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Oconto Middle

Q: Is Oconto Middle a good school?

Oconto Middle ranks 405 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Oconto Middle is a public middle school serving approximately 300 students in grades 5-8 in Oconto, Wisconsin. The school is part of the Oconto Unified School District, which is ranked 350 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oconto Middle faces several challenges, including declining test scores and rankings compared to the state and nearby middle schools. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science are all below the state averages. Its statewide ranking has dropped from 190 out of 579 Wisconsin middle schools in 2017-2018 to 405 out of 628 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has also declined from 3 stars to 2 stars over this time period. Additionally, Oconto Middle has relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, ranging from 0.0% to 1.5% and 15-20%, respectively, in recent years.

Interestingly, Oconto Middle's performance lags behind many of its nearby counterparts, such as Southern Door Middle, which is ranked 80th out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in core subjects. Despite Oconto Middle's relatively high per-student spending of $15,669 in 2020-2021, the school's academic outcomes do not appear to be commensurate with this level of investment, suggesting the need for a closer examination of the school's practices and resource allocation.

270

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,669

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Michigan Ave
Oconto, WI 54153-1764

(920) 834-7806

District: Oconto Unified School District

Students who attend Oconto Middle usually attend:

High:

Oconto High

Feeder schools for Oconto Middle:

Elementary:

Oconto Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (47% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

405^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

350^th of 426Oconto Unified 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	43.8	405 of 628	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	348 of 641	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	287 of 640	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	306 of 617	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	222 of 613	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	294 of 594	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	190 of 579	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.6	404 of 612	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	274 of 609	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.1	238 of 612	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.9	262 of 585	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.2	341 of 569	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.9	389 of 559	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	379 of 549	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.3	333 of 539	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	345 of 521	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	293 of 519	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.5	221 of 366	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.6	157 of 382	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.8	200 of 332	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.2	251 of 324	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	387 of 573	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	358 of 580	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	235 of 579	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	308 of 576	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	226 of 574	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	166 of 557	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	168 of 551	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	155 of 509	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	275 of 520	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	168 of 525	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	293 of 522	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	117 of 499	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	189 of 487	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	185 of 489	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	346 of 577	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	249 of 585	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	304 of 591	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	242 of 577	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	186 of 572	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	328 of 557	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	186 of 551	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	23 of 414	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	41.6	228 of 425	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	125 of 439	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	101 of 421	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	67 of 437	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.3	288 of 414	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	304 of 417	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	297 of 407	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	228 of 393	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	181 of 382	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	85 of 375	77.3%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+59 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)27th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%-9 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

Science45%-5 vs state

English Language Arts45%-9 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
Oconto Middle	Public	5-8	400 Michigan Ave	Oconto	54153	Oconto County	Oconto Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 834-7806	270	20	13.8	52.2%	246 (91.1%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.6%)	43.8	405^th of 628 public middle schools	35.5%		51.7	348^th of 641 public middle schools	45.7%	57	41.5	40.6	50.0	46.7	35.4	40.6	70.7	46.7	53.3	45.0	$15,669	$1,516	$14,154
Lena Middle	Public	5-8	304 E Main St	Lena	54139	Oconto County	Lena School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 829-5244	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	41	429^th of 628 public middle schools	31.7%		38.8	436^th of 641 public middle schools	32.0%	7	68.0	34.5	37.5	34.3	72.0	62.1	45.8	54.3	51.4	54.3	$12,549	$486	$12,063
Peshtigo Middle	Public	7-8	380 Green St	Peshtigo	54157	Marinette County	Peshtigo School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 582-3711	151	11	13.7	31.8%	137 (90.7%)	2 (1.3%)	6 (4.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	40.1	431^st of 628 public middle schools	31.4%		39	433^rd of 641 public middle schools	32.4%	2			45.1	40.8			54.9	41.3	55.3	45.3	$10,944	$299	$10,644
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	102 S Washington St	Oconto Falls	54154	Oconto County	Oconto Falls Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 848-4463	377	30	12.7	38.5%	336 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	72	155^th of 628 public middle schools	75.3%		55.1	304^th of 641 public middle schools	52.6%	149		68.3	65.0	56.1		71.4	66.7	80.5	67.5	51.2	$12,278	$377	$11,901
Coleman Middle	Public	6-8	347 Business 141 N	Coleman	54112	Marinette County	Coleman School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 897-2525	142	10	14.0	43.0%	121 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	73.1	140^th of 628 public middle schools	77.7%		73.9	138^th of 641 public middle schools	78.5%	2		69.6	60.0	61.7		71.7	62.2	68.1	70.2	61.7	$10,651	$489	$10,162
Marinette Middle	Public	5-8	1011 Water St	Marinette	54143	Marinette County	Marinette School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 735-1500	534	42	12.7	49.6%	446 (83.5%)	16 (3.0%)	38 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	29.4	483^rd of 628 public middle schools	23.1%		24.4	525^th of 641 public middle schools	18.1%	42	31.4	40.9	43.4	35.8	27.3	38.8	41.3	34.2	45.0	42.5	$11,815	$948	$10,865
Southern Door Middle	Public	6-8	2073 County Trunk DK	Brussels	54204	Door County	Southern Door County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 825-7321	205	20	10.4	32.2%	182 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	81.1	80^th of 628 public middle schools	87.3%		74.5	133^rd of 641 public middle schools	79.3%	53		64.3	78.6	69.4		61.4	85.7	71.2	79.5	68.5	$17,794	$910	$16,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Oconto Middle

What is the racial makeup of Oconto Middle?

Students at Oconto Middle are 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Oconto Middle a good school?

Oconto Middle ranks 405^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oconto Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Oconto Middle.

What high school do graduates of Oconto Middle attend?

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

What district is Oconto Middle in?

Oconto Unified School District

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