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La Farge Middle

Public Grades 6-8
532nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 17% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

La Farge Middle is a small public school in the rural Kickapoo Valley community of La Farge, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–8 with just 47 students as part of the La Farge School District. It ranked 532nd of 643 Wisconsin schools in 2025–2026 (17th percentile, 1 star), while its district placed 395th of 432 (9th percentile, 0 stars).

Compared with nearby Viroqua Middle (60th percentile, 3 stars) and Westby Middle (68th percentile, 3 stars), La Farge Middle has smaller classes and spends more per student — 9.6 students per teacher and $16,414 per student in 2024–2025, versus 13.3 and $15,055 at Viroqua and 12.8 and $14,970 at Westby. It also serves a higher share of students from low-income families (44.68% free/reduced lunch, down from 59.09% the prior year). Its clearest bright spot is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 4.3% in 2024–2025, far better than Viroqua (12.0%), Westby (15.4%), and the state (17.3%), and a big improvement from 30.4% in 2021–2022.

Academically, La Farge Middle scored below the state and both nearby schools in every reported subject and grade in 2025–2026. Eighth grade was the weakest: 0% proficient in English language arts, 11.76% in math, 47.06% in social studies, and 35.29% in science. Math is a persistent challenge, with 8th grade math at 11.76% (2025–2026), 9.09% (2024–2025), 35.71% (2023–2024), and 0% (2022–2023). Seventh grade was the relative strength, at 47.62% in ELA and 42.86% in math, though still below benchmarks. Because each grade has only about 15–17 students, a single student can shift a rate by 6–7 points, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously. A reported dropout rate of 3.4% in 2024–2025, up from 0.0% in the four prior years, is worth monitoring but likely reflects very few students.

47
Students ?
9.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,414
Per pupil spending ?
44.7%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 301 W Adams St
       La Farge, WI  54639-7936

(608) 625-2400

District: La Farge School District


Students who attend La Farge Middle usually attend:

High:    La Farge High

Feeder schools for La Farge Middle:

Elementary:    La Farge Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.2%
African American:
4.3%
Hispanic:
4.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg32%
Wisconsin avg56%
532nd of 643
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
395th of 432La Farge 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202621.2532 of 64317.3%★☆☆☆☆
202530.1476 of 62824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202429.4496 of 64122.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.5498 of 64022.2%★☆☆☆☆
202228.2483 of 61721.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.9466 of 61324.0%★☆☆☆☆
201920.0512 of 59413.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.1496 of 57914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201740.7397 of 61235.1%★★☆☆☆
201628.7478 of 60921.5%★☆☆☆☆
201534.1471 of 61223.0%★☆☆☆☆
201445.5388 of 58533.7%★★☆☆☆
201348.7353 of 56938.0%★★☆☆☆
201252.6358 of 55936.0%★★☆☆☆
201160.2257 of 54953.2%★★★☆☆
201066.8170 of 53968.5%★★★☆☆
200946.7372 of 52128.6%★☆☆☆☆
200865.2185 of 51964.4%★★★☆☆
200666.4144 of 38262.3%★★★☆☆
200446.5239 of 32426.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202616.8491 of 57214.2%★☆☆☆☆
202521.0473 of 57317.5%★☆☆☆☆
202438.1399 of 58031.2%★★☆☆☆
202353.5266 of 57954.1%★★★☆☆
202243.9345 of 57640.1%★★☆☆☆
202158.3230 of 57459.9%★★★☆☆
201918.6485 of 55712.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6460 of 55116.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202617.7460 of 51310.3%★☆☆☆☆
202532.6379 of 50925.5%★☆☆☆☆
202427.1415 of 52020.2%★☆☆☆☆
202313.5490 of 5256.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.7511 of 5222.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202143.5285 of 49942.9%★★☆☆☆
201923.2420 of 48713.8%★☆☆☆☆
201843.2291 of 48940.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202630.9446 of 57522.4%★☆☆☆☆
202546.2354 of 57738.6%★★☆☆☆
202433.4430 of 58526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7511 of 59113.5%★☆☆☆☆
202222.5475 of 57717.7%★☆☆☆☆
202114.0506 of 57211.5%★☆☆☆☆
201934.5410 of 55726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.3460 of 55116.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202514.9361 of 3999.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.4381 of 4076.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.8369 of 41210.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3362 of 3978.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.2362 of 3937.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.0362 of 3753.5%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Male (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)10th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?
Social Studies47%-18 vs state
Science35%-17 vs state
Mathematics31%-23 vs state
English Language Arts26%-29 vs state

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La Farge Middle ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Wisconsin middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 47 students attended La Farge Middle.

Students at La Farge Middle are 87% White, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend La Farge Middle usually go on to attend La Farge High

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Latest Wisconsin data All new data »
2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresNewOct 1, 2026
2021–22 through 2024–25 school spending dataJul 16, 2026
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026
2024–25 ACT & Forward Exam scoresSep 25, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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