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Maplewood Middle

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Maplewood Middle ranks 449 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Maplewood Middle is a public middle school located in Menasha, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 656 students. The school is part of the Menasha Joint School District, which is ranked 361 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Maplewood Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a ranking between 379 and 498 over the past 10 years, and has a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Maplewood Middle's test scores are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 39.9% to 43.66%, compared to the state average of 53.59% to 53.97%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 46.67% to 50.74%, compared to the state average of 52.98% to 55.53%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 16.0% to 21.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Maplewood Middle has seen an increase in its dropout rate, from 0.2% in 2023-2024 to 1.3% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

Maplewood Middle's performance is significantly lower than that of nearby schools, such as Little Chute Middle, Gerritts Middle, and Neenah Middle School. These schools consistently outperform Maplewood Middle on test scores, have lower chronic absenteeism rates, and serve a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing the underlying issues of economic disadvantage, chronic absenteeism, and dropout at Maplewood Middle could be crucial in improving student outcomes and the school's overall performance.

676

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,975

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 Midway Rd
Menasha, WI 54952-1228

(920) 967-1600

District: Menasha Joint School District

Students who attend Maplewood Middle usually attend:

High:

Menasha High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

22.8%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Science scores 16 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg54%

449^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

361^st of 426Menasha Joint 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	35.9	449 of 628	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	448 of 641	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	408 of 640	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	421 of 617	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	441 of 613	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	379 of 594	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	388 of 579	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	353 of 612	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.2	419 of 609	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.8	498 of 612	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.5	469 of 585	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	451 of 569	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.0	452 of 559	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.9	431 of 549	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.2	426 of 539	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.5	355 of 521	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	357 of 519	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.8	216 of 366	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.5	217 of 382	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.4	254 of 332	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	47.5	233 of 324	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	59 of 117	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	74 of 118	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	82 of 130	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	73 of 125	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	117 of 134	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	84 of 127	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	79 of 123	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	54 of 88	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	53 of 95	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	64 of 90	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	79 of 90	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	125 of 178	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	161 of 173	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	100 of 170	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	87 of 158	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	84 of 138	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	80 of 153	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	90 of 140	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	420 of 573	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	421 of 580	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	361 of 579	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	377 of 576	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	411 of 574	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	327 of 557	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	364 of 551	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	189 of 237	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	148 of 239	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	134 of 229	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	160 of 221	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	146 of 225	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	138 of 209	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	129 of 204	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	409 of 509	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	408 of 520	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	370 of 525	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	345 of 522	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	340 of 499	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	314 of 487	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	323 of 489	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	405 of 577	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	391 of 585	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	373 of 591	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	399 of 577	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	409 of 572	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	369 of 557	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.6	367 of 551	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	105 of 131	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	85 of 126	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	83 of 129	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	78 of 101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	73 of 96	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	185 of 414	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	139 of 425	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	188 of 439	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	180 of 421	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	231 of 437	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	148 of 414	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	120 of 417	71.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	296 of 399	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	301 of 407	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	275 of 412	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	265 of 397	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	276 of 393	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	230 of 382	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	255 of 375	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies50%-13 vs state

Mathematics49%-5 vs state

English Language Arts42%-12 vs state

Science34%-16 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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maplewood Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Midway Rd	Menasha	54952	Winnebago County	Menasha Joint School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 967-1600	676	57	11.9	55.9%	396 (58.6%)	43 (6.4%)	154 (22.8%)	36 (5.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.9%)	35.9	449^th of 628 public middle schools	28.5%		36.8	448^th of 641 public middle schools	30.1%	1				41.2	39.9	43.7				46.7	50.7	48.8		50.0		34.4	$12,975	$1,146	$11,829
Madison Middle	Public	6-8	2020 S Carpenter St	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5425	929	68	13.6	43.7%	565 (60.8%)	37 (4.0%)	141 (15.2%)	112 (12.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.2%)	44.7	394^th of 628 public middle schools	37.3%		41.5	417^th of 641 public middle schools	34.9%	23				48.3	52.1	41.3				45.2	53.7	50.7		60.5		41.8	$11,383	$911	$10,472
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	225 N Badger Ave	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5435	587	43	13.7	57.8%	249 (42.4%)	53 (9.0%)	94 (16.0%)	134 (22.8%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (8.5%)	24.9	497^th of 628 public middle schools	20.9%		25.3	521^st of 641 public middle schools	18.7%	24				33.3	42.6	43.6				28.8	37.4	33.5		45.1		31.7	$11,866	$911	$10,955
Kaleidoscope Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	318 E Brewster St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(920) 852-5430	456	38	12.0	50.7%	259 (56.8%)	29 (6.4%)	87 (19.1%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	42.6	417^th of 628 public middle schools	33.6%		53.5	324^th of 641 public middle schools	49.5%	93				42.2	54.0	48.8				34.4	44.2	42.8		58.4		53.6	$11,454	$911	$10,543
Woodland Intermediate	Public	5-6	N9085 N Coop Rd	Appleton	54915	Calumet County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 730-0924	316	19	16.2	5.1%	283 (89.6%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.5%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)			81.1	88.5					86.9	93.2							$9,771	$618	$9,152
Odyssey-Magellan	Public, Magnet	2-8	2037 N Elinor St	Appleton	54914	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	Yes	No	No	(920) 832-6250	214	12	18.4	16.4%	162 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.0%)	24 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	98.5	1^st of 628 public middle schools	99.8%		98.2	2^nd of 641 public middle schools	99.7%	1	92.3	89.7	100.0	94.7	100.0	100.0	96.2	96.6	94.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	89.7	100.0	$10,317	$911	$9,406
Einstein Middle	Public	6-8	324 E Florida Ave	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 852-5420	851	59	14.3	28.9%	643 (75.6%)	17 (2.0%)	56 (6.6%)	85 (10.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (5.1%)	64.6	225^th of 628 public middle schools	64.2%		65.9	211^th of 641 public middle schools	67.1%	14				65.6	54.1	56.5				60.1	59.5	62.5		68.1		55.8	$11,449	$911	$10,538
Gerritts Middle	Public	7-8	545 S John St	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 788-7905	802	52	15.5	17.2%	707 (88.2%)	6 (0.7%)	42 (5.2%)	19 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	83.9	61^st of 628 public middle schools	90.3%		82	71^st of 641 public middle schools	88.9%	10					75.4	71.0					85.2	77.4		82.5		57.1	$10,193	$697	$9,496
Mapleview Intermediate	Public	5-6	125 E Kimberly Ave	Kimberly	54136	Outagamie County	Kimberly Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 788-7910	413	33	12.5	26.2%	337 (81.6%)	8 (1.9%)	30 (7.3%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)								(n/a)			70.0	75.7					68.1	72.7							$11,324	$1,165	$10,159
Neenah Middle School	Public	4-8	1275 Tullar Rd	Neenah	54956	Winnebago County	Neenah Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 751-6850	1,913	132	14.5	31.7%	1,535 (80.2%)	60 (3.1%)	146 (7.6%)	76 (4.0%)	9 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	81 (4.2%)	62	241^st of 628 public middle schools	61.6%		69.2	185^th of 641 public middle schools	71.1%	56		100.0	50.5	52.6	62.9	61.2		100.0	57.8	56.3	64.0	58.8	100.0	60.7	95.2	53.6	$10,942	$295	$10,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Maplewood Middle

How many students attend Maplewood Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 676 students attended Maplewood Middle.

Is Maplewood Middle a good school?

Maplewood Middle ranks 449^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Maplewood Middle?

Students at Maplewood Middle are 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Maplewood Middle in?

Menasha Joint School District

What high school do graduates of Maplewood Middle attend?

Students who attend Maplewood Middle usually go on to attend Menasha High

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