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Neillsville Middle

Public Grades 6-8
493rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 21% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Neillsville Middle School is a public middle school in Neillsville, Wisconsin, serving 174 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Neillsville School District, which is ranked 364 out of 426 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Neillsville Middle School's performance on the Forward Exam is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 24.14% (8th grade) to 43.75% (6th grade), compared to the state average of around 53-54%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 32.76% (8th grade) to 36.96% (7th grade), compared to the state average of around 52-55%. The school's performance in Social Studies and Science is also below the state average. Compared to the nearby Loyal Middle School, Neillsville Middle School generally performs worse across all subject areas and grade levels.

Neillsville Middle School also faces challenges with high dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3% in recent years, and high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 19.5%, which are significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance for different student subgroups, such as female, male, white, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, is also below the state average. These factors, combined with the school's declining performance over time and its lower performance compared to a nearby school, suggest that Neillsville Middle School may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these issues and improve educational outcomes for its students.

180
Students ?
12.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,390
Per pupil spending ?
46.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 504 E 5th St
       Neillsville, WI  54456-2024

(715) 743-3323

District: Neillsville School District


Students who attend Neillsville Middle usually attend:

High:    Neillsville High

Feeder schools for Neillsville Middle:

Elementary:    Neillsville Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.0%
Hispanic:
4.4%
African American:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2021
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg37%
Wisconsin avg54%
493rd of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 7 pts since 2021
From bottom 29% (2021) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
364th of 426Neillsville 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202525.3493 of 62821.5%★☆☆☆☆
202442.3415 of 64135.3%★★☆☆☆
202335.6442 of 64030.9%★★☆☆☆
202254.7278 of 61754.9%★★★☆☆
202135.2437 of 61328.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202523.2464 of 57319.0%★☆☆☆☆
202447.8338 of 58041.7%★★☆☆☆
202336.0400 of 57930.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.9281 of 57651.2%★★★☆☆
202134.0433 of 57424.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202528.8402 of 50921.0%★☆☆☆☆
202448.4264 of 52049.2%★★☆☆☆
202347.3269 of 52548.8%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202529.6453 of 57721.5%★☆☆☆☆
202439.4400 of 58531.6%★★☆☆☆
202336.9390 of 59134.0%★★☆☆☆
202255.3253 of 57756.2%★★★☆☆
202139.9372 of 57235.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202538.9249 of 41439.9%★★☆☆☆
202434.5285 of 42532.9%★★☆☆☆
202339.1266 of 43939.4%★★☆☆☆
202232.1298 of 42129.2%★☆☆☆☆
202136.2297 of 43732.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
20259.7372 of 3996.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202426.3317 of 40722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.6338 of 41218.0%★☆☆☆☆
202129.6302 of 39323.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)40th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)19th percentile~ school
White (2025)7th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Social Studies47%-15 vs state
English Language Arts37%-17 vs state
Mathematics35%-19 vs state
Science34%-16 vs state

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Students at Neillsville Middle are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Neillsville Middle.

Neillsville Middle ranks in the bottom 21.5% of Wisconsin middle schools.

Students who attend Neillsville Middle usually go on to attend Neillsville High


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