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Platteville Middle

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Platteville Middle ranks 119 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Platteville Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Platteville, Wisconsin. Part of the Platteville School District, which is ranked 79 out of 426 districts in the state, Platteville Middle has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Wisconsin, with a current ranking of 119 out of 628 schools and a 4-star rating.

Platteville Middle students consistently outperform the state average on the Forward Exam, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 78.43% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.59%. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, often placing in the top 10-20 schools in the state for Asian, African American, and Hispanic student performance. Additionally, Platteville Middle has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.9% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average.

While Platteville Middle excels in many areas, there are a few metrics where the school could potentially improve, such as chronic absenteeism rates and performance for English Language Learners and students with special needs. Nonetheless, the school's strong academic standing is evident when compared to nearby middle schools, such as Fennimore Middle, Shullsburg Junior High, and Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle. Platteville Middle's consistent high performance and commitment to equity make it a standout institution in the state of Wisconsin.

417

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,220

Per pupil spending ?

41.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 E Madison St
Platteville, WI 53818-2139

(608) 342-4010

District: Platteville School District

Students who attend Platteville Middle usually attend:

High:

Platteville High

Feeder schools for Platteville Middle:

Elementary:	Neal Wilkins Early Learning Center
	Westview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Hispanic:

8.9%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Wisconsin avg54%

119^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 23% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 426Platteville 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	75.4	119 of 628	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	68 of 641	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	159 of 640	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	147 of 617	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	138 of 613	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	83 of 594	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	70 of 579	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	64 of 612	89.5%	★★★★☆
2016	89.5	28 of 609	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	69.6	140 of 612	77.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.8	51 of 585	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	75.3	89 of 569	84.4%	★★★★☆
2012	67.7	165 of 559	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	63.3	211 of 549	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	151 of 539	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	106 of 521	79.7%	★★★★☆
2008	61.9	216 of 519	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	141 of 366	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.3	201 of 382	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	73.1	72 of 332	78.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	75.3	18 of 125	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	6 of 127	95.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	95.0	2 of 87	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	54 of 178	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	20.6	167 of 170	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	38 of 573	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	93 of 580	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	214 of 576	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	164 of 574	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	92 of 557	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	74 of 551	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	102 of 237	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	92.4	10 of 239	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	34.5	147 of 229	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	77 of 225	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	122 of 509	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	71 of 520	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	199 of 525	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	140 of 522	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	215 of 499	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	66 of 487	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	111 of 489	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	128 of 577	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	52 of 585	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	67.2	166 of 591	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	92 of 577	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	101 of 572	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	78 of 557	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	71 of 551	87.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	67.7	25 of 126	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	155 of 414	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	234 of 425	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	208 of 439	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	159 of 421	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	115 of 437	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	238 of 414	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	104 of 417	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	91 of 399	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	54 of 407	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	137 of 412	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	129 of 397	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	114 of 393	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	87 of 382	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	81 of 375	78.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2024)98th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile+12 vs school

African American (2022)86th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)80th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+18 vs state

Social Studies71%+8 vs state

English Language Arts67%+14 vs state

Science58%+8 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
Platteville Middle	Public	5-8	40 E Madison St	Platteville	53818	Grant County	Platteville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 342-4010	417	35	11.8	41.2%	334 (80.1%)	20 (4.8%)	37 (8.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	75.4	119^th of 628 public middle schools	81.1%		82.3	68^th of 641 public middle schools	89.4%	51	61.3	67.7	78.4	59.2	78.5	71.1	80.6	56.6	71.0	58.0	$10,220	$883	$9,338
Cuba City Middle	Public	6-8	101 N School St	Cuba City	53807	Grant County	Cuba City School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 744-8888	129	11	12.1	28.7%	118 (91.5%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	75.2	121^st of 628 public middle schools	80.7%		75.6	119^th of 641 public middle schools	81.4%	2		62.9	60.4	56.4		65.7	66.7	82.1	79.5	69.2	$10,987	$641	$10,346
Potosi Middle	Public	6-8	128 Highway 61 N	Potosi	53820	Grant County	Potosi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 763-2161	66	6	10.4	27.3%	61 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.1%)	46.1	381^st of 628 public middle schools	39.3%		50.7	354^th of 641 public middle schools	44.8%	27		48.2	31.6	50.0		51.9	26.3	61.1	77.8	50.0	$14,113	$506	$13,606
Benton Middle	Public	7-8	41 Alma St	Benton	53803	Lafayette County	Benton School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 759-4002	31	3	11.8	51.6%	29 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	167^th of 628 public middle schools	73.4%		67.9	193^rd of 641 public middle schools	69.9%	26			68.4	72.7			47.4	63.6	81.8	63.6	$8,629	$883	$7,746
Lancaster Middle	Public	6-8	802 E Elm St	Lancaster	53813	Grant County	Lancaster Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 723-6425	231	15	15.7	38.5%	216 (93.5%)	2 (0.9%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	67.7	203^rd of 628 public middle schools	67.7%		56.6	290^th of 641 public middle schools	54.8%	87		60.9	57.0	50.7		71.0	61.6	75.4	71.0	56.5	$11,419	$1,011	$10,407
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle	Public	6-8	1105 Maple St	Hazel Green	53811	Grant County	Southwestern Wisconsin School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 854-2261	96	9	10.5	30.2%	87 (90.6%)	4 (4.2%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	415^th of 628 public middle schools	33.9%		39.9	428^th of 641 public middle schools	33.2%	13		58.1	47.1	26.9		35.5	52.9	46.2	57.7	53.9	$14,363	$720	$13,642
Mineral Point Middle	Public	6-8	705 Ross St	Mineral Point	53565	Iowa County	Mineral Point Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 987-0720	170	13	12.6	27.6%	158 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	68.6	195^th of 628 public middle schools	68.9%		70.2	174^th of 641 public middle schools	72.9%	21		65.5	56.7	76.6		63.6	60.0	74.5	67.4	46.9	$11,162	$336	$10,826
Shullsburg Junior High	Public	6-8	444 N Judgement St	Shullsburg	53586	Lafayette County	Shullsburg School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 965-4427	73	6	11.3	50.7%	56 (76.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.1	507^th of 628 public middle schools	19.3%		38.4	439^th of 641 public middle schools	31.5%	68		45.0	52.4	41.9		25.0	42.9	29.0	29.0	16.1	$12,773	$668	$12,105
Fennimore Middle	Public	6-8	510 7th St	Fennimore	53809	Grant County	Fennimore Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 822-3245	186	13	13.9	41.9%	165 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	71.1	168^th of 628 public middle schools	73.2%		66.2	206^th of 641 public middle schools	67.9%	38		61.5	62.0	56.7		76.9	68.0	74.6	61.2	62.7	$11,675	$694	$10,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Platteville Middle

Is Platteville Middle a good school?

Platteville Middle ranks 119^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Platteville Middle?

Students at Platteville Middle are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Platteville Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Platteville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Platteville Middle.

What district is Platteville Middle in?

Platteville School District

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