Summary
New London Middle is a grades 5–8 school in New London, Wisconsin, serving 540 students at 1000 W Washington Street — one of the larger middle schools in its part of the state, similar in size to Waupaca Middle and Wilson Middle.
Academically, the school is above the Wisconsin state proficiency rate in most grades and in math. Fifth, sixth, and seventh grade English language arts and math all beat the state, with 7th grade math the standout at 69.75% proficient — 14 points above the state. Eighth grade is the clear weak spot: ELA at 46.62% and science at 46.27% both fall below state averages, and 8th grade social studies is slightly below. Compared with neighbors, New London Middle generally outperforms Wilson Middle, Clintonville Middle, Waupaca Middle, and Manawa Middle, but trails Hortonville Middle, Greenville Middle, Fox West Academy, Odyssey-Magellan, and Weyauwega Middle. About 40.6% of students were economically disadvantaged in 2024–25 — similar to Waupaca and Weyauwega but far higher than Hortonville and Greenville — and per-pupil spending was $14,664.
Two things stand out in the broader data. First, the school serves special education students especially well — that subgroup ranks at the 86th percentile with 4 stars, far above its overall standing. Second, attendance has improved sharply, with chronic absenteeism falling from 18.7% in 2022–23 to 9.3% in 2024–25, now below the state rate of 17.3%. At the same time, results for English learners and Hispanic students have declined over the past two years, and the school's overall rank has slipped from the 78th percentile in 2021–22 to the 56th percentile in 2025–26 (3 stars). It remains above its own New London School District, which ranks at the 45th percentile with 2 stars, suggesting the middle school is a relative strength in the district.
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