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Whitehorse Middle

Public Grades 6-8

512^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Whitehorse Middle is a public middle school located in Madison, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 400 students. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whitehorse Middle faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are well below the district and state averages. The school's performance on the Forward Exam varies greatly across different student subgroups, with White students performing relatively well but other subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, performing significantly worse. Whitehorse Middle also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout rates that are higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Badger Rock Middle, James Wright Middle, and Sherman Middle, Whitehorse Middle's performance is generally lower. The school also underperforms compared to middle schools in the neighboring McFarland School District and Monona Grove School District. However, one notable exception is O'Keeffe Middle, which consistently outperforms Whitehorse Middle and the district as a whole.

415

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,600

Per pupil spending ?

59%

Free/discounted lunch ?

218 Schenk St
Madison, WI 53714-2398

(608) 204-4480

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Whitehorse Middle usually attend:

High:

LaFollette High

Feeder schools for Whitehorse Middle:

Elementary:	Kennedy Elementary
	Schenk Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.6%

White:

26.7%

Hispanic:

24.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (35% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

512^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Middle Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

317^th of 426Madison 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
2025	22.1	512 of 628	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	537 of 641	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	508 of 640	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	494 of 617	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	524 of 613	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	506 of 594	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	481 of 579	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	500 of 612	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	485 of 609	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	474 of 612	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.6	456 of 585	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	462 of 569	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	434 of 559	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	449 of 549	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.2	416 of 539	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.5	412 of 521	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.4	392 of 519	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.1	281 of 366	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	49.8	260 of 382	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.8	210 of 332	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	57.6	191 of 324	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	82 of 117	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	84 of 118	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	75 of 130	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	66 of 125	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	95 of 134	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	93 of 127	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	60 of 123	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	72 of 88	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	64 of 87	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	75 of 90	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	80 of 91	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	35 of 178	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	75 of 173	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	30 of 170	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	32 of 158	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	104 of 153	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	30 of 140	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	497 of 580	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	463 of 579	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	462 of 576	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	477 of 574	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	467 of 557	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	448 of 551	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	192 of 237	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	185 of 229	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	183 of 221	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	220 of 225	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	192 of 209	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	176 of 204	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	487 of 509	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	492 of 520	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	497 of 525	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	478 of 522	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	478 of 499	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	471 of 487	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	449 of 489	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	481 of 577	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	433 of 585	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	445 of 591	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	431 of 577	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	494 of 572	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	460 of 557	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	459 of 551	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	123 of 126	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	126 of 131	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	116 of 132	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	92 of 126	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	104 of 129	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	97 of 101	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	80 of 96	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	311 of 414	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	245 of 425	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	206 of 439	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	199 of 421	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	241 of 437	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	183 of 414	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.5	299 of 417	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	78 of 399	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	150 of 407	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	157 of 412	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	175 of 397	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	225 of 393	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	242 of 382	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	269 of 375	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)80th percentile+62 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)80th percentile+62 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2024)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies40%-23 vs state

English Language Arts38%-16 vs state

Mathematics33%-21 vs state

Science31%-19 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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Whitehorse Middle	Public	6-8	218 Schenk St	Madison	53714	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4480	415	33	12.6	59.0%	111 (26.7%)	131 (31.6%)	103 (24.8%)	20 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.3%)	22.1	512^th of 628 public middle schools	18.5%		22	537^th of 641 public middle schools	16.2%	25	37.5	37.8	37.4	30.9	40.8	28.2	39.5	31.5	$14,600	$615	$13,986
O'Keeffe Middle	Public	6-8	510 S Thornton Ave	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6820	434	37	11.7	42.9%	233 (53.7%)	81 (18.7%)	50 (11.5%)	13 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.0%)	67.6	205^th of 628 public middle schools	67.4%		71.1	166^th of 641 public middle schools	74.1%	39	57.8	58.1	63.9	59.9	56.1	59.0	76.9	62.5	$14,964	$606	$14,359
Sennett Middle	Public	6-8	502 Pflaum Rd	Madison	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1920	570	47	12.2	52.6%	161 (28.2%)	78 (13.7%)	224 (39.3%)	33 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (12.6%)	23	508^th of 628 public middle schools	19.1%		20	543^rd of 641 public middle schools	15.3%	35	40.2	32.7	36.6	41.8	34.0	26.3	41.5	33.7	$15,603	$721	$14,883
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)
Sherman Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Ruskin St	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-2100	400	36	11.0	60.0%	115 (28.8%)	96 (24.0%)	122 (30.5%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	19.2	525^th of 628 public middle schools	16.4%		19.2	546^th of 641 public middle schools	14.8%	21	30.6	35.9	39.2	29.1	29.9	23.4	45.3	31.0	$14,764	$789	$13,976
One City Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(608) 531-2128	99	11	9.1	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	77 (77.8%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	10.4	562^nd of 628 public middle schools	10.5%		9.6	580^th of 641 public middle schools	9.5%	18	20.6	25.7	38.1	11.8	17.7	19.1	38.1	28.6
Black Hawk Middle	Public	6-8	1402 Wyoming Way	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4360	300	34	8.7	70.3%	65 (21.7%)	93 (31.0%)	73 (24.3%)	37 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.0%)	17.6	531^st of 628 public middle schools	15.4%		8.6	582^nd of 641 public middle schools	9.2%	51	32.9	39.3	30.8	26.0	31.1	20.7	42.9	28.6	$15,498	$1,165	$14,333
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	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%)	26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%		31.1	486^th of 641 public middle schools	24.2%	3	38.5	54.3	39.3	30.8	25.7	17.9	53.6	32.1	$16,809	$685	$16,125
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%)	21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%		16.3	554^th of 641 public middle schools	13.6%	37	30.9	29.9	48.1	19.8	24.7	27.3	55.8	32.5	$18,044	$1,081	$16,964
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 Whitehorse Middle

What high school do graduates of Whitehorse Middle attend?

Students who attend Whitehorse Middle usually go on to attend LaFollette High

What is the racial makeup of Whitehorse Middle?

Students at Whitehorse Middle are 32% African American, 27% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Whitehorse Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Whitehorse Middle.

What district is Whitehorse Middle in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

Is Whitehorse Middle a good school?

Whitehorse Middle ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Wisconsin middle schools.

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