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Spring Harbor Middle

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Spring Harbor Middle ranks 71 st of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Spring Harbor Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 269 students as part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 71st of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 89th percentile, 4 stars — a striking contrast with its district, which ranks 321st of 432 districts statewide. The school's rank climbed from the 51st percentile in 2020–2021 into the 81st–89th percentile every year since 2021–2022.

Proficiency is far above both district and state in every reported subject and grade. Eighth graders reached 87.36% in social studies, 80.46% in ELA, and 79.31% in science, while math scores ranged from 65.52% to 68.60%. Among Madison Metropolitan middle schools, Spring Harbor Middle trails only Hamilton Middle. It is also competitive with high-performing schools outside the district: compared with Savanna Oaks Middle in Verona and Kromrey Middle in Middleton, Spring Harbor posts higher ELA, social studies, and science proficiency, though both post stronger math results.

The school's strongest subgroup results include English Language Learner students, where it ranks in the 95th percentile statewide, and low-income students, up from the 41st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 70th. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest watch item: 19.3% in 2024–2025, far below the district's 29.6% but above the state's 17.3% and well above Hamilton (16.9%), Savanna Oaks (14.2%), and Kromrey (11.4%). Special education subgroup performance also slipped in the latest year, and math, while strong, lags the top nearby schools. Notably, proficiency improved even as the share of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch rose from 22.81% to 27.51%.

269

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,064

Per pupil spending ?

27.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1110 Spring Harbor Dr
Madison, WI 53705-1326

(608) 204-1100

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Spring Harbor Middle usually attend:

High:

Vel Phillips Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Spring Harbor Middle:

Elementary:	Cesar Chavez Elementary
	Crestwood Elementary
	Huegel Elementary
	Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School
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	Muir Elementary
	Olson Elementary
	Orchard Ridge Elementary
	Stephens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Asian:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg56%

71^st of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Middle Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

321^st of 432Madison Metropolitan 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	83.1	71 of 643	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.6	77 of 628	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	121 of 641	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	92 of 640	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	91 of 617	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	299 of 613	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	207 of 594	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	248 of 579	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.8	293 of 612	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.1	281 of 609	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.4	363 of 612	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.7	200 of 585	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.0	120 of 569	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.5	176 of 559	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.7	117 of 549	78.7%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	135 of 539	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	98 of 521	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	68.9	145 of 519	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	33 of 366	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	76.5	54 of 382	85.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	40 of 332	88.0%	★★★★☆
2004	85.3	11 of 324	96.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	60.8	35 of 118	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	27.0	116 of 134	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	70 of 127	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	42 of 123	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	30 of 88	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	86.1	13 of 87	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	12 of 90	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	9 of 90	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.0	21 of 91	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	24 of 90	73.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	9 of 169	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	68.0	28 of 178	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	41 of 173	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	67 of 170	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.9	6 of 158	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	40.5	91 of 153	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	24 of 140	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	74 of 572	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	64 of 573	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	112 of 580	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	132 of 579	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	93 of 576	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.6	323 of 574	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.8	159 of 557	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	243 of 551	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	43 of 236	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	89 of 237	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	104 of 239	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	125 of 221	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	190 of 225	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	110 of 209	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.5	64 of 204	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	156 of 513	69.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	225 of 509	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	307 of 520	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	235 of 525	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	400 of 522	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	451 of 499	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	375 of 487	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	376 of 489	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	59 of 575	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	73 of 577	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	135 of 585	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	55 of 591	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	69 of 577	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	231 of 572	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	269 of 557	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	237 of 551	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	21 of 126	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	42.3	78 of 131	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.9	21 of 132	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	20 of 129	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	12 of 101	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	54.0	43 of 96	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	187 of 439	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.8	72 of 414	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	76 of 425	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	45 of 439	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	84 of 421	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	47 of 437	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	173 of 414	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.5	193 of 417	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	28 of 391	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	30 of 399	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.5	41 of 407	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	50 of 412	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	33 of 397	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	52.1	176 of 393	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	72 of 382	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	100 of 375	73.3%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)95th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile-7 vs school

African American (2024)70th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)66th percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies87%+23 vs state

Science79%+27 vs state

English Language Arts73%+18 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 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
Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	269	22	12.1	27.5%	156 (58.0%)	15 (5.6%)	32 (11.9%)	30 (11.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	83.1	71^st of 643 public middle schools	89.0%		81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%	6		68.6	70.6	80.5		68.6	68.2	65.5	87.4	79.3	$19,064	$653	$18,411
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	90.5	21^st of 643 public middle schools	96.7%		89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%	12		79.2	79.1	80.4		78.0	78.3	76.9	89.5	83.2	$16,988	$654	$16,333
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	34.3	473^rd of 643 public middle schools	26.4%		31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%	4		44.6	46.6	48.6		40.3	40.7	42.4	54.2	36.1	$20,024	$1,049	$18,974
Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9595	1,230	100	12.3	20.7%	725 (58.9%)	67 (5.4%)	173 (14.1%)	173 (14.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	84.3	63^rd of 643 public middle schools	90.2%		83.4	63^rd of 628 public middle schools	90.0%		72.8	72.4	70.0	71.3	67.9	73.5	76.9	74.0	80.0	76.5	$15,950	$435	$15,515
Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	526	47	11.2	48.3%	194 (36.9%)	57 (10.8%)	213 (40.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	32.1	486^th of 643 public middle schools	24.4%		33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%	24		41.7	58.1	36.8		42.0	50.0	29.7	48.9	36.0	$20,806	$771	$20,035
Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	487	49	9.8	46.0%	210 (43.1%)	90 (18.5%)	90 (18.5%)	51 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	53.1	327^th of 643 public middle schools	49.1%		52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%	5		53.6	55.1	54.1		49.3	52.7	56.2	61.6	53.1	$24,163	$513	$23,651
James Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(608) 204-1340	245	25	9.6	68.2%	29 (11.8%)	71 (29.0%)	121 (49.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	24.5	522^nd of 643 public middle schools	18.8%		21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%	5		39.0	34.1	50.0		30.5	30.6	31.9	51.4	36.1	$22,591	$1,888	$20,702
Innovative and Alternative Middle	Public	6-8	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4220	0	15	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Savanna Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5890 Lacy Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4010	360	35	10.2	26.7%	219 (60.8%)	25 (6.9%)	68 (18.9%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	81.2	88^th of 643 public middle schools	86.3%		74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%	38		74.4	69.2	71.7		70.7	67.3	74.2	77.5	67.5	$22,700	$575	$22,125
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26	510^th of 643 public middle schools	20.7%		26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%	21		36.0	41.7	44.1		25.0	20.8	29.4	55.9	44.1	$25,574	$966	$24,608

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Harbor Middle

Is Spring Harbor Middle a good school?

Spring Harbor Middle ranks 71^st of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Spring Harbor Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Spring Harbor Middle.

What high school do graduates of Spring Harbor Middle attend?

Students who attend Spring Harbor Middle usually go on to attend Vel Phillips Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Spring Harbor Middle?

Students at Spring Harbor Middle are 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Spring Harbor Middle in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

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