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Poynette Middle

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Poynette Middle ranks 147 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 77% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Poynette Middle is a grades 5–8 school with 271 students in Poynette, Wisconsin, part of the Poynette School District. It ranks 147th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–2026 — the 77th percentile, 4 stars — and has reported a 0.0% dropout rate every year from 2020–2021 through 2024–2025.

Test scores are above the state average in nearly every tested grade and subject. Averaged across grades 5–8, ELA proficiency is about 68.5% versus roughly 54.6% statewide, and math is about 66.5% versus about 53.7%. The one exception is 7th-grade math at 55.56%, essentially level with the state's 55.67% and below Lodi Middle, De Forest Middle, Pardeeville Middle, and Patrick Marsh Middle. Eighth-grade science is a bright spot at 69.44%, up from 59.38% the year before. Locally, Poynette sits just behind Waunakee Middle but is competitive with Lodi, De Forest, and Pardeeville, and clearly ahead of Prairie View Middle, Wayne Bartels Middle, and Black Hawk Middle.

Low-income students are a standout strength: the school ranks 79th percentile, 4 stars for that group in 2025–2026, after 89th percentile in 2023–2024. Special education is the clearest area to improve at 46th percentile, 2 stars, though that is up from the 28th percentile in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism rose to 13.3% in 2024–2025 — below the state's 17.3% but above the Poynette School District's 11.9% and higher than Lodi, Pardeeville, De Forest, and Waunakee Middle. Per-student spending is $16,507 with a 10.3:1 student-teacher ratio, better than many nearby schools.

271

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,507

Per pupil spending ?

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

108 N Cleveland St
Poynette, WI 53955-8913

(608) 635-4347

District: Poynette School District

Students who attend Poynette Middle usually attend:

High:

Poynette High

Feeder schools for Poynette Middle:

Elementary:

Poynette Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Hispanic:

4.4%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Wisconsin avg55%

147^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 23%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

96^th of 432Poynette 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
2026	73.9	147 of 643	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	115 of 628	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	131 of 641	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	226 of 640	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.1	79 of 617	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	208 of 613	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	155 of 594	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	257 of 579	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.9	182 of 612	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	69.3	138 of 609	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	64.4	198 of 612	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	253 of 585	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.3	251 of 569	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.6	366 of 559	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.4	182 of 549	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.4	312 of 539	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	385 of 521	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.1	366 of 519	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.2	233 of 366	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.5	155 of 332	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	155 of 572	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	122 of 573	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	140 of 580	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	138 of 579	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	47 of 576	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	74.7	103 of 574	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	112 of 557	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	223 of 551	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	110 of 513	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	118 of 509	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	55 of 520	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	297 of 525	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.4	89 of 522	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.4	296 of 499	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	223 of 487	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	295 of 489	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	124 of 575	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.0	113 of 577	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	108 of 585	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.2	298 of 591	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.9	110 of 577	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	47.8	306 of 572	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	203 of 557	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	259 of 551	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	236 of 439	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	207 of 414	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	306 of 425	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	341 of 439	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	292 of 421	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	416 of 437	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	287 of 414	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	303 of 417	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	154 of 391	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	180 of 399	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	174 of 412	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	135 of 393	65.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies69%+5 vs state

Science69%+18 vs state

English Language Arts69%+14 vs state

Mathematics67%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)					Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)					Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)		Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Poynette Middle	Public	5-8	108 N Cleveland St	Poynette	53955	Columbia County	Poynette School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 635-4347	271	26	10.3	21.4%	245 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	73.9	147^th of 643 public middle schools	77.1%		76.6	115^th of 628 public middle schools	81.7%	32		75.7	65.2	66.7	66.7		70.3	71.2	55.6	69.0		69.4		69.4	$16,507	$74	$16,434
Lodi Middle	Public	6-8	900 Sauk St	Lodi	53555	Columbia County	Lodi School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 592-3854	324	28	11.6	17.9%	288 (88.9%)	4 (1.2%)	11 (3.4%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	77	118^th of 643 public middle schools	81.6%		78.4	100^th of 628 public middle schools	84.1%	18			73.2	71.6	65.4			75.0	70.6	59.4		78.2		57.4	$16,426	$341	$16,085
De Forest Middle	Public	7-8	404 Yorktown Rd	De Forest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 842-6000	602	48	12.4	19.8%	482 (80.1%)	14 (2.3%)	49 (8.1%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	75.6	127^th of 643 public middle schools	80.2%		70.7	172^nd of 628 public middle schools	72.6%	45				64.2	60.8				63.9	68.7		80.1		70.8	$15,922	$329	$15,593
Pardeeville Middle	Public	5-8	120 Oak St	Pardeeville	53954	Columbia County	Pardeeville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 429-2153	248	14	17.2	35.5%	235 (94.8%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	75.2	133^rd of 643 public middle schools	79.3%		58.4	275^th of 628 public middle schools	56.2%	142		48.3	73.3	62.7	57.1		37.9	68.9	62.7	69.4		83.7		69.4	$12,649	$236	$12,413
Wayne Bartels Middle	Public	6-8	2505 New Pinery Rd	Portage	53901	Columbia County	Portage Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 742-2165	422	32	13.3	40.0%	329 (78.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54 (12.8%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	46.5	382^nd of 643 public middle schools	40.6%		47.1	370^th of 628 public middle schools	41.1%	12			40.8	47.1	54.2			50.0	51.2	55.1		63.6		46.6	$15,813	$383	$15,431
Harvest Intermediate School	Public	4-6	6781 North Towne Rd	DeForest	53532	Dane County	De Forest Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 842-6100	966	72	13.3	17.4%	774 (80.1%)	25 (2.6%)	75 (7.8%)	33 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.9%)								(n/a)	60.1	62.7	65.8			60.7	67.5	68.2			69.4		62.2		$14,832	$348	$14,484
Waunakee Middle	Public	7-8	1001 South St	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 849-2060	667	66	10.1	12.6%	528 (79.2%)	17 (2.5%)	61 (9.1%)	28 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	89.6	29^th of 643 public middle schools	95.5%		86.4	48^th of 628 public middle schools	92.4%	19				77.4	78.5				80.3	77.1		85.9		78.2	$17,133	$360	$16,773
Waunakee Intermediate	Public	5-6	6273 Woodland Dr	Waunakee	53597	Dane County	Waunakee Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 849-2176	661	57	11.6	9.5%	533 (80.6%)	13 (2.0%)	54 (8.2%)	29 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.7%)								(n/a)		77.5	84.4				76.4	77.6							$16,651	$337	$16,314
Prairie View Middle	Public	6-8	400 N Thompson Rd	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7800	699	60	11.7	35.9%	320 (45.8%)	103 (14.7%)	99 (14.2%)	108 (15.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.4%)	58	281^st of 643 public middle schools	56.3%		51.2	341^st of 628 public middle schools	45.7%	60			57.9	52.4	65.3			48.4	52.0	62.0		68.1		53.1	$16,206	$246	$15,959
Patrick Marsh Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Columbus St	Sun Prairie	53590	Dane County	Sun Prairie Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 834-7600	581	48	12.1	29.1%	359 (61.8%)	41 (7.1%)	67 (11.5%)	56 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.6%)	53.9	318^th of 643 public middle schools	50.5%		60.9	256^th of 628 public middle schools	59.2%	62			46.2	58.2	57.3			50.5	57.1	57.1		64.1		48.7	$16,766	$247	$16,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Poynette Middle

What is the racial makeup of Poynette Middle?

Students at Poynette Middle are 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Poynette Middle attend?

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

Is Poynette Middle a good school?

Poynette Middle ranks 147^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Poynette Middle in?

Poynette School District

How many students attend Poynette Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Poynette Middle.

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