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Slinger Middle

Public Grades 6-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Slinger Middle is a public middle school in Slinger, Wisconsin, serving about 740 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Slinger School District. It is one of the strongest middle schools in the state: for 2025–2026 it Slinger Middle ranked 23rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools, placing it in the top 4% with 5 stars, and it has earned 5 stars and ranked in the 91st–96th percentile every year shown going back a decade. The district is also highly ranked, at 19th of 432 districts statewide.

Academically, proficiency rates far exceed state averages — for example, 84.45% in 8th-grade math and 80.67% in 8th-grade ELA, compared with roughly 54% statewide in each. Among nearby schools, Slinger sits near the top: Merton Intermediate and Webster Middle generally post slightly higher scores, and Richfield Middle is competitive in 8th-grade math and science, but Slinger outperforms Kewaskum Middle, North Middle, Kennedy Middle, Honor Intermediate, Badger Middle, Silverbrook Intermediate, and Central Middle in most subjects.

Attendance is a standout strength: chronic absenteeism was just 2.3% in 2024–2025, lower than every nearby school and far below Wisconsin's 17.3%, and it has improved from 10.6% in 2021–2022. The school achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending ($11,942) and the highest student–teacher ratio (16.6) among its nearby peers. Students from low-income families rank 13th of 513 schools (97th percentile), and special education is the one relative opportunity — 64th percentile, 3 stars — though it has improved from 2 stars in prior years. Test scores have also rebounded strongly since 2022–2023, especially in math.

740

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,942

Per pupil spending ?

17.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

521 Olympic Dr
Slinger, WI 53086-9029

(262) 644-5226

District: Slinger School District

Students who attend Slinger Middle usually attend:

High:

Slinger High

Feeder schools for Slinger Middle:

Elementary:	Addison Elementary
	Allenton Elementary
	Slinger Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.8%

Hispanic:

6.1%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (81% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg81%

Wisconsin avg56%

23^rd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 4%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 432Slinger 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	90.3	23 of 643	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	25 of 628	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	54 of 641	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	56 of 640	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	32 of 617	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	39 of 613	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	31 of 594	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	23 of 579	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	31 of 612	94.9%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	23 of 609	96.2%	★★★★★
2015	85.1	29 of 612	95.3%	★★★★★
2014	76.2	86 of 585	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.2	78 of 569	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	29 of 559	94.8%	★★★★★
2011	73.7	86 of 549	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	78.4	47 of 539	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	76.9	59 of 521	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	49 of 519	90.6%	★★★★★
2007	79.5	32 of 366	91.3%	★★★★★
2006	77.4	48 of 382	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	27 of 332	91.9%	★★★★★
2004	79.3	37 of 324	88.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	24 of 572	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	19 of 573	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	40 of 580	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	43 of 579	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	32 of 576	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	38 of 574	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	32 of 557	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	34 of 551	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	72 of 236	69.5%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	45 of 237	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	44 of 239	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	39 of 229	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	19 of 221	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	8 of 225	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	11 of 209	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	13 of 204	93.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	13 of 513	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	83.7	31 of 509	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	36 of 520	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	43 of 525	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.6	65 of 522	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	30 of 499	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	13 of 487	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	15 of 489	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	22 of 575	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	29 of 577	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	62 of 585	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	69 of 591	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.9	26 of 577	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	36 of 572	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	27 of 557	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	19 of 551	96.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	8 of 135	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	18 of 131	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	24 of 132	81.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	156 of 439	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	229 of 414	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	230 of 425	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	179 of 439	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	130 of 421	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	152 of 437	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	43 of 414	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	115 of 417	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	27 of 391	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	27 of 399	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	52 of 407	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	58 of 412	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	35 of 397	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	37 of 393	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	32 of 382	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	21 of 375	94.4%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies84%+19 vs state

Mathematics82%+28 vs state

English Language Arts80%+25 vs state

Science75%+23 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/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
Slinger Middle	Public	6-8	521 Olympic Dr	Slinger	53086	Washington County	Slinger School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 644-5226	740	44	16.6	17.0%	657 (88.8%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.1%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	90.3	23^rd of 643 public middle schools	96.4%		89.8	25^th of 628 public middle schools	96.0%	2		79.3	78.5	80.7		78.9	83.8	84.5	83.6	75.2	$11,942	$169	$11,772
Central Middle	Public	6-8	1100 Cedar St	Hartford	53027	Washington County	Hartford J1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-8040	419	33	12.8	39.4%	329 (78.5%)	13 (3.1%)	57 (13.6%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	40.4	429^th of 643 public middle schools	33.3%		42.9	413^th of 628 public middle schools	34.2%	16		55.6	49.2	37.7		56.3	52.5	43.5	50.7	36.2	$15,897	$834	$15,063
Richfield Middle	Public	5-8	3117 State Road 167	Richfield	53076	Washington County	Holy Hill Area School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 628-1032	206	21	10.0	16.0%	191 (92.7%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.4%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	85.4	49^th of 643 public middle schools	92.4%		85.9	50^th of 628 public middle schools	92.0%	1	76.5	69.8	68.4	73.3	68.6	71.7	75.4	86.7	86.7	80.0	$17,680	$360	$17,320
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
Honor Intermediate	Public	5-8	N3501 County Road P	Rubicon	53078	Dodge County	Herman-Neosho-Rubicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 673-2920	128	9	14.4	17.2%	117 (91.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	73	155^th of 643 public middle schools	75.9%		65.5	217^th of 628 public middle schools	65.4%	62	52.9	69.7	66.7	57.6	50.0	54.6	70.0	81.8	81.8	54.6	$16,218	$1,103	$15,115
Kennedy Middle	Public	6-8	N118W15860 Williams Drive	Germantown	53022	Washington County	Germantown School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 253-3450	865	56	15.4	13.9%	646 (74.7%)	50 (5.8%)	56 (6.5%)	63 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.5%)	68.4	188^th of 643 public middle schools	70.8%		64.9	222^nd of 628 public middle schools	64.6%	34		64.6	62.3	59.7		65.4	73.6	66.4	69.8	47.8	$12,450	$406	$12,045
North Middle	Public	6-8	N88W16801 Main St	Menomonee Falls	53051	Waukesha County	Menomonee Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 255-8450	804	58	13.9	18.9%	542 (67.4%)	70 (8.7%)	56 (7.0%)	69 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.2%)	74.4	142^nd of 643 public middle schools	77.9%		73.5	136^th of 628 public middle schools	78.3%	6		68.4	62.4	55.3		72.7	68.8	63.1	80.7	66.0	$14,235	$350	$13,885
Merton Intermediate	Public	5-8	N68W28320 Sussex Rd	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Merton Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 538-1130	368	26	13.8	5.7%	336 (91.3%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.4%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.9%)	94.5	6^th of 643 public middle schools	99.1%		94.1	7^th of 628 public middle schools	98.9%	1	86.3	89.3	84.9	83.9	81.1	87.4	86.1	93.1	89.7	81.6	$13,592	$178	$13,414
Webster Middle	Public	6-8	W75N624 Wauwatosa Rd	Cedarburg	53012	Ozaukee County	Cedarburg School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 376-6500	692	42	16.3	7.1%	623 (90.0%)	8 (1.2%)	26 (3.8%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.3%)	93.7	10^th of 643 public middle schools	98.4%		94.6	5^th of 628 public middle schools	99.2%	5		88.6	88.1	85.1		81.8	85.3	87.1	86.7	82.2	$12,958	$234	$12,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Slinger Middle

What district is Slinger Middle in?

Slinger School District

What is the racial makeup of Slinger Middle?

Students at Slinger Middle are 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Slinger Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Slinger Middle.

Is Slinger Middle a good school?

Yes! Slinger Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Slinger Middle attend?

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

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