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Lake Mills Middle

Q: Is Lake Mills Middle a good school?

Lake Mills Middle ranks 173 rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Lake Mills Middle is a public middle school serving 389 students in grades 5-8 in the Lake Mills Area School District in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 173 out of 628 schools for the 2024-2025 school year, and a strong 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Mills Middle's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with the school consistently outperforming the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 76.83% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 53.66% and 52.98%, respectively. The school also performs well for certain student subgroups, ranking 44th out of 237 Wisconsin middle schools for Hispanic students in English Language Arts and 115th out of 414 schools for special education students. Additionally, Lake Mills Middle has maintained very low dropout rates, with 0.0% reported in 2023-2024 and 2022-2023, compared to the state average of around 1.3%.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Glacial Drumlin School and Patrick Marsh Middle, Lake Mills Middle generally outperforms its peers in academic performance, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is an area of concern, with the school ranking 311th out of 509 Wisconsin middle schools for this subgroup in 2024-2025. Continued focus on supporting and addressing the unique needs of economically disadvantaged students could help the school maintain and potentially improve its overall strong performance.

413

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,726

Per pupil spending ?

26.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

318 College St
Lake Mills, WI 53551-1493

(920) 648-2358

District: Lake Mills Area School District

Students who attend Lake Mills Middle usually attend:

High:

Lake Mills High

Feeder schools for Lake Mills Middle:

Elementary:

Lake Mills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg54%

173^rd of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 426Lake Mills 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	70.4	173 of 628	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	204 of 641	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	153 of 640	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	154 of 617	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	244 of 613	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	174 of 594	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	196 of 579	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.7	243 of 612	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.0	226 of 609	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.2	224 of 612	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.5	109 of 585	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	66.4	157 of 569	72.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.9	162 of 559	71.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	116 of 549	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	219 of 539	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.8	272 of 521	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.4	225 of 519	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	139 of 366	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.2	109 of 382	71.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.4	77 of 332	76.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	170 of 573	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	171 of 580	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	141 of 579	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	102 of 576	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	205 of 574	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	116 of 557	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	115 of 551	79.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	44 of 237	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	26 of 239	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	37 of 225	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	117 of 209	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	105 of 204	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	311 of 509	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	355 of 520	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	398 of 525	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	321 of 522	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	372 of 499	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	232 of 487	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	329 of 489	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	165 of 577	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	226 of 585	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	138 of 591	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	189 of 577	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	249 of 572	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	224 of 557	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	264 of 551	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	115 of 414	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	194 of 425	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	170 of 439	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	59 of 421	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.7	209 of 437	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	64 of 414	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	42.8	227 of 417	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	155 of 399	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	184 of 407	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	138 of 412	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	111 of 397	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	51.5	180 of 393	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	146 of 382	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	159 of 375	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+13 vs state

Social Studies62%~ state avg

Mathematics61%+7 vs state

Science60%+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 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
Lake Mills Middle	Public	5-8	318 College St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 648-2358	413	34	12.2	26.9%	348 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	38 (9.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%		66.3	204^th of 641 public middle schools	68.2%	31	63.2	76.8	66.1	60.3	53.9	76.8	50.5	69.2	61.5	60.3	$10,726	$313	$10,413
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	501 S Taft Ave	Jefferson	53549	Jefferson County	Jefferson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 675-1300	349	30	11.4	41.3%	263 (75.4%)	4 (1.1%)	67 (19.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%		53.8	320^th of 641 public middle schools	50.1%	66		57.6	55.7	53.3		64.2	57.1	60.5	64.7	53.8	$12,828	$630	$12,198
Nikolay Middle	Public	6-8	211 South St	Cambridge	53523	Dane County	Cambridge School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 423-7335	203	15	13.7	28.1%	181 (89.2%)	2 (1.0%)	10 (4.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%		58.2	277^th of 641 public middle schools	56.8%	94		51.5	53.2	48.4		39.1	66.1	58.1	40.3	46.8	$13,344	$429	$12,915
Waterloo Middle	Public	7-8	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 478-2696	118	8	14.7	44.1%	80 (67.8%)	2 (1.7%)	32 (27.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%		39.4	430^th of 641 public middle schools	32.9%	6			46.0	46.7			42.0	36.7	63.3	50.0	$11,674	$234	$11,439
Waterloo Intermediate	Public	5-6	865 N Monroe St	Waterloo	53594	Jefferson County	Waterloo School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 478-2696	114	10	10.8	43.9%	70 (61.4%)	1 (0.9%)	33 (28.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)								(n/a)	31.5	53.6			37.0	46.4					$11,578	$400	$11,177
Deerfield Middle	Public	7-8	300 Simonson Blvd	Deerfield	53531	Dane County	Deerfield Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 764-5431	114	10	11.0	24.6%	91 (79.8%)	4 (3.5%)	10 (8.8%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.4%)	67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%		66	209^th of 641 public middle schools	67.4%	1			37.9	68.0			70.7	70.0	68.0	66.0	$12,030	$209	$11,821
Marshall Middle	Public	7-8	401 School St	Marshall	53559	Dane County	Marshall School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 655-1571	128	11	11.2	39.8%	77 (60.2%)	6 (4.7%)	37 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.3%)	49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%		40.7	422^nd of 641 public middle schools	34.2%	63			66.2	40.4			64.6	46.2	51.0	36.5	$13,296	$450	$12,846
Fort Atkinson Middle	Public	6-8	310 S 4th St E	Fort Atkinson	53538	Jefferson County	Fort Atkinson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 563-7833	467	44	10.7	34.0%	377 (80.7%)	6 (1.3%)	68 (14.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.1%)	71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%		69.6	180^th of 641 public middle schools	71.9%	15		72.9	63.4	56.5		72.3	72.4	64.7	69.4	51.8	$15,183	$447	$14,735
Riverside Middle	Public	6-8	131 Hall St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 262-1480	616	49	12.5	44.5%	419 (68.0%)	12 (1.9%)	144 (23.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.5%)	39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%		46.1	395^th of 641 public middle schools	38.4%	39		49.0	51.6	46.0		40.3	45.4	52.3	43.4	41.0	$12,712	$565	$12,146
Glacial Drumlin School	Public	6-8	801 Damascus Tr	Cottage Grove	53527	Dane County	Monona Grove School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 839-8437	766	64	11.9	20.0%	587 (76.6%)	34 (4.4%)	52 (6.8%)	31 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%		48.6	375^th of 641 public middle schools	41.5%	79		63.1	53.5	44.9		65.0	64.3	43.6	62.4	45.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Mills Middle

What district is Lake Mills Middle in?

Lake Mills Area School District

How many students attend Lake Mills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Lake Mills Middle.

What high school do graduates of Lake Mills Middle attend?

Students who attend Lake Mills Middle usually go on to attend Lake Mills High

What is the racial makeup of Lake Mills Middle?

Students at Lake Mills Middle are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Lake Mills Middle a good school?

Lake Mills Middle ranks 173^rd of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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