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Steffen Middle

Public Grades 6-8

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Steffen Middle is a public middle school located in Mequon, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 409. It is part of the Mequon-Thiensville School District, which is ranked 24th out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Steffen Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, with a statewide ranking between 25-69 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on the Forward Exam is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Steffen Middle also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and students with special needs. Additionally, the school maintains very low dropout rates and chronic absenteeism compared to the state and district averages.

Steffen Middle's performance is consistently stronger than the other middle schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District, as well as most of the nearby schools in other districts. For example, Lake Shore Middle, the other middle school in the district, is outperformed by Steffen Middle on most academic measures. Additionally, Steffen Middle maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, around 12-13 students per teacher, which is likely a contributing factor to its academic success. The school's strong performance and 5-star rating from SchoolDigger have been sustained over the past decade, demonstrating a consistent commitment to academic excellence.

418

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,960

Per pupil spending ?

14.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6633 W Steffen Dr
Mequon, WI 53092-4398

(262) 238-4706

District: Mequon-Thiensville School District

Students who attend Steffen Middle usually attend:

High:

Homestead High

Feeder schools for Steffen Middle:

Elementary:

Wilson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

Hispanic:

7.7%

African American:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg75%

Wisconsin avg54%

60^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Mequon-Thiensville School District

24^th of 426Mequon-Thiensville 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	84.4	60 of 628	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	61 of 641	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	52 of 640	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	34 of 617	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	81.7	69 of 613	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	34 of 594	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	37 of 579	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	38 of 612	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	32 of 609	94.7%	★★★★★
2015	86.1	25 of 612	95.9%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	10 of 585	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.2	16 of 569	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	80.5	27 of 559	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	85.1	7 of 549	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	21 of 539	96.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.9	21 of 521	96.0%	★★★★★
2008	80.9	29 of 519	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	23 of 366	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	84.4	9 of 382	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	86.0	5 of 332	98.5%	★★★★★
2004	80.4	28 of 324	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	74.9	18 of 118	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	30 of 134	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	9 of 127	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	77.1	24 of 87	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	18 of 90	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.8	5 of 95	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	13 of 90	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	15 of 91	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	6 of 90	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	4 of 178	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	56.1	33 of 138	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	91.0	4 of 140	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	45 of 573	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	46 of 580	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	45 of 579	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	35 of 576	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	76.6	90 of 574	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	41 of 557	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	43 of 551	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	12 of 237	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	13 of 239	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	15 of 229	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	8 of 221	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	49 of 225	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	19 of 209	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	52.9	87 of 204	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	144 of 509	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	198 of 520	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	152 of 525	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	70 of 522	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.9	280 of 499	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.6	75 of 487	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	87 of 489	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	89 of 577	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	83 of 585	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	58 of 591	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	31 of 577	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	46 of 572	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	22 of 557	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	40 of 551	92.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	20 of 126	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	19 of 131	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	10 of 132	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	5 of 126	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	1 of 129	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	90.0	6 of 101	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	5 of 96	94.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	60 of 414	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	44 of 425	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	87 of 439	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	60 of 421	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	21 of 437	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	18 of 414	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	61.1	106 of 417	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	55 of 399	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	49 of 407	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	53 of 412	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	38 of 397	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	64 of 393	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	30 of 382	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	31 of 375	91.7%	★★★★★

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)98th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)85th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)72nd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies88%+26 vs state

Mathematics74%+20 vs state

English Language Arts71%+18 vs state

Science68%+18 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 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 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
Steffen Middle	Public	6-8	6633 W Steffen Dr	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 238-4706	418	31	13.3	14.8%	314 (75.1%)	27 (6.5%)	32 (7.7%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	84.4	60^th of 628 public middle schools	90.4%		83.7	61^st of 641 public middle schools	90.5%	1			71.1	69.1	74.4			75.0	70.5	76.2		88.5		68.5	$12,960	$197	$12,763
Lake Shore Middle	Public	6-8	11036 N Range Line Rd	Mequon	53092	Ozaukee County	Mequon-Thiensville School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 238-7613	335	27	12.3	9.6%	254 (75.8%)	19 (5.7%)	18 (5.4%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.4%)	85.8	53^rd of 628 public middle schools	91.6%		86.6	46^th of 641 public middle schools	92.8%	7			66.1	83.7	78.8			73.0	85.7	82.3		78.8		65.5	$14,106	$551	$13,555
Maple Dale School	Public	4-8	8377 N Port Washington Rd	Fox Point	53217	Milwaukee County	Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 351-7380	224	23	9.8	1.3%	152 (67.9%)	19 (8.5%)	24 (10.7%)	13 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	90.5	22^nd of 628 public middle schools	96.5%		90.2	23^rd of 641 public middle schools	96.4%	1	66.7	74.4	81.1	67.4	85.4	78.4	71.8	81.1	79.1	87.5	84.3	89.6	72.6	77.1	$17,829	$649	$17,180
Bayside Middle	Public	5-8	601 E Ellsworth Ln	Milwaukee	53217	Milwaukee County	Fox Point J2 School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 247-4201	340	32	10.5	8.8%	248 (72.9%)	19 (5.6%)	23 (6.8%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	29 (8.5%)	94.4	6^th of 628 public middle schools	99.0%		93.4	11^th of 641 public middle schools	98.3%	5		87.4	89.2	92.6	85.2		92.0	88.0	92.6	84.0		85.2		80.3	$17,219	$514	$16,705
Morse Mid	Public	6-8	6700 N 80th St	Milwaukee	53223	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 393-3500	383	18	21.1	79.6%	11 (2.9%)	273 (71.3%)	24 (6.3%)	47 (12.3%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.7%)	4.5	590^th of 628 public middle schools	6.1%		3.1	609^th of 641 public middle schools	5.0%	19			15.7	19.3	22.4			7.0	13.6	7.5		23.4		14.0	$12,926	$2,624	$10,302
Webster Middle	Public	6-8	W75N624 Wauwatosa Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6500	692	42	16.3	7.1%	623 (90.0%)	8 (1.2%)	26 (3.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	94.6	5^th of 628 public middle schools	99.2%		94.4	7^th of 641 public middle schools	98.9%	2			84.1	83.1	90.2			82.3	89.4	95.1		91.7		81.5	$10,989	$485	$10,504
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	N118W15860 Williams Drive	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3450	865	56	15.4	13.9%	646 (74.7%)	50 (5.8%)	56 (6.5%)	63 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.5%)	64.9	222^nd of 628 public middle schools	64.6%		66.5	203^rd of 641 public middle schools	68.3%	19			69.0	60.1	54.1			69.5	75.0	66.7		65.3		35.5	$11,542	$308	$11,234
Glen Hills Middle	Public	4-8	2600 W Mill Rd	Glendale	53209	Milwaukee County	Glendale-River Hills School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 351-7160	483	44	11.1	38.9%	184 (38.1%)	167 (34.6%)	62 (12.8%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.8%)	56.7	291^st of 628 public middle schools	53.7%		50	360^th of 641 public middle schools	43.8%	69	35.2	46.1	63.0	48.4	51.2	43.2	46.1	56.0	57.1	51.2	51.1	66.3	36.4	52.3	$18,196	$461	$17,735
North Middle	Public	6-8	N88W16801 Main St	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8450	804	58	13.9	18.9%	542 (67.4%)	70 (8.7%)	56 (7.0%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	73.5	136^th of 628 public middle schools	78.3%		67.1	198^th of 641 public middle schools	69.1%	62			60.7	64.8	57.6			61.0	71.2	73.1		74.7		66.1	$11,954	$432	$11,522
John Long Middle	Public	6-8	700 Hickory St	Grafton	53024	Ozaukee County	Grafton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 376-5800	452	30	15.1	14.4%	373 (82.5%)	10 (2.2%)	24 (5.3%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.3%)	86.6	43^rd of 628 public middle schools	93.2%		82.2	70^th of 641 public middle schools	89.1%	27			69.7	76.5	79.2			74.2	85.6	82.5		77.3		67.5	$11,566	$544	$11,022

Frequently Asked Questions about Steffen Middle

How many students attend Steffen Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Steffen Middle.

What district is Steffen Middle in?

Mequon-Thiensville School District

What high school do graduates of Steffen Middle attend?

Students who attend Steffen Middle usually go on to attend Homestead High

What is the racial makeup of Steffen Middle?

Students at Steffen Middle are 75% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Steffen Middle a good school?

Yes. Steffen Middle ranks in the top 9.6% of Wisconsin middle schools.

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