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Random Lake Middle

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Random Lake Middle ranks 462 nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 28% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Random Lake Middle is a small public middle school in Random Lake, Wisconsin — a rural community in Sheboygan County — serving grades 6–8 with 144 students as part of the Random Lake School District. In 2025-2026 it ranked 462nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (28th percentile, 1 star), and its district ranked 373rd of 432 statewide (14th percentile).

The biggest takeaway is a long, steady slide. Random Lake was ranked 50th of 612 schools in 2016-2017 — the 92nd percentile with 5 stars — and has fallen at each step since, landing at the 28th percentile and 1 star, with the drop accelerating after 2023-2024. Eighth grade is the sharpest trouble spot: in 2025-2026, 8th graders scored below the state average in English language arts, math, social studies and science, and lower than every nearby middle school with published 8th-grade results, including Oostburg Middle, Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle, Kewaskum Middle and John Long Middle. Eighth-grade math proficiency fell from 67.5% to 33.93% in a single year. Seventh grade is the bright spot: ELA at 55.81% and math at 62.79% both edge past the state averages, though they still trail most higher-ranked nearby schools.

What makes this profile unusual is the mismatch between resources and results. Random Lake spends $16,918 per student — more than most nearby districts — and has a 10.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio, among the smallest classes in the area. Chronic absenteeism is just 3.5%, far below the state's 17.3%, so attendance is a genuine strength. Its 28.47% free/reduced lunch rate is close to Riverview Middle and Sheboygan Falls Middle, both of which rank higher, so poverty alone does not explain the gap. Performance also weakened broadly: special education students fell from the 92nd percentile to the 50th, and low-income students from the 67th to the 32nd. Parents may want to ask how the school is reviewing curriculum, 8th-grade interventions and middle-school transition supports.

144

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,918

Per pupil spending ?

28.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Random Lake Rd
Random Lake, WI 53075

(920) 994-2498

District: Random Lake School District

Students who attend Random Lake Middle usually attend:

High:

Random Lake High

Feeder schools for Random Lake Middle:

Elementary:

Random Lake Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.4%

Hispanic:

8.3%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2016

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Wisconsin avg56%

462^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 49 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

373^rd of 432Random Lake 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	35.8	462 of 643	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.0	364 of 628	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.3	228 of 641	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	223 of 640	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	268 of 617	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	165 of 613	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	144 of 594	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	133 of 579	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	84.1	50 of 612	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	69.0	141 of 609	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	72.4	122 of 612	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	62.3	218 of 585	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.2	141 of 569	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.3	127 of 559	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	69.5	129 of 549	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.6	65 of 539	87.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.7	183 of 521	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.2	89 of 519	82.9%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	91 of 366	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.8	31 of 382	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	76.1	46 of 332	86.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	408 of 572	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.1	269 of 573	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.8	148 of 580	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	166 of 579	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	224 of 576	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.9	120 of 574	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	105 of 557	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	195 of 551	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	350 of 513	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.4	166 of 509	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	176 of 520	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	117 of 525	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	231 of 522	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	72 of 499	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	61 of 487	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	81 of 489	83.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	402 of 575	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	406 of 577	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	293 of 585	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	264 of 591	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	293 of 577	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	207 of 572	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	168 of 557	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	112 of 551	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	218 of 439	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.1	35 of 414	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	60.7	106 of 439	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	28 of 421	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	53.0	162 of 437	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.1	156 of 414	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	68 of 417	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	275 of 391	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	277 of 399	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	210 of 407	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Social Studies46%-18 vs state

Mathematics45%-9 vs state

Science36%-16 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 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
Random Lake Middle	Public	6-8	605 Random Lake Rd	Random Lake	53075	Sheboygan County	Random Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 994-2498	144	13	10.8	28.5%	123 (85.4%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.3%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	35.8	462^nd of 643 public middle schools	28.1%		48	364^th of 628 public middle schools	42.0%	98		47.7	55.8	41.1		43.2	62.8	33.9	46.4	35.7	$16,918	$1,047	$15,871
Ozaukee Middle	Public	6-8	401 Highland Dr	Fredonia	53021	Ozaukee County	Northern Ozaukee School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 692-2463	174	12	14.7	22.4%	147 (84.5%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	77.8	113^th of 643 public middle schools	82.4%		82.6	70^th of 628 public middle schools	88.9%	43		62.0	70.2	80.7		60.0	63.2	73.7	79.0	66.7	$9,491	$725	$8,765
Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle	Public	5-8	50 W Union Ave	Cedar Grove	53013	Sheboygan County	Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 668-8518	252	16	15.7	22.6%	200 (79.4%)	4 (1.6%)	37 (14.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	85.8	46^th of 643 public middle schools	92.8%		90	23^rd of 628 public middle schools	96.3%	23	73.0	64.1	87.5	76.1	74.6	71.9	85.7	80.6	77.6	74.6	$17,892	$1,064	$16,828
Oostburg Middle	Public	6-8	408 New York Ave	Oostburg	53070	Sheboygan County	Oostburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 564-2383	204	15	13.6	16.7%	176 (86.3%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	92.8	13^th of 643 public middle schools	98.0%		93.2	9^th of 628 public middle schools	98.6%	4		84.9	84.5	87.1		87.7	78.9	87.1	85.7	78.6	$12,871	$256	$12,615
Thomas Jefferson Middle	Public	5-8	1403 N Holden St	Port Washington	53074	Ozaukee County	Port Washington-Saukville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 268-6100	677	55	12.2	27.5%	556 (82.1%)	18 (2.7%)	56 (8.3%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.3%)	74.4	141^st of 643 public middle schools	78.1%		70.8	169^th of 628 public middle schools	73.1%	28	72.2	58.1	70.9	68.7	69.0	56.9	67.7	63.3	83.1	66.3	$14,592	$1,132	$13,460
Kewaskum Middle	Public	6-8	1676 Reigle Dr	Kewaskum	53040	Washington County	Kewaskum School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 626-8427	418	31	13.4	26.3%	383 (91.6%)	12 (2.9%)	14 (3.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	80.9	90^th of 643 public middle schools	86.0%		79.1	93^rd of 628 public middle schools	85.2%	3		61.3	71.1	79.1		63.9	76.6	73.0	80.4	66.9	$13,237	$310	$12,927
Riverview Middle	Public	5-8	300 Riverside Cir	Plymouth	53073	Sheboygan County	Plymouth Joint School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 892-4353	555	41	13.5	29.2%	483 (87.0%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (7.2%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	70.2	173^rd of 643 public middle schools	73.1%		67.7	201^st of 628 public middle schools	68.0%	28	56.8	61.9	60.0	56.4	57.6	71.4	72.5	58.1	72.9	62.7	$12,585	$766	$11,819
Badger Middle	Public	7-8	727 S 6th Ave	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5456	714	53	13.5	32.9%	566 (79.3%)	38 (5.3%)	64 (9.0%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.2%)	69.1	182^nd of 643 public middle schools	71.7%		70.4	174^th of 628 public middle schools	72.3%	8			70.9	60.5			69.1	55.2	74.8	53.4	$14,557	$596	$13,961
Silverbrook Intermediate	Public	5-6	120 N Silverbrook Dr	West Bend	53095	Washington County	West Bend School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 335-5499	704	51	13.6	32.1%	571 (81.1%)	20 (2.8%)	55 (7.8%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)								(n/a)	66.1	72.5			63.6	74.5					$14,585	$480	$14,104
Sheboygan Falls Middle	Public	5-8	2 Alfred W Miley Avenue	Sheboygan Falls	53085	Sheboygan County	Sheboygan Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 467-7880	415	38	10.9	29.2%	339 (81.7%)	7 (1.7%)	33 (8.0%)	17 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	55.4	304^th of 643 public middle schools	52.7%		56.6	292^nd of 628 public middle schools	53.5%	12	51.6	49.5	56.7	55.1	43.3	42.9	60.8	56.1	71.4	52.0	$14,901	$536	$14,364

Frequently Asked Questions about Random Lake Middle

How many students attend Random Lake Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Random Lake Middle attend?

Students who attend Random Lake Middle usually go on to attend Random Lake High

What district is Random Lake Middle in?

Random Lake School District

What is the racial makeup of Random Lake Middle?

Students at Random Lake Middle are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Random Lake Middle a good school?

Random Lake Middle ranks 462^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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