Summary
Sparta Meadowview Middle in Sparta, WI, serves 687 students in grades 5–8 as part of the Sparta Area School District. In 2025–2026 it ranked 470th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools, in the 27th percentile with 1 star. Its rank has stayed low for years, moving from 24th percentile in 2023–2024 to 27th in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. About 49.78% of students qualified for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism dropped to 6.4%, well below the district’s 7.0% and the state’s 17.3%.
Compared with nearby schools, Meadowview generally trails. West Salem Middle ranks far higher—95th of 643, 85th percentile, 4 stars—and Innovations STEM Academy, in the same district and at the same address, ranks 226th of 643, 65th percentile, 3 stars. Tomah Middle ranks 383rd of 643, 40th percentile, 2 stars, and still generally outperforms Meadowview in grades 6–8. This is notable because Meadowview spends $15,789 per student and has a 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio—more favorable than Tomah Middle and West Salem Middle on spending, and smaller classes than all three comparison schools. Yet its average ELA proficiency is about 43.4% versus about 54.6% statewide, and math is about 39.5% versus about 53.7% statewide.
Strengths include 8th-grade social studies at 63.53%, close to the state’s 64.63%, and special education students ranking 182nd of 439, 59th percentile, 3 stars—above the school’s overall 27th percentile. The biggest concerns are math and science: 8th-grade science is 36.84% proficient versus 51.86% statewide, and math is low across grades, especially grade 5 at 33.53% and grade 8 at 39.18%. Students from low-income families rank 383rd of 513, 25th percentile, 1 star. The pattern suggests that favorable resources and improved attendance have not yet translated into stronger overall achievement, so parents may want to ask about curriculum, intervention, and instructional quality.
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