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Shawano Community Middle

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Shawano Community Middle ranks 389 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

389^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Shawano Community Middle is a public middle school in Shawano, Wisconsin, serving 468 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Shawano School District, which is ranked 352 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Shawano Community Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on the Forward Exam, a standardized test used in Wisconsin. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 40.91% to 53.9%, while the state average was around 53.6%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 46.97% to 54.84%, compared to the state average of around 53%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.7% to 28.5% in recent years, and dropout rates between 0.0% and 1.5%.

When comparing Shawano Community Middle to nearby schools, such as Pulaski Community Middle, Menominee Indian Middle, Gillett Middle, Clintonville Middle, and Bonduel Middle, it becomes evident that Shawano Community Middle is underperforming academically. The nearby schools generally have higher proficiency rates on the Forward Exam, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower dropout rates. Additionally, Shawano Community Middle has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 15.2, compared to the nearby schools, which have ratios ranging from 9.9 to 14.4.

436

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,292

Per pupil spending ?

56%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 38th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Wisconsin avg54%

389^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

352^nd of 426Shawano 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	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
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Native American (2025)64th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)35th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies57%-6 vs state

Mathematics50%-3 vs state

English Language Arts48%-6 vs state

Science45%-5 vs state

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by a parent
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 (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
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%)	45.4	389^th of 628 public middle schools	38.1%		36	456^th of 641 public middle schools	28.9%	67		47.6	53.9	40.9		54.8	50.0	47.0	56.8	45.5	$12,292	$786	$11,506
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%)	44.9	393^rd of 628 public middle schools	37.4%		64.9	221^st of 641 public middle schools	65.5%	172	50.0	44.4	46.8	45.8	65.5	57.4	51.1	35.4	66.7	45.8	$13,434	$476	$12,958
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%)	47.3	367^th of 628 public middle schools	41.6%		56.2	293^rd of 641 public middle schools	54.3%	74		48.7	60.3	51.9		41.9	58.6	41.8	57.0	48.1	$10,952	$939	$10,014
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%)	56.4	294^th of 628 public middle schools	53.2%		50.6	356^th of 641 public middle schools	44.5%	62		47.2	60.4	51.7		52.8	47.9	55.2	65.5	69.0	$14,515	$795	$13,720
Menominee Indian Middle	Public	6-8	N3455 Sth 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%)	2.6	605^th of 628 public middle schools	3.7%		2.7	612^th of 641 public middle schools	4.5%	7		13.6	16.7	11.3		4.6	5.0	3.2	17.0	9.8	$20,128	$2,153	$17,974
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%)	68.4	196^th of 628 public middle schools	68.8%		73.6	143^rd of 641 public middle schools	77.7%	53		61.6	59.1	60.8		64.9	62.2	69.6	70.8	52.9	$10,654	$178	$10,477

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.

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.

Is Shawano Community Middle a good school?

Shawano Community Middle ranks 389^th of 628 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

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