Summary
Tri-County Middle is a public middle school located in Plainfield, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 137 students. The school is part of the Tri-County Area School District, which is ranked 399 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tri-County Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tri-County Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 45.45% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.66%. In mathematics, the performance gap is even wider, with only 32.43% of 8th graders being proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.06%. Additionally, Tri-County Middle has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.15% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.
When comparing Tri-County Middle to the nearby schools of Amherst Middle, Parkside School, and Almond-Bancroft Middle, it becomes clear that Tri-County Middle is significantly underperforming academically. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65% of 6th graders at Amherst Middle were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 45.45% at Tri-County Middle. Additionally, Tri-County Middle has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 19.5% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is well above the state average and suggests that student engagement and attendance are areas of concern for the school.
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