.9	42.3	74.8	53.2	$11,028	$451	$10,577
Stockbridge Middle	Public	6-8	110 School St	Stockbridge	53088	Calumet County	Stockbridge School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 439-1158	40	4	9.8	7.5%	39 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)	27.7	485^th of 628 public middle schools	22.8%		20.7	542^nd of 641 public middle schools	15.4%	57		58.3	44.4	42.9		33.3	33.3	28.6	14.3	14.3	$12,758	$407	$12,351
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%)	89.7	27^th of 628 public middle schools	95.7%		94	9^th of 641 public middle schools	98.6%	18		78.6	91.2	83.6		64.3	89.3	80.0	85.5	74.6	$8,552	$201	$8,351

Frequently Asked Questions about Kiel Middle

Is Kiel Middle a good school?

Kiel Middle ranks 78^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kiel Middle?

Students at Kiel Middle are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Kiel Middle in?

Kiel Area School District

What high school do graduates of Kiel Middle attend?

Students who attend Kiel Middle usually go on to attend Kiel High

How many students attend Kiel Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Kiel Middle.

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