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Sparta Meadowview Middle

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Sparta Meadowview Middle ranks 461 st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Sparta Meadowview Middle is a public middle school in Sparta, Wisconsin, serving 706 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Sparta Area School District, which is ranked 345 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sparta Meadowview Middle has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on academic measures. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 29.37% to 51.14% across different subjects and grade levels, significantly lower than the state averages of 50.04% to 62.51%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 19.5% in recent years, and has experienced dropout rates ranging from 0.0% to 1.3%. Additionally, Sparta Meadowview Middle has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.25% to 50.42% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby Innovations STEM Academy, which is also part of the Sparta Area School District, consistently outperforms Sparta Meadowview Middle on academic measures, with proficiency rates ranging from 42.31% to 81.48% in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite Sparta Meadowview Middle's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $11,011 to $14,499 in recent years, and its favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 10.8, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the school.

687

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,499

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1225 N Water St
Sparta, WI 54656

(608) 366-3497

District: Sparta Area School District

Students who attend Sparta Meadowview Middle usually attend:

High:

Sparta High

Feeder schools for Sparta Meadowview Middle:

Elementary:	Herrman Elementary
	Southside Early Learning Center

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.2%

Hispanic:

21.1%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (41% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 34th-percentile peak (2022) to 27th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Wisconsin avg54%

461^st of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Sparta Area School District

345^th of 426Sparta 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	33.6	461 of 628	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	487 of 641	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	469 of 640	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	405 of 617	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	479 of 613	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	499 of 594	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	489 of 579	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	490 of 612	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	510 of 609	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	500 of 612	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.5	481 of 585	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.1	429 of 569	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.8	414 of 559	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	415 of 549	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.1	429 of 539	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.9	361 of 521	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	336 of 519	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.9	254 of 366	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.7	216 of 382	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.0	235 of 332	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.7	220 of 324	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	172 of 178	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	141 of 173	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	134 of 170	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	74 of 138	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	113 of 153	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	140 of 140	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	423 of 573	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	424 of 580	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	426 of 579	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	382 of 576	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	449 of 574	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	461 of 557	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	461 of 551	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	178 of 237	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	174 of 239	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	170 of 229	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.6	98 of 221	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	171 of 225	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	194 of 209	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	181 of 204	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	418 of 509	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	377 of 520	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	386 of 525	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	344 of 522	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	413 of 499	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	423 of 487	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	412 of 489	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	421 of 577	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	445 of 585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	424 of 591	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	355 of 577	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	437 of 572	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	466 of 557	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	466 of 551	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	39.7	81 of 129	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	265 of 414	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	218 of 425	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	263 of 439	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	182 of 421	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	265 of 437	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	150 of 414	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	242 of 417	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	350 of 399	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	370 of 407	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	350 of 412	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	322 of 397	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	356 of 393	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	364 of 382	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	359 of 375	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)37th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies51%-11 vs state

Science43%-7 vs state

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Mathematics39%-14 vs state

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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
Sparta Meadowview Middle	Public	5-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 366-3497	687	64	10.6	49.8%	489 (71.2%)	10 (1.5%)	145 (21.1%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.8%)	33.6	461^st of 628 public middle schools	26.6%		31	487^th of 641 public middle schools	24.0%	26	38.3	46.7	39.3	37.9	29.4	40.4	49.1	36.0	51.1	43.2	$14,499	$1,392	$13,107
Innovations STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1225 N Water St	Sparta	54656	Monroe County	Sparta Area School District	Yes	No	No	No	(608) 366-3497	90	5	16.7	32.2%	71 (78.9%)	3 (3.3%)	13 (14.4%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	55.1	310^th of 628 public middle schools	50.6%		70.7	170^th of 641 public middle schools	73.5%	140		53.1	53.6	50.0		62.5	60.7	42.3	61.5	53.9	$8,232	$436	$7,796
West Salem Middle	Public	5-8	440 East Ave	West Salem	54669	La Crosse County	West Salem School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 786-2090	534	42	12.7	23.2%	486 (91.0%)	8 (1.5%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	80.9	84^th of 628 public middle schools	86.6%		80.2	88^th of 641 public middle schools	86.3%	4	60.0	69.6	65.6	72.5	62.6	74.1	75.0	76.8	78.2	59.2	$11,637	$392	$11,245
Tomah Middle	Public	6-8	612 Hollister Ave	Tomah	54660	Monroe County	Tomah Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 374-7885	663	47	14.0	43.7%	536 (80.8%)	15 (2.3%)	48 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.0%)	38	442^nd of 628 public middle schools	29.6%		32	482^nd of 641 public middle schools	24.8%	40		43.9	50.0	44.3		34.2	47.8	43.4	54.2	43.4	$10,836	$761	$10,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparta Meadowview Middle

What is the racial makeup of Sparta Meadowview Middle?

Students at Sparta Meadowview Middle are 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Sparta Meadowview Middle attend?

Students who attend Sparta Meadowview Middle usually go on to attend Sparta High

What district is Sparta Meadowview Middle in?

Sparta Area School District

Is Sparta Meadowview Middle a good school?

Sparta Meadowview Middle ranks 461^st of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Sparta Meadowview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Sparta Meadowview Middle.

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