Summary
Oostburg Middle is a grades 6–8 school serving 204 students in Oostburg, Wisconsin, part of the Oostburg School District, and it is one of the top-ranked middle schools in the state: in 2025–2026 it placed 13th of 643 middle schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), while its district ranks 20th of 432 Wisconsin districts. It has ranked at the 93rd percentile or higher every year since 2018–2019.
Student achievement runs far above state averages. Across the eight reported 2025–2026 Forward Exam measures, Oostburg's average proficiency was about 84.3%, compared with roughly 55.5% statewide — a gap of roughly 21 to 34 percentage points in every tested grade and subject. The only nearby school that keeps pace overall is Kohler Middle, which averages about 87.0%. Even there, Oostburg leads in Math 6 (87.67% vs. 83.33%), Math 8 (87.14% vs. 84.21%), and ELA 7 (84.51% vs. 81.36%), though Kohler is notably higher in 8th-grade science and social studies. Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle, about 3.9 miles away, is also high-performing at about 77.3% but trails Oostburg in most subjects. Other neighbors, including Sheboygan Falls Middle at about 55.6%, sit well below.
Attendance and dropout indicators are exceptional: 2.4% chronic absenteeism in 2024–2025 versus 17.3% statewide, and 0.0% dropout versus 1.1% statewide — among the lowest in the comparison group, matched only by Kohler. Subgroup results are broadly strong, with male and female students near the top of the state, low-income students at the 89th percentile, and special education students at the 79th percentile and improving. Notably, per-student spending of $12,871 is below many nearby districts, suggesting strong school practices rather than a resource advantage. Two things to watch: science and social studies results relative to Kohler, and a student-teacher ratio that has risen from 12.3 to 13.6.
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