Luck Middle

Luck Middle is a small public middle school in Luck, Wisconsin—a rural community in Polk County—serving grades 6–8 with 82 students as part of the Luck School District. The school is on an upswing: in 2025–2026 it ranked 296 of 643 (54th percentile, 3 stars), its best result in the six years shown and well above its 16th percentile in 2022–2023. That also puts the school ahead of its own district's overall standing (234 of 432, 46th percentile, 2 stars).

Math is Luck Middle's clearest academic strength, especially in the upper grades. In 2025–2026, 8th grade math was 75% proficient versus 53.67% statewide—matching Osceola Middle and far surpassing Grantsburg Middle (61.4%), Saint Croix Falls Middle (49.37%), and Unity Middle (29.03%), with only Amery Middle higher at 86.52%. Seventh grade math (69.23% vs. 55.67% state) is also strong, while 6th grade math (45.45%) trails the state. English Language Arts is the main gap: all three grades fall below state averages, and the 6th grade ELA result dropped from 70.83% to 40.91%. Science (58.33%) and social studies (66.67%) sit above state averages.

With just 82 students, Luck is far smaller than nearby middle schools (238–398 students), so a few students can shift proficiency rates noticeably year to year. It has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the comparison group (8.9) and spends $15,757 per student. Chronic absenteeism is 11.3%, better than the state's 17.3% but up from 2.4% three years earlier. Dropout has held at 0.0%. The school's effectiveness with low-income students is a real highlight—78th percentile statewide, up sharply in recent years and far above its overall ranking.