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Lancaster Middle

Q: Is Lancaster Middle a good school?

Lancaster Middle ranks 107 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Lancaster Middle is a 6th–8th grade school serving 231 students in Lancaster, a small city in southwestern Wisconsin, and is part of the Lancaster Community School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 107th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 83rd percentile, with 4 stars. That is a big climb: two years earlier it sat at the 55th percentile (290th of 641 schools), a 28-point gain that also moved it from 3 stars to 4.

Academically, Lancaster Middle scored above the Wisconsin average in every subject and grade tested on the 2025–26 Forward Exam. Math is its signature strength: 6th-grade math proficiency is 84.13% and 8th-grade math is 70.11%, both the highest among nearby schools and far above the state. Social studies (80.46%) and science (70.11%) are also strengths. English language arts is solid and above state in all three grades, though 7th-grade ELA (60.00%) trails Wauzeka Middle, Platteville Middle, and Fennimore Middle. The school also stands out for how well it serves particular groups of students: it ranks in the top 5% of Wisconsin schools for low-income students, top 10% for male students, and top 20% for special education students, with each of these groups improving sharply since 2023–24.

Compared with nearby schools, Lancaster accomplishes a lot with relatively few resources. Its per-student spending ($10,693) is the lowest in the comparison group — well below Platteville Middle ($14,874) and Fennimore Middle ($13,062) — and its student-teacher ratio (15.7) is the highest, yet it ranks second only to Platteville and outperforms Boscobel Junior High, Wauzeka Middle, and Potosi Middle in most tested areas. Chronic absenteeism is 13.9%, better than the state's 17.3% but higher than most nearby schools except Platteville, making attendance a reasonable next focus. Dropout at the school level is negligible.

231

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,693

Per pupil spending ?

38.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

802 E Elm St
Lancaster, WI 53813-1320

(608) 723-6425

District: Lancaster Community School District

Students who attend Lancaster Middle usually attend:

High:

Lancaster High

Feeder schools for Lancaster Middle:

Elementary:

Winskill Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.5%

Hispanic:

5.2%

African American:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Wisconsin avg56%

107^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 432Lancaster Community 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	78.6	107 of 643	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	67.7	203 of 628	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	290 of 641	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	260 of 640	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	238 of 617	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	253 of 613	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	242 of 594	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	206 of 579	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	271 of 612	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	290 of 609	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	296 of 612	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.8	392 of 585	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	347 of 569	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.2	194 of 559	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.6	307 of 549	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.7	265 of 539	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.3	139 of 521	73.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.3	153 of 519	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	64.9	140 of 332	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	151 of 572	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	250 of 573	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	285 of 580	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	233 of 579	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	235 of 576	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	221 of 574	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	188 of 557	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	160 of 551	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	25 of 513	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	63.9	149 of 509	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	175 of 520	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	138 of 525	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	88 of 522	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	60 of 499	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	149 of 487	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	66 of 489	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	56 of 575	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	73.1	135 of 577	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	254 of 585	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	255 of 591	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	220 of 577	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	244 of 572	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	276 of 557	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	290 of 551	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	79 of 439	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	180 of 414	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	294 of 425	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	191 of 439	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	161 of 421	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	272 of 437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	192 of 414	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	147 of 417	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	105 of 391	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	32.9	289 of 407	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	201 of 412	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	202 of 397	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	211 of 375	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies80%+16 vs state

Mathematics73%+19 vs state

Science70%+18 vs state

English Language Arts64%+9 vs state

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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 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
Lancaster Middle	Public	6-8	802 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-6425	231	15	15.7	38.5%	216 (93.5%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	78.6	107^th of 643 public middle schools	83.4%		67.7	203^rd of 628 public middle schools	67.7%	96		69.8	60.0	64.4		84.1	67.5	70.1	80.5	70.1	$10,693	$383	$10,310
Fennimore Middle	Public	6-8	510 7th St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 822-3245	186	13	13.9	41.9%	165 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	70.2	174^th of 643 public middle schools	72.9%		71.1	168^th of 628 public middle schools	73.2%	6		63.5	63.3	62.0		75.0	67.4	64.0	66.0	56.0	$13,062	$273	$12,788
Potosi Middle	Public	6-8	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	66	6	10.4	27.3%	61 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	47	376^th of 643 public middle schools	41.5%		46.1	381^st of 628 public middle schools	39.3%	5		43.8	59.3	33.3		56.3	66.7	50.0	55.6	33.3	$17,549	$259	$17,291
Platteville Middle	Public	5-8	40 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4010	417	35	11.8	41.2%	334 (80.1%)	20 (4.8%)	37 (8.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	80.1	98^th of 643 public middle schools	84.8%		75.4	119^th of 628 public middle schools	81.1%	21	61.8	72.1	63.5	67.6	63.6	69.2	69.8	69.5	81.0	73.3	$14,874	$667	$14,208
Wauzeka Middle	Public	6-8	301 E Main St	Wauzeka	53826	Crawford County	Wauzeka-Steuben School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 875-5311	53	5	9.7	49.1%	52 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	57.9	284^th of 643 public middle schools	55.8%		67	211^th of 628 public middle schools	66.4%	73		55.6	66.7	43.8		72.2	80.0	50.0	62.5	37.5	$19,025	$712	$18,314
Boscobel Junior High	Public	6-8	300 Brindley St	Boscobel	53805	Grant County	Boscobel Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 375-4161	158	14	11.4	50.6%	148 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	63.8	223^rd of 643 public middle schools	65.3%		48.4	363^rd of 628 public middle schools	42.2%	140		59.5	57.7	52.5		75.7	59.6	62.5	67.5	55.0	$14,688	$356	$14,332

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster Middle

How many students attend Lancaster Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 231 students attended Lancaster Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster Middle?

Students at Lancaster Middle are 94% White, 5% Hispanic.

Is Lancaster Middle a good school?

Lancaster Middle ranks 107^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lancaster Middle attend?

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

What district is Lancaster Middle in?

Lancaster Community School District

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2025–26 ACT & Forward Exam scoresOct 1, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesMar 5, 2026

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