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Shawano Community Middle

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Shawano Community Middle ranks 392 nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Shawano Community Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school serving 436 students in Shawano, WI, part of the Shawano School District. The school ranks 392nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–2026 (39th percentile, 2 stars), which is below the state midpoint but an improvement from its 2023–2024 rank of 456th of 641 (29th percentile, 1 star). Notably, it outperforms its own district, which ranks in the 14th percentile statewide with 1 star, making the middle school a relative bright spot within the district.

Academically, the school shows a clear split. Math is a genuine strength: in 2025–2026, proficiency was above the state in all three grades (56.12% in grade 6, 57.98% in grade 7, and 55.84% in grade 8). English language arts and social studies are weaker, with ELA below state in all three grades (37.41%, 47.9%, and 41.56%), and grade 8 social studies at 55.84% versus the state's 64.63%. Science was closer to state at 52.6%. Compared with nearby schools, Shawano's math results beat Gillett Middle, Clintonville Middle, and Bonduel Middle in most grades, though they trailed Pulaski Community Middle; in ELA, Shawano trailed most nearby peers.

The school serves a relatively high-poverty population, with 55.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism was 21.8% in 2024–2025, above the state's 17.3% but down from 32.2% in 2022–2023. Per-student spending rose to $16,234, and the student–teacher ratio improved to 12.4. Compared with Bonduel Middle just 7.54 miles away, Shawano spends similarly but has a much lower student–teacher ratio alongside higher poverty and absenteeism. Overall, attendance and ELA/social studies proficiency are the areas to watch, while the recent math gains are a positive sign.

436

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,234

Per pupil spending ?

56.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1050 S Union St
Shawano, WI 54166-3457

(715) 526-2192

District: Shawano School District

Students who attend Shawano Community Middle usually attend:

High:

Shawano High

Feeder schools for Shawano Community Middle:

Elementary:	Brener Elementary
	Hillcrest Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

American Indian:

21.8%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!English Language Arts scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Wisconsin avg56%

392^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st of 432Shawano 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	45.6	392 of 643	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.4	389 of 628	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	456 of 641	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	439 of 640	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	440 of 617	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	447 of 613	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	395 of 594	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	420 of 579	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.4	443 of 612	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.5	388 of 609	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	377 of 612	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.9	445 of 585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.6	280 of 569	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.6	417 of 559	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.7	338 of 549	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	412 of 539	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.6	384 of 521	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	409 of 519	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.6	267 of 366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	58.7	215 of 382	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.9	247 of 324	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	358 of 572	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.2	333 of 573	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	387 of 580	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	393 of 579	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	413 of 576	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	439 of 574	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	424 of 557	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	431 of 551	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	60 of 236	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	332 of 513	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	322 of 509	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	424 of 520	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	373 of 525	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	416 of 522	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	431 of 499	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	328 of 487	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	359 of 489	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	321 of 575	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.8	385 of 577	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	426 of 585	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	386 of 591	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	384 of 577	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	395 of 572	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	305 of 557	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	341 of 551	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	82 of 135	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.4	94 of 126	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.5	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	93 of 126	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	102 of 129	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	72 of 101	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	49 of 96	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2024	42.5	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	12 of 19	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	312 of 439	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	325 of 414	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	263 of 425	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	218 of 439	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	213 of 421	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.4	166 of 437	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	198 of 414	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.0	285 of 417	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	249 of 391	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	258 of 399	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	310 of 407	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	324 of 412	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	313 of 397	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	303 of 393	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	272 of 382	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	267 of 375	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+36 vs school

Native American (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

White (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%~ state avg

Social Studies56%-9 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

English Language Arts42%-13 vs state

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Friday, October 6, 2017

I love this school. We moved here a couple of months before school started. They have a great online system for registration. I messed it up (of course) and Mrs. Pennycook (definitely a 007 Bond Girl) solved all my problems! And you get daily emails about lunches and upcoming events. All my granddaughter's teachers are great. The curriculum is up to the new standards. She is now going to Washington on a school trip! AAA+++ Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Shawano Community Middle	Public	6-8	1050 S Union St	Shawano	54166	Shawano County	Shawano School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 526-2192	436	35	12.4	56.0%	231 (53.0%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.2%)	4 (0.9%)	95 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (14.0%)	45.6	392^nd of 643 public middle schools	39.0%		45.4	389^th of 628 public middle schools	38.1%	3		37.4	47.9	41.6		56.1	58.0	55.8	55.8	52.6	$16,234	$1,143	$15,091
Bonduel Middle	Public	5-8	400 W Green Bay St	Bonduel	54107	Shawano County	Bonduel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 758-4850	212	11	20.1	37.7%	185 (87.3%)	3 (1.4%)	16 (7.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	51.7	348^th of 643 public middle schools	45.9%		44.9	393^rd of 628 public middle schools	37.4%	45	40.0	54.6	53.1	57.8	50.0	52.7	53.1	44.4	64.4	48.9	$16,362	$520	$15,842
Clintonville Middle	Public	6-8	64 West Green Tree Road	Clintonville	54929	Waupaca County	Clintonville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 823-7215	224	20	11.3	48.2%	171 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.9%)	50.3	356^th of 643 public middle schools	44.6%		47.3	367^th of 628 public middle schools	41.6%	11		37.7	59.2	52.6		39.3	62.0	57.9	63.2	49.1	$14,860	$762	$14,098
Gillett Middle	Public	6-8	208 W Main St	Gillett	54124	Oconto County	Gillett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 855-2137	120	10	12.4	59.2%	95 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.7%)	47.7	371^st of 643 public middle schools	42.3%		56.4	294^th of 628 public middle schools	53.2%	77		44.1	56.3	59.6		41.2	59.4	42.6	66.0	42.6	$15,810	$628	$15,183
Menominee Indian Middle	Public	6-8	N3455 State Trunk Highway 47	Neopit	54150	Menominee County	Menominee Indian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 756-2324	206	18	11.4	89.8%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (89.3%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (3.9%)	2.3	622^nd of 643 public middle schools	3.3%		2.6	605^th of 628 public middle schools	3.7%	17		9.8	16.7	7.5		3.3	9.1	3.0	19.4	13.4	$26,403	$1,581	$24,822
Pulaski Community Middle	Public	6-8	911 S Saint Augustine St	Pulaski	54162	Brown County	Pulaski Community School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 822-6500	846	60	14.0	21.5%	744 (87.9%)	9 (1.1%)	34 (4.0%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.4%)	68.7	187^th of 643 public middle schools	70.9%		68.4	196^th of 628 public middle schools	68.8%	9		62.7	63.7	55.6		63.1	67.3	59.7	72.2	61.8	$13,393	$307	$13,085

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawano Community Middle

What district is Shawano Community Middle in?

Shawano School District

How many students attend Shawano Community Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Shawano Community Middle.

Is Shawano Community Middle a good school?

Shawano Community Middle ranks 392^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Shawano Community Middle attend?

Students who attend Shawano Community Middle usually go on to attend Shawano High

What is the racial makeup of Shawano Community Middle?

Students at Shawano Community Middle are 53% White, 22% American Indian, 14% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% African American.

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