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Ripon Middle

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Ripon Middle ranks 187 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

187^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Ripon Middle is a public middle school located in Ripon, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 295 students. The school is part of the Ripon Area School District, which is ranked 139 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ripon Middle consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates were 65.12% in English Language Arts, 68.6% in Mathematics, 65.12% in Social Studies, and 55.81% in Science, all exceeding the state averages. The school's performance has been relatively stable over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 128 to 300 out of 617-640 middle schools in Wisconsin. Ripon Middle has shown strong performance for female students, ranking 98 out of 579 Wisconsin middle schools for this subgroup in 2022-2023, and for special education students, ranking 92 out of 414 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025.

While Ripon Middle outperforms nearby schools like Tipler Middle (Oshkosh), Bessie Allen Middle (North Fond du Lac), and Berlin Middle in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings, schools like Traeger Middle (Oshkosh) and Oakfield Middle have shown exceptional performance, ranking among the top 50-60 middle schools in Wisconsin. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 3.7% to 19.5% in recent years, should be a priority for Ripon Middle.

302

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,752

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Metomen St
Ripon, WI 54971

(920) 748-4638

District: Ripon Area School District

Students who attend Ripon Middle usually attend:

High:

Ripon High

Feeder schools for Ripon Middle:

Elementary:

Murray Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (63% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (70th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2022) to 70th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

Wisconsin avg54%

187^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 426Ripon Area 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	69.3	187 of 628	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	175 of 641	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	149 of 640	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	128 of 617	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	300 of 613	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	159 of 594	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	182 of 579	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	283 of 612	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	265 of 609	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	273 of 612	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	156 of 585	73.3%	★★★★☆
2013	69.1	142 of 569	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	64.3	213 of 559	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.2	150 of 549	72.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.6	101 of 539	81.3%	★★★★☆
2009	63.3	211 of 521	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	212 of 519	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.3	57 of 366	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	102 of 382	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.7	94 of 332	71.7%	★★★★☆
2004	74.0	69 of 324	78.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	163 of 573	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	219 of 580	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	98 of 579	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	84 of 576	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	265 of 574	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	156 of 557	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	53.6	278 of 551	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	50.6	102 of 229	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	153 of 509	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	278 of 520	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	186 of 525	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	185 of 522	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	159 of 499	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	134 of 487	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	77 of 489	84.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	212 of 577	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	273 of 585	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	198 of 591	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	194 of 577	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	292 of 572	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	145 of 557	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	96 of 551	82.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	92 of 414	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.2	206 of 425	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	112 of 439	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	34.7	283 of 421	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	195 of 437	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	128 of 414	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	181 of 417	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	183 of 399	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	181 of 407	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	134 of 412	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	131 of 397	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	244 of 393	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	137 of 382	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	215 of 375	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)78th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)55th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+12 vs state

Social Studies65%+3 vs state

English Language Arts62%+8 vs state

Science56%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Ripon Middle

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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 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
Ripon Middle	Public	6-8	1120 Metomen St	Ripon	54971	Fond du Lac County	Ripon Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 748-4638	302	26	11.6	37.7%	249 (82.5%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (11.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	69.3	187^th of 628 public middle schools	70.2%		70.1	175^th of 641 public middle schools	72.7%	12			57.6	63.9	65.1			59.6	71.1	68.6		65.1		55.8	$10,752	$267	$10,485
Rosendale-Brandon Middle	Public	6-8	200 S Main St	Rosendale	54974	Fond du Lac County	Rosendale-Brandon School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 872-2126	179	12	14.4	16.8%	162 (90.5%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	71.4	163^rd of 628 public middle schools	74.0%		60.5	264^th of 641 public middle schools	58.8%	101			59.2	61.0	50.0			59.2	67.8	78.8		75.8		68.2	$11,925	$349	$11,576
Berlin Middle	Public	6-8	242 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 361-2441	276	26	10.4	52.9%	194 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	53 (19.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.0%)	29.9	477^th of 628 public middle schools	24.0%		29.9	493^rd of 641 public middle schools	23.1%	16			39.6	57.0	39.3			33.3	43.8	43.8		33.7		31.5	$12,039	$371	$11,668
Markesan Middle	Public	6-8	100 E Vista Blvd	Markesan	53946	Green Lake County	Markesan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 398-2373	161	15	10.9	37.9%	131 (81.4%)	2 (1.2%)	21 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	53.6	322^nd of 628 public middle schools	48.7%		57.4	283^rd of 641 public middle schools	55.9%	39			48.9	50.0	59.7			48.9	54.0	51.6		66.1		50.0	$14,085	$1,838	$12,247
Omro Middle	Public	6-8	455 Fox Trl	Omro	54963	Winnebago County	Omro School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 303-2301	223	21	10.8	28.3%	193 (86.5%)	2 (0.9%)	17 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	66	215^th of 628 public middle schools	65.8%		60.4	265^th of 641 public middle schools	58.7%	50			57.1	61.7	59.5			71.4	68.3	67.9		65.1		45.8	$12,688	$814	$11,875
Traeger Middle	Public	6-8	3000 W 20th Ave	Oshkosh	54904	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0065	447	32	14.1	16.8%	368 (82.3%)	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	86.4	47^th of 628 public middle schools	92.5%		87.6	39^th of 641 public middle schools	93.9%	8			74.2	70.1	77.2			71.0	72.8	77.9		86.0		80.2	$13,399	$494	$12,905
Bessie Allen Middle	Public	6-8	305 McKinley St	North Fond du Lac	54937	Fond du Lac County	North Fond du Lac School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 929-3754	339	23	14.6	48.7%	221 (65.2%)	8 (2.4%)	92 (27.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	23.5	503^rd of 628 public middle schools	19.9%		35.3	461^st of 641 public middle schools	28.1%	42			36.2	32.1	38.1			33.3	41.3	41.9		41.0		27.6	$12,834	$333	$12,501
Tipler Middle	Public	4-8	325 S Eagle St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0320	366	32	11.5	41.0%	246 (67.2%)	20 (5.5%)	32 (8.7%)	34 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.0%)	65.2	218^th of 628 public middle schools	65.3%		59	271^st of 641 public middle schools	57.7%	53	100.0	90.9	65.8	57.7	54.1	100.0	100.0	64.9	55.9	53.2	100.0	72.5	100.0	60.6	$14,063	$573	$13,491
Oakfield Middle	Public	6-8	250 Church St	Oakfield	53065	Fond du Lac County	Oakfield School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 583-3141	131	10	13.4	29.0%	114 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	84.4	59^th of 628 public middle schools	90.6%		82.3	69^th of 641 public middle schools	89.2%	10			72.3	74.4	71.1			66.0	84.6	84.2		89.5		60.5	$11,708	$391	$11,317
South Park Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Delaware St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 424-0431	354	32	10.9	44.1%	244 (68.9%)	26 (7.3%)	27 (7.6%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	47.1	369^th of 628 public middle schools	41.2%		53.8	319^th of 641 public middle schools	50.2%	50			52.9	44.1	48.5			46.3	47.8	45.0		65.0		55.0	$15,768	$760	$15,008

Frequently Asked Questions about Ripon Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ripon Middle?

Students at Ripon Middle are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Ripon Middle in?

Ripon Area School District

How many students attend Ripon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Ripon Middle.

Is Ripon Middle a good school?

Ripon Middle ranks 187^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Ripon Middle attend?

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

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