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Badger Rock Middle

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Badger Rock Middle is a public charter middle school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 99 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Badger Rock Middle consistently ranks in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the Forward Exam, significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 38.46% to 54.29%, compared to 50.42% to 51.62% for the district and 53.59% to 53.97% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, Badger Rock Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 17.86% to 30.77%, compared to 41.5% to 46.29% for the district and 52.98% to 55.53% for the state.

Badger Rock Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby middle schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Hamilton Middle, Whitehorse Middle, O'Keeffe Middle, and Cherokee Heights Middle, which generally have higher rankings, better test scores, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. However, Badger Rock Middle's performance is more comparable to that of James Wright Middle, another public magnet school in the district, which also struggles academically.

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,809

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 E Badger Rd
Madison, WI 53713

(608) 442-1335

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.9%

White:

28.3%

African American:

21.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 17% Wisconsin)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg49%

Wisconsin avg54%

489^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	26.3	489 of 628	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	486 of 641	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	565 of 640	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	471 of 617	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.2	228 of 613	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.9	529 of 594	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	520 of 579	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	541 of 612	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	513 of 609	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	526 of 612	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	502 of 585	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	94 of 117	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.3	55 of 134	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	83 of 127	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	135 of 178	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.8	32 of 173	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	67 of 153	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.6	110 of 140	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	341 of 580	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	432 of 576	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.7	121 of 574	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	19.4	479 of 557	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	472 of 551	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	151 of 239	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	213 of 229	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	123 of 221	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	121 of 225	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	134 of 209	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	102 of 204	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	493 of 509	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	430 of 520	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	501 of 525	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	457 of 522	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	267 of 499	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.9	457 of 487	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	476 of 489	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	455 of 577	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	490 of 585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	533 of 591	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	425 of 577	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	245 of 572	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.2	493 of 557	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	501 of 551	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	32.4	74 of 96	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	53 of 414	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	130 of 425	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	201 of 439	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	86 of 421	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	18.9	378 of 414	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	369 of 417	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	161 of 399	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	173 of 407	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	248 of 412	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	88.5	18 of 393	95.4%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+65 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2024)41st percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies54%-9 vs state

English Language Arts45%-9 vs state

Science32%-18 vs state

Mathematics25%-29 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
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
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
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)
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
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
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%)	33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%		25.3	520^th of 641 public middle schools	18.9%	58	61.4	39.5	38.6	53.1	33.5	29.3	50.0	37.1	$14,139	$633	$13,506
Indian Mound Middle	Public	6-8	6330 Exchange St	Mc Farland	53558	Dane County	McFarland School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 838-8980	534	47	11.3	18.0%	436 (81.6%)	15 (2.8%)	29 (5.4%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	78.4	102^nd of 628 public middle schools	83.8%		80.6	82^nd of 641 public middle schools	87.2%	20	68.1	59.3	70.0	69.2	61.9	76.7	82.7	75.3	$15,097	$431	$14,666
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%)	74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%		58.1	279^th of 641 public middle schools	56.5%	153	74.8	73.6	62.4	65.4	71.3	58.8	69.1	61.8	$13,916	$412	$13,502
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%)	89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%		88	36^th of 641 public middle schools	94.4%	3	75.8	79.2	81.7	72.0	77.9	75.2	88.9	79.8	$13,465	$404	$13,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Badger Rock Middle

How many students attend Badger Rock Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 92 students attended Badger Rock Middle.

Is Badger Rock Middle a good school?

Badger Rock Middle ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Wisconsin middle schools.

What district is Badger Rock Middle in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

What is the racial makeup of Badger Rock Middle?

Students at Badger Rock Middle are 36% Hispanic, 28% White, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races, 4% Not Specified, 1% Asian.

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