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Stratford Middle

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Stratford Middle ranks 192 nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 70% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Stratford Middle is a 6–8 school serving 163 students in Stratford, Wisconsin, part of the Stratford School District. It ranks 192nd of 643 middle schools statewide (70th percentile, 4 stars), while the district ranks 77th of 432 (82nd percentile, 4 stars). That is still the top third of Wisconsin middle schools, though the school has slipped from 5 stars and 91st percentile in 2021–2022 to 88th, then 80th, then 70th percentile in the last three reported years.

Math is the clear strength: 75% of 6th graders, 71.15% of 7th graders and 71.43% of 8th graders scored proficient, all well above the state (roughly 54%) and near the top among nearby schools — only Edgar Middle consistently matches it, and Marathon Venture Academy slightly edges it in 8th-grade math. English language arts is strong in grades 6 (65%) and 7 (71.15%), but 8th-grade ELA (46.94%) and 8th-grade science (44.9%) fall below state averages and below most nearby schools except Colby Middle. Attendance is exceptional: chronic absenteeism is 5.0% versus 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.0%.

Compared with neighbors, Stratford ranks ahead of Mosinee Middle, Marathon Venture Academy, Athens Middle, Marshfield Middle and Colby Middle, but behind Edgar Middle. One gap stands out: students from low-income families ranked in the 32nd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, down sharply from 63 and 78 in prior years, even as special education students ranked in the 89th percentile. Per-student spending is $15,140 with a 13.4 student-teacher ratio — moderate locally, and notably less than Colby's $18,727, which ranks far lower. With only 163 students, single-year swings can be volatile, so those dips are worth watching rather than treating as settled.

163

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,140

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

213311 Legion St
Stratford, WI 54484

(715) 687-4311

District: Stratford School District

Students who attend Stratford Middle usually attend:

High:

Stratford High

Feeder schools for Stratford Middle:

Elementary:

Stratford Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.8%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (64% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the Wisconsin median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg64%

Wisconsin avg56%

192^nd of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 30%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 432Stratford 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	67.9	192 of 643	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	124 of 628	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	76 of 641	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	157 of 640	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	57 of 617	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	76.3	94 of 613	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	90 of 594	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	176 of 579	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	227 of 612	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	181 of 609	70.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	181 of 612	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	259 of 572	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.7	125 of 573	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	116 of 580	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.9	146 of 579	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	58 of 576	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	62.4	191 of 574	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	129 of 557	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	141 of 551	74.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	349 of 513	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.5	186 of 509	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	115 of 520	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.3	226 of 525	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	64 of 522	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	43.8	282 of 499	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	200 of 487	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	186 of 489	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	117 of 575	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	148 of 577	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	54 of 585	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	146 of 591	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	45 of 577	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	49 of 572	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	67 of 557	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	204 of 551	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	47 of 439	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	93 of 425	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	171 of 439	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	162 of 421	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.9	93 of 437	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	107 of 414	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.2	218 of 417	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	80.8	47 of 407	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	81 of 382	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+19 vs school

White (2024)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics72%+18 vs state

Social Studies69%+5 vs state

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Science45%-7 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 4th Grade	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 4th 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 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stratford Middle	Public	6-8	213311 Legion St	Stratford	54484	Marathon County	Stratford School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 687-4311	163	12	13.4	24.5%	148 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	67.9	192^nd of 643 public middle schools	70.1%		74.9	124^th of 628 public middle schools	80.3%	68			65.0	71.2	46.9			75.0	71.2	71.4		69.4		44.9	$15,140	$940	$14,200
Edgar Middle	Public	6-8	203 E Birch St	Edgar	54426	Marathon County	Edgar School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 352-2352	120	10	11.8	32.5%	115 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	81.8	80^th of 643 public middle schools	87.6%		72.2	152^nd of 628 public middle schools	75.8%	72			60.0	85.0	68.4			80.0	75.0	55.3		89.5		71.1	$15,625	$530	$15,095
Marshfield Middle	Public	7-8	900 E 4th St	Marshfield	54449	Wood County	Marshfield Unified School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 387-1249	537	37	14.6	35.2%	455 (84.7%)	6 (1.1%)	46 (8.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	60	264^th of 643 public middle schools	58.9%		68.6	194^th of 628 public middle schools	69.1%	70				55.3	57.5				61.3	61.5		65.1		52.0	$14,340	$338	$14,002
Colby Middle	Public	6-8	703 N 2nd St	Colby	54421	Clark County	Colby School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 223-8869	204	15	13.8	59.8%	113 (55.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (41.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	17.4	550^th of 643 public middle schools	14.5%		20.3	521^st of 628 public middle schools	17.0%	29			23.9	44.4	25.0			31.3	38.9	27.5		42.0		29.0	$18,727	$1,252	$17,475
Marathon Venture Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	100 Spring Valley Dr	Marathon	54448	Marathon County	Marathon City School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 443-2538	173	12	15.0	26.6%	148 (85.5%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (6.9%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	59.9	268^th of 643 public middle schools	58.3%		55.2	307^th of 628 public middle schools	51.1%	39			43.1	40.8	58.2			45.6	59.2	74.6		78.2		72.7	$11,172	$283	$10,889
Athens Middle	Public	6-8	601 W Village Limits Rd	Athens	54411	Marathon County	Athens School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(715) 257-7511	79	6	12.9	30.4%	72 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55	307^th of 643 public middle schools	52.3%		63.3	232^nd of 628 public middle schools	63.1%	75			59.5	54.6	53.9			56.8	42.4	46.2		76.9		53.9	$15,164	$1,002	$14,162
Mosinee Middle	Public	4-8	700 High St	Mosinee	54455	Marathon County	Mosinee School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 693-3660	685	49	14.0	24.8%	641 (93.6%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (2.0%)	10 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	62.7	233^rd of 643 public middle schools	63.8%		66.4	212^th of 628 public middle schools	66.2%	21	42.1	46.9	38.2	59.9	52.8	38.6	50.8	68.7	68.2	62.5	57.9	70.8	42.1	59.7	$13,114	$349	$12,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Stratford Middle

Is Stratford Middle a good school?

Stratford Middle ranks 192^nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Stratford Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of Stratford Middle?

Students at Stratford Middle are 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Stratford Middle in?

Stratford School District

How many students attend Stratford Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 163 students attended Stratford Middle.

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