Alexander Middle

Alexander Middle is a public middle school located in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 333 students. It is part of the Nekoosa School District, which is ranked 328 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Alexander Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, typically in the 400s or 500s out of around 600-650 schools.

Alexander Middle's student performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, is consistently below the state and district averages 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 39.13% (5th grade) to 63.79% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 51.26% to 53.97%. The school's math proficiency rates were also lower, ranging from 38.57% (5th grade) to 60.34% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 52.58% to 53.06%. Additionally, Alexander Middle has had relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 0.0% to 5.0%, which are higher than the state average, and has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.8% to 19.5% in recent years, which are above the state average.

When comparing Alexander Middle to the nearby Central Wisconsin STEM Academy (also in the Nekoosa School District) and Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle (in the Wisconsin Rapids School District), some key differences emerge. Both Central Wisconsin STEM Academy and Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle generally outperform Alexander Middle on the Forward Exam, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates.