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Badger Ridge Middle

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Badger Ridge Middle ranks 259 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 59% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Badger Ridge Middle is a public middle school located in Verona, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 752 students. The school is part of the Verona Area School District, which is ranked 104 out of 426 school districts in Wisconsin and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Badger Ridge Middle has shown a mix of strengths and challenges in its academic performance. While the school has higher proficiency rates in 7th grade English Language Arts and 7th grade Mathematics compared to the state average, it has struggled in areas like 8th grade Mathematics and Science. Compared to the Verona Area School District as a whole, Badger Ridge Middle generally performs slightly below the district average in most subject areas and grade levels. The school has notable strengths in the performance of Asian, African American, and White students, but struggles with the performance of Hispanic students and English Language Learners.

Interestingly, the nearby Savanna Oaks Middle school in the Verona Area School District generally outperforms Badger Ridge Middle in academic measures. In contrast, schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Badger Rock Middle, tend to have lower academic performance compared to Badger Ridge Middle. Additionally, Badger Ridge Middle has experienced relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.

776

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,900

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Richard Street
Verona, WI 53593

(608) 845-4400

District: Verona Area School District

Students who attend Badger Ridge Middle usually attend:

High:

Verona Area High

Feeder schools for Badger Ridge Middle:

Elementary:

Sugar Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Wisconsin median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg63%

Wisconsin avg54%

259^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

104^th of 426Verona 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	60.7	259 of 628	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	274 of 641	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	254 of 640	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	371 of 617	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	391 of 613	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	432 of 594	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	440 of 579	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	460 of 612	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.8	310 of 609	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.7	328 of 612	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.1	195 of 585	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.4	88 of 569	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	57.4	309 of 559	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.5	180 of 549	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.6	100 of 539	81.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.2	117 of 521	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	73.3	86 of 519	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	58 of 366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	60 of 382	84.3%	★★★★☆
2005	72.5	76 of 332	77.1%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	34 of 324	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	27 of 117	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	31 of 118	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.3	50 of 130	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	69 of 125	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	84 of 134	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	35 of 127	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	32 of 123	74.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	45.0	41 of 87	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.6	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	140 of 178	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	98 of 173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	99 of 170	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	101 of 158	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	95 of 138	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.2	141 of 153	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	265 of 580	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	224 of 579	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	343 of 576	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	336 of 574	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	409 of 557	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	414 of 551	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	168 of 237	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	175 of 239	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	140 of 229	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	171 of 221	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	177 of 225	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	193 of 209	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	187 of 204	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	446 of 509	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	480 of 520	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	442 of 525	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	426 of 522	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	446 of 499	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	475 of 487	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	474 of 489	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	241 of 577	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	242 of 585	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	225 of 591	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	330 of 577	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.2	369 of 572	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	404 of 557	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	399 of 551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	42 of 126	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	49 of 131	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	46 of 132	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	51 of 126	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	40 of 101	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	220 of 414	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	279 of 425	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	104 of 439	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	46.3	204 of 421	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	206 of 437	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	262 of 414	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	266 of 417	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	88 of 399	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	96 of 407	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	88 of 412	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	159 of 397	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	188 of 393	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	257 of 382	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	228 of 375	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)78th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)77th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2024)54th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies67%+5 vs state

English Language Arts60%+7 vs state

Mathematics57%+3 vs state

Science46%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 10, 2023

So great, way better than savanna oaks. My daughter switched and her life has improved tremendously. I have noticed a drop in her grades though, but she is much happier at BRMS. Close Quote

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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
Badger Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	300 Richard Street	Verona	53593	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4400	776	61	12.6	26.0%	462 (59.5%)	34 (4.4%)	202 (26.0%)	27 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.1%)	60.7	259^th of 628 public middle schools	58.8%		58.6	274^th of 641 public middle schools	57.3%	15		58.3	65.5	57.3		58.7	63.1	47.6	67.1	46.3	$12,900	$411	$12,489
Toki Middle	Public	6-8	5606 Russett Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4740	487	49	9.8	46.0%	210 (43.1%)	90 (18.5%)	90 (18.5%)	51 (10.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	52.2	332^nd of 628 public middle schools	47.1%		46.3	394^th of 641 public middle schools	38.5%	62		52.9	52.7	54.6		53.6	51.0	45.2	62.8	52.7	$14,581	$553	$14,029
Savanna Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	5890 Lacy Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Verona Area School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(608) 845-4010	360	35	10.2	26.7%	219 (60.8%)	25 (6.9%)	68 (18.9%)	18 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	74.4	126^th of 628 public middle schools	79.9%		58.1	279^th of 641 public middle schools	56.5%	153		74.8	73.6	62.4		65.4	71.3	58.8	69.1	61.8	$13,916	$412	$13,502
Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Gammon Rd	Madison	53717	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 663-6403	462	41	11.4	53.2%	131 (28.4%)	78 (16.9%)	173 (37.4%)	34 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.2%)	31.6	469^th of 628 public middle schools	25.3%		30.2	492^nd of 641 public middle schools	23.2%	23		43.6	37.2	43.9		36.4	38.9	41.2	56.6	38.1	$15,508	$605	$14,904
Cherokee Heights Middle	Public	6-8	4301 Cherokee Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1240	526	47	11.2	48.3%	194 (36.9%)	57 (10.8%)	213 (40.5%)	22 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	33.4	462^nd of 628 public middle schools	26.4%		25.3	520^th of 641 public middle schools	18.9%	58		61.4	39.5	38.6		53.1	33.5	29.3	50.0	37.1	$14,139	$633	$13,506
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Waukesha St	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-4620	790	55	14.4	19.4%	502 (63.5%)	59 (7.5%)	71 (9.0%)	74 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	89.1	33^rd of 628 public middle schools	94.7%		88	36^th of 641 public middle schools	94.4%	3		75.8	79.2	81.7		72.0	77.9	75.2	88.9	79.8	$13,465	$404	$13,062
Spring Harbor Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1110 Spring Harbor Dr	Madison	53705	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	No	(608) 204-1100	269	22	12.1	27.5%	156 (58.0%)	15 (5.6%)	32 (11.9%)	30 (11.2%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.8%)	81.6	77^th of 628 public middle schools	87.7%		75.5	121^st of 641 public middle schools	81.1%	44		70.1	78.7	81.6		58.6	66.3	60.5	88.2	77.0	$14,192	$425	$13,768
Kromrey Middle	Public	5-8	7009 Donna Dr	Middleton	53562	Dane County	Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 829-9530	1,230	100	12.3	20.7%	725 (58.9%)	67 (5.4%)	173 (14.1%)	173 (14.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (6.8%)	83.4	63^rd of 628 public middle schools	90.0%		85.8	52^nd of 641 public middle schools	91.9%	11	74.4	73.5	69.6	73.2	75.2	70.5	73.2	72.3	77.0	74.8	$12,903	$172	$12,731
James Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1717 Fish Hatchery Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(608) 204-1340	245	25	9.6	68.2%	29 (11.8%)	71 (29.0%)	121 (49.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	21.4	517^th of 628 public middle schools	17.7%		16.3	554^th of 641 public middle schools	13.6%	37		30.9	29.9	48.1		19.8	24.7	27.3	55.8	32.5	$18,044	$1,081	$16,964
Badger Rock Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	509 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 442-1335	92	10	9.4	54.3%	26 (28.3%)	20 (21.7%)	33 (35.9%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.7%)	26.3	489^th of 628 public middle schools	22.1%		31.1	486^th of 641 public middle schools	24.2%	3		38.5	54.3	39.3		30.8	25.7	17.9	53.6	32.1	$16,809	$685	$16,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Badger Ridge Middle

What district is Badger Ridge Middle in?

Verona Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Badger Ridge Middle?

Students at Badger Ridge Middle are 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Badger Ridge Middle a good school?

Badger Ridge Middle ranks 259^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Badger Ridge Middle attend?

Students who attend Badger Ridge Middle usually go on to attend Verona Area High

How many students attend Badger Ridge Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 776 students attended Badger Ridge Middle.

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