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Middleton High

Public Grades 9-12

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 98% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Middleton High is a public high school in Middleton, Wisconsin, serving 2,237 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, which is ranked 32nd out of 426 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Middleton High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Wisconsin, currently at 9th out of 431 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school maintains a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong academic performance and overall quality. Middleton High outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 75% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in Social Studies, compared to 75.11% for the district and 47.67% for the state. The school also boasts high graduation rates, ranging from 90.4% to 96.3%, and low dropout rates, from 0.3% to 1.3%.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Monona Grove High and schools within the Madison Metropolitan School District, Middleton High's academic performance and overall quality significantly outshine the competition. For example, Middleton High's 10th-grade students outperformed Monona Grove High's students in all four tested subjects in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Middleton High spends between $11,021 and $12,015 per student, which is higher than the state average and likely contributes to the school's strong resources and support for its students.

2,303

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,015

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Bristol St
Middleton, WI 53562

(608) 829-9660

District: Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

Feeder schools for Middleton High:

Elementary:	Elm Lawn Elementary
	Northside Elementary
	Park Elementary
	Sauk Trail Elementary
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	Sunset Ridge Elementary
	West Middleton Elementary
Middle:	Glacier Creek Middle
	Kromrey Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Asian:

12.1%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Wisconsin high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg73%

Wisconsin avg46%

9^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

32^nd of 426Middleton-Cross Plains Area 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	95.9	9 of 431	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	14 of 431	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	26 of 415	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	16 of 391	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	19 of 390	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	6 of 400	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	14 of 410	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	96.8	12 of 410	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	8 of 408	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	77.5	45 of 466	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.5	23 of 462	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.8	44 of 457	90.4%	★★★★★
2012	78.8	41 of 452	90.9%	★★★★★
2011	75.8	69 of 445	84.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.0	82 of 450	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.0	46 of 438	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	106 of 437	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	17 of 281	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	75.9	52 of 292	82.2%	★★★★☆
2005	79.0	34 of 287	88.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	22 of 275	92.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	73.3	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	2 of 12	83.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	1 of 57	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	1 of 51	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	5 of 50	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	1 of 51	98.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	88.1	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.5	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	4 of 32	87.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	7 of 40	82.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	17 of 343	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	14 of 332	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	8 of 343	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	13 of 355	96.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	31 of 126	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	37 of 119	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	28 of 97	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.3	49 of 86	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	34 of 68	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	22 of 86	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	27 of 76	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	86 of 335	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	53 of 326	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	103 of 271	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	76 of 250	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	48 of 226	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	38 of 251	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	34 of 255	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	4 of 380	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	13 of 365	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	26 of 359	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	10 of 347	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	17 of 334	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	7 of 354	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	14 of 373	96.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	2 of 81	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	4 of 71	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	57.3	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	95.0	1 of 37	97.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	12 of 93	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	11 of 95	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	6 of 55	89.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	10 of 285	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	10 of 300	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	24 of 271	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	16 of 269	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	19 of 266	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	7 of 266	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	11 of 261	95.8%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2022)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2022)80th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+27 vs state

Social Studies75%+27 vs state

Science74%+31 vs state

Mathematics70%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Middleton High	Public	9-12	2100 Bristol St	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9660	2,303	150	15.3	17.8%	1,495 (64.9%)	112 (4.9%)	250 (10.9%)	278 (12.1%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (6.7%)	95.9	9^th of 431 public high schools	97.9%		94.5	14^th of 431 public high schools	96.8%	5	76.1	70.2	74.3	75.0	$12,015	$188	$11,827
Clark Street Community School	Public, Charter	9-12	2100 Bristol Street	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 829-9640	108	10	11.3	25.9%	79 (73.1%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.5%)	2 (1.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.1%)	85.2	41^st of 431 public high schools	90.5%		45.5	248^th of 431 public high schools	42.5%	207		46.2	75.0	76.9	$17,973	$162	$17,811
Vel Phillips Memorial High School	Public	9-12	201 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-5990	2,004	127	15.7	42.4%	810 (40.4%)	306 (15.3%)	527 (26.3%)	172 (8.6%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	175 (8.7%)	60.7	156^th of 431 public high schools	63.8%		53.3	194^th of 431 public high schools	55.0%	38	54.3	48.6	48.4	50.7	$12,941	$407	$12,535
Capital High	Public	9-12	3802 Regent St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4220	129	15	8.6	84.5%	18 (14.0%)	57 (44.2%)	27 (20.9%)	7 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (15.5%)								(n/a)				13.6	$25,715	$538	$25,178
West High	Public	9-12	30 Ash St	Madison	53726	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4100	2,222	137	16.1	34.2%	1,072 (48.2%)	231 (10.4%)	553 (24.9%)	165 (7.4%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (8.0%)	83.6	47^th of 431 public high schools	89.1%		80.8	51^st of 431 public high schools	88.2%	4	60.6	57.2	63.0	70.3	$12,939	$407	$12,533
Waunakee High	Public	9-12	301 Community Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-2100	1,335	103	12.9	9.1%	1,109 (83.1%)	20 (1.5%)	105 (7.9%)	44 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.3%)	84.6	42^nd of 431 public high schools	90.3%		92.9	17^th of 431 public high schools	96.1%	25	54.1	63.8	67.0	71.9	$12,104	$201	$11,903
Innovative High	Public	9-12	1045 E Dayton St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4220	138	18	7.8	72.5%	22 (15.9%)	64 (46.4%)	33 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.3%)								(n/a)					$10,910	$1,245	$9,666
Shabazz-City High	Public	9-12	1601 N Sherman Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2440	106	15	7.2	47.2%	57 (53.8%)	12 (11.3%)	16 (15.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.4%)	49.1	227^th of 431 public high schools	47.3%		41.7	271^st of 431 public high schools	37.1%	44	55.6	27.8	44.4	56.3	$23,155	$399	$22,758
East High	Public	9-12	2222 E Washington Ave	Madison	53704	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-1600	1,643	106	15.4	57.9%	562 (34.2%)	371 (22.6%)	415 (25.3%)	112 (6.8%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	160 (9.7%)	24.4	358^th of 431 public high schools	16.9%		26.5	348^th of 431 public high schools	19.3%	10	37.0	31.4	34.8	38.7	$13,938	$411	$13,528
Verona Area High	Public	9-12	234 Wildcat Way	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 653-1000	1,820	120	15.1	26.6%	1,029 (56.5%)	125 (6.9%)	461 (25.3%)	63 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (6.9%)	55	200^th of 431 public high schools	53.6%		55.9	183^rd of 431 public high schools	57.5%	17	52.3	39.0	48.0	55.6	$13,209	$290	$12,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Middleton High

How many students attend Middleton High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,303 students attended Middleton High.

What district is Middleton High in?

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

Is Middleton High a good school?

Yes! Middleton High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools.

What schools feed into Middleton High?

Middleton High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elm Lawn Elementary
Elementary : Northside Elementary
Elementary : Park Elementary
Elementary : Sauk Trail Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Ridge Elementary
Elementary : West Middleton Elementary
Middle : Glacier Creek Middle
Middle : Kromrey Middle

What is the racial makeup of Middleton High?

Students at Middleton High are 65% White, 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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