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Lake Mills Middle

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Lake Mills Middle ranks 274 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 57% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Lake Mills Middle serves 413 students in grades 5–8 in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, as part of the Lake Mills Area School District, which ranks 110th of 432 districts statewide (75th percentile, 4 stars). The school itself currently ranks 274th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (57th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–2026 — a dip from 173rd of 628 (72nd percentile, 4 stars) in 2024–2025, and below its 2022–2023 result of 153rd (76th percentile, 4 stars).

Results are uneven by grade. Sixth-grade ELA (69.83%) and seventh-grade ELA (75.58%) are well above the state (about 55%), and seventh-grade math is strong at 67.44%. Eighth grade is the clear weak spot, with ELA at 46.15%, math at 47.12%, and social studies at 58.65% — all below state averages — while science (53.85%) edged slightly above. Fort Atkinson Middle, ranked 150th (77th percentile, 4 stars), outperformed Lake Mills in eighth-grade ELA (61.97%), math (68.31%), and social studies (70.42%). Attendance is a standout strength: chronic absenteeism was just 6.5%, far below the state's 17.3% and second-lowest among nearby schools, with only Fort Atkinson Middle (4.3%) lower.

The most concerning trend is subgroup performance. Low-income students ranked in the bottom 18% statewide (1 star), while special education students (32nd percentile) and Hispanic students (40th percentile) both declined sharply from much higher levels in the two prior years. These are school-effectiveness measures, not judgments about students. The school spends $14,660 per student — less than most nearby schools — with a 12.2 student-teacher ratio comparable to peers. Overall, Lake Mills Middle remains a solid, above-average school with excellent attendance and strong 6th/7th grade reading, but the 2025–2026 dip points to two priorities: strengthening 8th-grade instruction and better supporting low-income, special education, and Hispanic students.

413

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,660

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: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg55%

274^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 432Lake 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
2026	59.3	274 of 643	57.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.9	272 of 572	52.4%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	39.9	142 of 236	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	25.4	420 of 513	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	62.3	208 of 575	63.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	33.7	297 of 439	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	47.9	207 of 391	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
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)

Male (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)40th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Social Studies59%-6 vs state

Mathematics55%~ state avg

Science54%~ state avg

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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 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%)	59.3	274^th of 643 public middle schools	57.4%		70.4	173^rd of 628 public middle schools	72.5%	101	53.3	69.8	75.6	46.2	56.2	53.5	67.4	47.1	58.7	53.9	$14,660	$354	$14,306
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%)	60.9	254^th of 643 public middle schools	60.5%		61	254^th of 628 public middle schools	59.6%			52.3	56.1	53.9		63.6	61.7	57.7	66.4	59.6	$16,240	$609	$15,631
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%)	54.8	309^th of 643 public middle schools	51.9%		46.9	371^st of 628 public middle schools	40.9%	62		42.9	45.2	56.1		58.7	41.9	69.6	73.7	60.7	$17,817	$266	$17,551
Waterloo Middle	Public	5-8	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%)	38.1	445^th of 643 public middle schools	30.8%		41.8	424^th of 628 public middle schools	32.5%	21	46.3	37.5	41.5	58.3	39.0	39.3	32.1	43.8	60.4	56.3	$16,998	$468	$16,530
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%)	52.3	340^th of 643 public middle schools	47.1%		67.2	208^th of 628 public middle schools	66.9%	132			68.6	45.0			72.6	50.0	58.3	41.7	$13,209	$249	$12,960
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%)	48.6	362^nd of 643 public middle schools	43.7%		49	359^th of 628 public middle schools	42.8%	3			28.0	52.3			30.0	55.4	70.8	61.5	$17,088	$14,350	$2,738
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%)	73.3	150^th of 643 public middle schools	76.7%		71.2	165^th of 628 public middle schools	73.7%	15		62.3	79.5	62.0		64.1	77.6	68.3	70.4	52.8	$19,162	$429	$18,734
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%)	34.2	474^th of 643 public middle schools	26.3%		39.3	434^th of 628 public middle schools	30.9%	40		46.4	39.9	42.2		45.2	45.2	45.5	51.5	39.2	$17,649	$900	$16,749
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%)	57.8	287^th of 643 public middle schools	55.4%		56.3	296^th of 628 public middle schools	52.9%	9		52.2	56.5	48.3		57.8	57.7	50.8	76.6	56.7	$15,936	$306	$15,631
Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	53.9	318^th of 643 public middle schools	50.5%		60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%	62		46.2	58.2	57.3		50.5	57.1	57.1	64.1	48.7	$16,766	$247	$16,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Mills Middle

Is Lake Mills Middle a good school?

Lake Mills Middle ranks 274^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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.

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 district is Lake Mills Middle in?

Lake Mills Area School District

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