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Phillips Middle

Public Grades 6-8
365th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Better than 42% of Wisconsin middle schools
Summary

Phillips Middle School is a public middle school located in Phillips, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 160 students. The school is part of the Phillips School District, which is ranked 244 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Phillips Middle School's academic performance, as measured by 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 39.02% (8th grade) to 60.87% (6th grade), compared to the state averages of 53.59% to 53.66%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 54.35% (6th grade) to 60% (7th grade), compared to the state averages of 52.98% to 55.53%. The school's ranking for specific student subgroups, such as female students, male students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, is consistently in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Prentice Middle School, which is part of the Prentice School District, generally outperforms Phillips Middle School across various metrics, including higher academic proficiency rates, lower dropout rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Prentice Middle School has a higher ranking among Wisconsin middle schools, suggesting that the neighboring district may be providing a more effective educational experience for its students.

144
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,023
Per pupil spending ?
2.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 990 Flambeau Ave
       Phillips, WI  54555

(715) 339-3393

District: Phillips School District


Students who attend Phillips Middle usually attend:

High:    Phillips High

Feeder schools for Phillips Middle:

Elementary:    Phillips Elementary
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.3%
Hispanic:
2.8%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Social Studies scores 10 pts below the Wisconsin average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg51%
Wisconsin avg54%
365th of 628
Wisconsin public middle schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
244th of 426Phillips 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
202548.0365 of 62841.9%★★☆☆☆
202436.4451 of 64129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.0493 of 64023.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.0404 of 61734.5%★★☆☆☆
202150.0313 of 61348.9%★★☆☆☆
201956.5268 of 59454.9%★★★☆☆
201850.3311 of 57946.3%★★☆☆☆
201746.7340 of 61244.4%★★☆☆☆
201648.4337 of 60944.7%★★☆☆☆
201551.3343 of 61244.0%★★☆☆☆
201461.9225 of 58561.5%★★★☆☆
201354.0302 of 56946.9%★★☆☆☆
201255.3333 of 55940.4%★★☆☆☆
201159.6263 of 54952.1%★★★☆☆
201065.9181 of 53966.4%★★★☆☆
200964.5195 of 52162.6%★★★☆☆
200856.4291 of 51943.9%★★☆☆☆
200768.2128 of 36665.0%★★★☆☆
200642.7291 of 38223.8%★☆☆☆☆
200456.3196 of 32439.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202554.8288 of 57349.7%★★★☆☆
202435.4417 of 58028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.5443 of 57923.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.2423 of 57626.6%★☆☆☆☆
202156.1250 of 57456.4%★★★☆☆
201960.4227 of 55759.2%★★★☆☆
201857.4241 of 55156.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202542.4314 of 50938.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.9391 of 52024.8%★☆☆☆☆
202320.7448 of 52514.7%★☆☆☆☆
202232.5374 of 52228.4%★☆☆☆☆
202155.9186 of 49962.7%★★★☆☆
201959.5150 of 48769.2%★★★☆☆
201863.0131 of 48973.2%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202543.5373 of 57735.4%★★☆☆☆
202440.0394 of 58532.6%★★☆☆☆
202329.8435 of 59126.4%★☆☆☆☆
202253.3265 of 57754.1%★★★☆☆
202144.0344 of 57239.9%★★☆☆☆
201953.0273 of 55751.0%★★★☆☆
201841.8357 of 55135.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWisconsin percentileRating
202533.8275 of 41433.6%★★☆☆☆
202422.7362 of 42514.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.4354 of 43919.4%★☆☆☆☆
202255.3149 of 42164.6%★★★☆☆
202151.8172 of 43760.6%★★★☆☆
201925.1342 of 41417.4%★☆☆☆☆
201830.6313 of 41724.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2025)50th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school
Male (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2025)34th percentile-8 vs school
By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics58%+4 vs state
Social Studies52%-10 vs state
English Language Arts47%-6 vs state
Science41%-9 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 144 students attended Phillips Middle.

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

Students at Phillips Middle are 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Phillips Middle ranks 365th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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