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Lake Denoon Middle

Public Grades 5-8

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Lake Denoon Middle is a public middle school located in Muskego, Wisconsin, serving 687 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Muskego-Norway School District, which is ranked 14th out of 426 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lake Denoon Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, currently ranking 29th out of 628 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in the Forward Exam, with over 75% proficient or better in English Language Arts and over 80% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grade levels. Lake Denoon Middle's performance is particularly strong in Mathematics, with 5th and 6th-grade students scoring over 80% proficient or better, significantly higher than the state and district averages.

In addition to its strong academic performance, Lake Denoon Middle also excels in Social Studies, with 8th-grade students scoring over 80% proficient or better, well above the state average. The school has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.3% over the past few years, and relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.5% to 19.5%, which are better than the state and district averages. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Muskego Lakes Middle and Butler Middle, Lake Denoon Middle consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement, particularly in Mathematics and Social Studies.

673

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,042

Per pupil spending ?

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

W216S10586 Crowbar Dr
Muskego, WI 53150-8464

(262) 971-1820

District: Muskego-Norway School District

Students who attend Lake Denoon Middle usually attend:

High:

Muskego High

Feeder schools for Lake Denoon Middle:

Elementary:	Lakeview Elementary
	Mill Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (80% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg79%

Wisconsin avg54%

29^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Muskego-Norway School District

14^th of 426Muskego-Norway 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	89.5	29 of 628	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	57 of 641	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	35 of 640	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	47 of 617	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	36 of 613	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	61 of 594	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	25 of 579	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	48 of 612	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	83.4	55 of 609	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	79.9	66 of 612	89.2%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	79 of 585	86.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.5	104 of 569	81.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.2	58 of 559	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.3	93 of 549	83.1%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	56 of 539	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	37 of 521	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	74.7	72 of 519	86.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.6	30 of 366	91.8%	★★★★★
2006	75.5	59 of 382	84.6%	★★★★☆
2005	81.7	16 of 332	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	74.7	65 of 324	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	15 of 573	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	48 of 580	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	22 of 579	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	41 of 576	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	20 of 574	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	46 of 557	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	20 of 551	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	3 of 237	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.5	20 of 239	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	65.3	58 of 221	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	32 of 225	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	21 of 209	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	12 of 204	94.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	16 of 509	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	48 of 520	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	30 of 525	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	66 of 522	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	48 of 499	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	11 of 487	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	33 of 489	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	46 of 577	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	74 of 585	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.7	51 of 591	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	46 of 577	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	53 of 572	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.5	64 of 557	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	41 of 551	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	68.0	32 of 132	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	94.4	5 of 129	96.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	69 of 414	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	51 of 425	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	61 of 439	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	97 of 421	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	29 of 437	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	13 of 414	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	47 of 417	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	36 of 399	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	62 of 407	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	37 of 412	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	46 of 397	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	36 of 393	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	62 of 382	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	22 of 375	94.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)76th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+22 vs state

Mathematics85%+31 vs state

English Language Arts77%+24 vs state

Science69%+19 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 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
Lake Denoon Middle	Public	5-8	W216S10586 Crowbar Dr	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1820	673	47	14.3	10.4%	580 (86.2%)	5 (0.7%)	46 (6.8%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	89.5	29^th of 628 public middle schools	95.4%		83.9	57^th of 641 public middle schools	91.1%	28	75.2	74.7	78.9	78.0	87.3	82.5	84.6	83.9	85.0	69.4	$12,042	$348	$11,694
Fox River Middle	Public	6-8	921 W Main St	Waterford	53185	Racine County	Waterford Graded J1 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 514-8240	510	32	16.0	18.4%	447 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.1%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	80	90^th of 628 public middle schools	85.7%		75.3	126^th of 641 public middle schools	80.3%	36		66.5	69.3	69.0		65.8	73.6	70.2	80.7	66.1	$14,859	$663	$14,195
Muskego Lakes Middle	Public	5-8	W124S8009 North Cape Rd	Muskego	53150	Waukesha County	Muskego-Norway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 971-1860	676	49	13.7	9.6%	576 (85.2%)	4 (0.6%)	53 (7.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	87.7	38^th of 628 public middle schools	93.9%		88.7	33^rd of 641 public middle schools	94.9%	5	57.6	87.3	81.7	75.6	79.9	91.8	87.6	86.1	72.2	60.6	$12,015	$318	$11,697
Park View Middle	Public	7-8	930 N Rochester St	Mukwonago	53149	Waukesha County	Mukwonago School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 363-6292	721	48	15.0	13.2%	636 (88.2%)	6 (0.8%)	51 (7.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.9%)	86.4	46^th of 628 public middle schools	92.7%		84.4	56^th of 641 public middle schools	91.3%	10			70.7	75.0			80.4	78.5	79.7	71.5	$12,082	$312	$11,770
Forest Park Middle	Public	6-8	8225 W Forest Hill Ave	Franklin	53132	Milwaukee County	Franklin Public School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 529-8250	1,056	76	13.9	20.9%	726 (68.8%)	22 (2.1%)	121 (11.5%)	124 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	78.8	95^th of 628 public middle schools	84.9%		75.4	124^th of 641 public middle schools	80.7%	29		76.2	69.6	73.9		64.2	72.8	71.9	76.7	53.7	$11,855	$366	$11,489
Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	71.6	160^th of 628 public middle schools	74.5%		69.2	183^rd of 641 public middle schools	71.5%	23		63.5	76.1	55.6		61.2	83.2	69.5	66.3	51.3	$10,975	$429	$10,546
Les Paul Middle	Public	6-8	325 Carroll St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3105	547	44	12.3	36.0%	345 (63.1%)	22 (4.0%)	141 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	73.6	135^th of 628 public middle schools	78.5%		61.3	253^rd of 641 public middle schools	60.5%	118		62.8	71.4	65.2		61.3	74.9	63.0	68.5	59.2	$13,025	$323	$12,702
Greendale Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Schoolway	Greendale	53129	Milwaukee County	Greendale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 423-2800	617	43	14.2	27.1%	407 (66.0%)	18 (2.9%)	120 (19.4%)	39 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.2%)	77.9	105^th of 628 public middle schools	83.3%		75.2	128^th of 641 public middle schools	80.0%	23		67.5	72.2	74.3		63.4	68.7	70.1	73.0	61.4	$12,474	$689	$11,785
Butler Middle	Public	6-8	310 N Hine Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2905	786	55	14.1	40.1%	463 (58.9%)	39 (5.0%)	226 (28.8%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	59	271^st of 628 public middle schools	56.8%		55.3	300^th of 641 public middle schools	53.2%	29		49.6	60.0	60.5		48.9	63.2	56.1	62.0	54.2	$12,892	$323	$12,569
Horning Middle	Public	6-8	1809 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3305	534	48	11.1	54.9%	222 (41.6%)	50 (9.4%)	206 (38.6%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	34.7	459^th of 628 public middle schools	26.9%		28.4	501^st of 641 public middle schools	21.8%	42		48.7	45.7	41.0		46.8	48.2	41.7	43.9	34.4	$12,982	$322	$12,660

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Denoon Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lake Denoon Middle?

Students at Lake Denoon Middle are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lake Denoon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Lake Denoon Middle.

What district is Lake Denoon Middle in?

Muskego-Norway School District

Is Lake Denoon Middle a good school?

Yes! Lake Denoon Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Lake Denoon Middle attend?

Students who attend Lake Denoon Middle usually go on to attend Muskego High

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