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Tomahawk Middle

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Tomahawk Middle ranks 250 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 61% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Tomahawk Middle is a public middle school in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, serving grades 6–8 with about 259 students as part of the Tomahawk School District. For 2025–2026, the school ranked 250 of 643 Wisconsin middle schools — the 61st percentile with 3 stars — which is noticeably stronger than its district's 39th percentile, 2-star standing. Recent years have bounced between 2 and 3 stars, but the latest results mark a clear rebound from 2024–2025, when the school placed in the 45th percentile.

Compared with the nearby James Williams Middle in the Rhinelander School District — about 19 miles away, with 454 students — Tomahawk is ahead by 28 percentile points in overall school rank, even though the two schools look similar on poverty, spending, and class-size measures (free/reduced lunch around 48% vs. 46%, per-student spending of $16,906 vs. $17,237, and student-teacher ratios of 12.9 vs. 12.2). Tomahawk's chronic absenteeism of 4.1% is dramatically lower than James Williams's 13.9% and the state's 17.3%, and it has stayed between 2.3% and 5.1% over five years. On 2025–2026 tests, Tomahawk outscored James Williams in 7 of 8 areas, and beat the state in 6 of 8.

Strengths include 7th grade math (69.88 vs. the state's 55.67), 8th grade science (62.16 vs. 51.86), and 8th grade social studies (74.32 vs. 64.63), all of which have been consistently above state averages. The clearest concern is 6th grade math, which fell below the state in 2025–2026 (39.47 vs. 53.60) and has been below state in most recent years, though it did exceed the state in 2024–2025. Eighth grade ELA also slipped below the state in 2025–2026 at 50.00 vs. 54.38, after being above state the prior year. Subgroup results improved in 2025–2026: female, male, special education, and low-income students all ranked in the 54th–61st percentile with 3 stars, recovering from a weaker 2024–2025.

259

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,906

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1048 E Kings Rd
Tomahawk, WI 54487

(715) 453-5371

District: Tomahawk School District

Students who attend Tomahawk Middle usually attend:

High:

Tomahawk High

Feeder schools for Tomahawk Middle:

Elementary:

Tomahawk Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.5%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Wisconsin median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Wisconsin avg56%

250^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

265^th of 432Tomahawk 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	61.0	250 of 643	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	345 of 628	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	252 of 641	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	367 of 640	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.6	229 of 617	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	328 of 613	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	312 of 594	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	286 of 579	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.7	325 of 612	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	399 of 609	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.9	360 of 612	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.5	331 of 585	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.2	197 of 569	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	334 of 559	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.1	259 of 549	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.7	354 of 539	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	346 of 521	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.8	379 of 519	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	61.4	186 of 366	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	72.8	87 of 382	77.2%	★★★★☆
2004	63.2	143 of 324	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	225 of 572	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	286 of 573	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	196 of 580	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	341 of 579	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	261 of 576	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.0	371 of 574	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	261 of 557	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	178 of 551	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	237 of 513	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	368 of 509	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	294 of 520	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	317 of 525	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	290 of 522	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.1	389 of 499	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.7	197 of 487	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	317 of 489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	236 of 575	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	356 of 577	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	260 of 585	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	315 of 591	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	172 of 577	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	247 of 572	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	323 of 557	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	356 of 551	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	204 of 439	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.7	308 of 414	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.0	120 of 425	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	299 of 439	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	372 of 421	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	287 of 437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	169 of 414	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	288 of 417	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	304 of 399	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	356 of 412	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	234 of 375	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)59th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies74%+10 vs state

Science62%+10 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics56%~ state avg

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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 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th 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
Tomahawk Middle	Public	6-8	1048 E Kings Rd	Tomahawk	54487	Lincoln County	Tomahawk School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 453-5371	259	20	12.9	48.3%	237 (91.5%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	61	250^th of 643 public middle schools	61.1%		50.3	345^th of 628 public middle schools	45.1%	95	60.5	57.8	50.0	39.5	69.9	56.8	74.3	62.2	$16,906	$485	$16,420
James Williams Middle	Public	6-8	915 Acacia Ln	Rhinelander	54501	Oneida County	Rhinelander School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 365-9220	454	37	12.2	46.5%	394 (86.8%)	10 (2.2%)	15 (3.3%)	5 (1.1%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	39.9	431^st of 643 public middle schools	33.0%		36.7	445^th of 628 public middle schools	29.1%	14	38.8	41.9	44.7	39.5	51.2	45.3	67.3	46.5	$17,237	$460	$16,777

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomahawk Middle

What is the racial makeup of Tomahawk Middle?

Students at Tomahawk Middle are 92% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Tomahawk Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Tomahawk Middle.

What high school do graduates of Tomahawk Middle attend?

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

What district is Tomahawk Middle in?

Tomahawk School District

Is Tomahawk Middle a good school?

Tomahawk Middle ranks 250^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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