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Medford Middle

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Medford Middle ranks 441 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 30% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Medford Middle is a public middle school in Medford, Wisconsin, serving 598 students in grades 5-8 as part of the Medford Area Public School District. While the school has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the years, it faces several challenges, including below-average academic performance, high dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism.

Academically, Medford Middle's performance on the Forward Exam is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 29.32% to 49.29%, compared to the state average of 51.26% to 53.97%. The school's performance in mathematics, social studies, and science is also mixed, with some grades performing better than others. Additionally, Medford Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking particularly low for Hispanic and White students, but excelling in serving English Language Learner students.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Owen-Withee Junior High, Colby Middle, and Rib Lake Middle, Medford Middle generally performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates in core subjects and lower statewide rankings. However, the school does have a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may suggest different socioeconomic factors at play.

566

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,934

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

509 E Clark St
Medford, WI 54451-1567

(715) 748-2516

District: Medford Area Public School District

Students who attend Medford Middle usually attend:

High:

Medford High

Feeder schools for Medford Middle:

Elementary:	Medford Elementary
	Stetsonville Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

!Social Studies scores 23 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

Wisconsin avg54%

441^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

214^th of 426Medford Area Public 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	38.3	441 of 628	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	421 of 641	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	381 of 640	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	351 of 617	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	284 of 613	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	198 of 594	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	359 of 579	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	302 of 612	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.5	126 of 609	79.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.4	281 of 612	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.2	244 of 585	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.0	256 of 569	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	168 of 559	69.9%	★★★★☆
2011	61.5	241 of 549	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.0	202 of 539	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.0	215 of 521	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	192 of 519	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.9	120 of 366	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.5	70 of 382	81.7%	★★★★☆
2005	59.0	183 of 332	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.2	89 of 324	72.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	15 of 178	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	356 of 573	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	393 of 580	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	314 of 579	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	285 of 576	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	256 of 574	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	297 of 557	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	382 of 551	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	176 of 239	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	204 of 229	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	327 of 509	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	303 of 520	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	281 of 525	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	269 of 522	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	148 of 499	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	84 of 487	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.7	268 of 489	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	434 of 577	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	366 of 585	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	361 of 591	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	338 of 577	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	257 of 572	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	111 of 557	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.8	312 of 551	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	293 of 414	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	237 of 425	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	229 of 439	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	191 of 421	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	258 of 437	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	82 of 414	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	198 of 417	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	339 of 399	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	337 of 407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	308 of 412	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	283 of 397	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	233 of 393	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	201 of 382	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	307 of 375	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+62 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)26th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics54%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%-11 vs state

Social Studies40%-23 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, August 15, 2017

An amazing school I've learned so much from my past years. I just love it there. Close Quote

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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 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
Medford Middle	Public	5-8	509 E Clark St	Medford	54451	Taylor County	Medford Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 748-2516	566	50	11.2	41.3%	499 (88.2%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	38.3	441^st of 628 public middle schools	29.8%		41	421^st of 641 public middle schools	34.3%	20	45.7	44.3	49.3	29.3	54.3	62.6	51.4	47.4	39.9	38.4	$12,934	$412	$12,522
Rib Lake Middle	Public	6-8	1296 North St	Rib Lake	54470	Taylor County	Rib Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 427-5446	93	8	11.1	48.4%	85 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	68.9	192^nd of 628 public middle schools	69.4%		62.2	245^th of 641 public middle schools	61.8%	53		58.3	76.3	53.9		58.3	60.5	61.5	73.1	57.7	$12,595	$318	$12,276
Athens Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	79	6	12.9	30.4%	72 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	232^nd of 628 public middle schools	63.1%		46	396^th of 641 public middle schools	38.2%	164		51.7	62.5	74.2		48.3	50.0	48.4	83.9	58.1	$14,716	$1,403	$13,314
Colby Middle	Public	6-8	703 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-8869	204	15	13.8	59.8%	113 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (41.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	20.3	521^st of 628 public middle schools	17.0%		23.9	529^th of 641 public middle schools	17.5%	8		32.7	27.6	37.5		27.3	28.0	32.3	49.2	36.9	$16,870	$352	$16,518
Owen-Withee Junior High	Public	6-8	832 W 3rd St	Owen	54460	Clark County	Owen-Withee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 229-2151	112	6	20.1	58.9%	88 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (17.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	29.7	482^nd of 628 public middle schools	23.2%		31.5	483^rd of 641 public middle schools	24.6%	1		48.0	40.0	40.0		48.0	42.9	25.0	47.5	37.5	$10,953	$935	$10,018

Frequently Asked Questions about Medford Middle

Is Medford Middle a good school?

Medford Middle ranks 441^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Medford Middle in?

Medford Area Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Medford Middle?

Students at Medford Middle are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Medford Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Medford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 566 students attended Medford Middle.

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