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Necedah Middle

Public Grades 6-8
532nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 15% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Necedah Middle is a public middle school in Necedah, Wisconsin, serving 135 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Necedah Area School District, which is ranked 387 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Necedah Middle has consistently performed below average, ranking between 417 and 551 out of Wisconsin's middle schools over the past several years and earning a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly lower than state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 28.13% to 39.47%, compared to the state average of 53.59% to 53.97%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 23.68% to 28.13%, compared to the state average of 52.98% to 55.53%. Necedah Middle's performance for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, is also consistently lower than the state averages for those subgroups.

When compared to nearby schools like Royall Intermediate, Olson Middle, and Adams-Friendship Middle, Necedah Middle's academic performance, dropout rates, and chronic absenteeism rates are significantly worse. The school's challenges appear to be exacerbated by the socioeconomic challenges faced by its student population, with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.04% to 68.89% over the past few years.

117
Students ?
9.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,627
Per pupil spending ?
2.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1801 S Main St
       Necedah, WI  54646-7858

(608) 565-2256

District: Necedah Area School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
94.0%
Two or more races:
3.4%
Hispanic:
2.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Wisconsin average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg33%
Wisconsin avg54%
532nd of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2019
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
387th of 426Necedah 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202517.4532 of 62815.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.1551 of 64114.0%★☆☆☆☆
202325.9504 of 64021.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.4451 of 61726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202138.2417 of 61332.0%★★☆☆☆
201922.6502 of 59415.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202514.8498 of 57313.1%★☆☆☆☆
202418.0494 of 58014.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.4435 of 57924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5419 of 57627.3%★☆☆☆☆
202150.0306 of 57446.7%★★☆☆☆
201932.6425 of 55723.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202524.9419 of 50917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202425.2432 of 52016.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.9357 of 52532.0%★★☆☆☆
202247.9257 of 52250.8%★★★☆☆
202137.0343 of 49931.3%★★☆☆☆
201922.6424 of 48712.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202525.2467 of 57719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202419.6495 of 58515.4%★☆☆☆☆
202323.6476 of 59119.5%★☆☆☆☆
202236.3391 of 57732.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.9447 of 57221.9%★☆☆☆☆
201917.3489 of 55712.2%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202529.7307 of 41425.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.2385 of 4259.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202331.9327 of 43925.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.2311 of 42126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202141.3257 of 43741.2%★★☆☆☆
201917.1390 of 4145.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20255.7381 of 3994.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.3395 of 4124.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school
Female (2025)13th percentile~ school
White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies42%-20 vs state
Science34%-16 vs state
English Language Arts32%-21 vs state
Mathematics26%-28 vs state

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Students at Necedah Middle are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 117 students attended Necedah Middle.

Necedah Middle ranks in the bottom 15.3% of Wisconsin middle schools.


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