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Middleton High

Public Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 97% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Middleton High is a public school serving grades 9–12 in Middleton, Wisconsin, with 2,303 students, making it the largest school in its comparison group and the flagship of the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Statewide, the school ranks 18th of 533 for 2025–2026 (97th percentile, 5 stars), while its district ranks 46th of 432 (89th percentile, 4 stars). Middleton High has earned 5 stars in every ranked year in the available history, with statewide percentile ranks between the 94th and 98th. About 17.85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-student spending is $16,092, and the student–teacher ratio is 15.3.

Academically, Middleton is strong across the board. In 2025–2026 10th-grade testing, 74.72% of students were proficient in Social Studies, 74.6% in English Language Arts, 69.6% in Math, and 68.27% in Science — roughly 25 to 27 percentage points above statewide results in every subject. Among nearby comprehensive high schools, only Waunakee High matches or exceeds these numbers; Middleton outperforms Verona Area High, West High, Vel Phillips Memorial High School, and East High in all four subjects. The 2024–2025 graduation rate is 95.4%, above the district's 95.1% and the state's 92.0%, with a 0.2% dropout rate. Waunakee High posts an even higher 98.7% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate.

Chronic absenteeism is the school's clearest weakness at 22.8% in 2024–2025 — above the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3%, and higher than Waunakee High's 13.1%, though better than Verona Area High's 24.4% and far better than the Madison high schools. The rate has improved from 30.4% in 2021–2022 but has not moved in the last two reported years. The school's effectiveness with most student groups is exceptional, with special education students ranking 3rd of 333 and Asian students 2nd of 71 statewide. One concern: students from low-income families dropped to 240th of 446 (46th percentile, 2 stars), down from the 84th percentile two years earlier. Notably, Middleton High spends less per student than every nearby comprehensive high school.

2,303

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,092

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

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: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (72% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

Wisconsin avg46%

18^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

46^th of 432Middleton-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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	93.8	18 of 533	96.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	95.4	2 of 71	97.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	72.3	15 of 115	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	46.8	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	19 of 461	95.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	79.9	30 of 187	84.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	46.8	240 of 446	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	85.6	10 of 102	90.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	98.3	3 of 333	99.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.5	9 of 344	97.4%	★★★★★
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)

Special Education (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile-13 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies75%+26 vs state

English Language Arts75%+26 vs state

Mathematics70%+27 vs state

Science68%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	93.8	18^th of 533 public high schools	96.6%		95.9	9^th of 431 public high schools	97.9%	9	74.6	69.6	68.3	74.7	$16,092	$436	$15,655
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%)	59.4	226^th of 533 public high schools	57.6%		85.2	41^st of 431 public high schools	90.5%	185	51.7	24.1	51.9	70.6	$17,468	$402	$17,066
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%)	62.4	205^th of 533 public high schools	61.5%		60.7	156^th of 431 public high schools	63.8%	49	53.8	49.4	46.9	43.9	$18,129	$521	$17,608
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%)	2.3	524^th of 533 public high schools	1.7%					(n/a)	6.9	0.0	3.6	8.3	$25,317	$831	$24,485
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%)	88.4	34^th of 533 public high schools	93.6%		83.6	47^th of 431 public high schools	89.1%	13	69.3	63.5	62.6	65.2	$17,499	$519	$16,980
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%)	95.8	8^th of 533 public high schools	98.5%		84.6	42^nd of 431 public high schools	90.3%	34	76.0	78.4	72.7	76.2	$16,843	$264	$16,578
Metro School	Public	6-12	115 W Doty St	Madison	53703	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 663-1634	12	6	2.0	41.7%	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)								(n/a)					$13,729	$490	$13,239
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%)	30.2	407^th of 533 public high schools	23.6%					(n/a)	40.0	20.0	50.0	0.0	$12,178	$490	$11,688
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%)	31.8	394^th of 533 public high schools	26.1%		49.1	227^th of 431 public high schools	47.3%	167	23.8	9.5	19.1	72.7	$33,129	$490	$32,639
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%)	53.3	268^th of 533 public high schools	49.7%		24.4	358^th of 431 public high schools	16.9%	90	51.5	38.7	43.3	42.4	$19,014	$780	$18,233

Frequently Asked Questions about Middleton High

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 district is Middleton High in?

Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District

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.

Is Middleton High a good school?

Yes! Middleton High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools.

How many students attend Middleton High?

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

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