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Les Paul Middle

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Les Paul Middle ranks 154 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Les Paul Middle is a grades 6–8 school in Waukesha, WI, enrolling 547 students as part of the Waukesha School District. In 2025-26, Les Paul Middle ranked 154th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools (76th percentile, 4 stars), placing it in the top quartile and well above its district’s 57th percentile. Its trajectory has been strongly upward, from 49th percentile in 2018-19 to 79th in 2024-25 and 76th in 2025-26.

Academically, Les Paul Middle exceeded district and state proficiency in every reported subject/grade in 2025-26. Math is the standout: 7th-grade math was 74.66 and 8th-grade math 71.65. Within Waukesha, it is the strongest middle school in this comparison, outperforming Butler Middle and Horning Middle in nearly every subject; 7th-grade math is 74.66 at Les Paul, 56.52 at Butler, 48.03 at Horning. Chronic absenteeism is lower than Butler’s 16.1% and Horning’s 22.4%. Compared with nearby higher-performing suburban schools, Les Paul is above state and district but generally below the top tier. Its 7th-grade math (74.66) is slightly above Whitnall Middle’s 72.88, and its 6th-grade math (64.80) tops Whitnall’s 59.51, but Templeton Middle, North Shore Middle, Pilgrim Park Middle, Wisconsin Hills Middle, and Asa Clark Middle are higher in most subjects. Science is a relative weak spot: 8th-grade science is 58.25, above district and state but below its 2024-25 result and far below those top suburban schools.

Subgroup effectiveness is generally strong but uneven. The clearest weakness is English Language Learners, at 39th percentile and 2 stars in 2025-26, down from 64th percentile and 3 stars in 2024-25. Special education is at 60th percentile and 3 stars. Low-SES effectiveness improved dramatically to 58th percentile and 3 stars in 2025-26 from 23rd percentile and 1 star in 2023-24. Attendance is better than district and state but higher than top nearby schools, which range from 2.6% to 8.9%. Les Paul Middle spends $16,340 per student and has a 12.3:1 student-teacher ratio, with 36.01% free/reduced lunch in 2024-25. Overall, it is a strong, improving 4-star school that outperforms its district and local Waukesha peers; next steps include lifting ELL effectiveness, science, 8th-grade ELA, and absenteeism.

547

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,340

Per pupil spending ?

36.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

325 Carroll St
Waukesha, WI 53186

(262) 970-3105

District: Waukesha School District

Students who attend Les Paul Middle usually attend:

High:

West High

Feeder schools for Les Paul Middle:

Elementary:	Prairie Elementary
	Rose Glen Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

25.8%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (66% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Wisconsin middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg60%

Wisconsin avg56%

154^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Waukesha School District

184^th of 432Waukesha 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	73.0	154 of 643	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	135 of 628	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	253 of 641	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	272 of 640	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	277 of 617	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	235 of 613	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	304 of 594	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	270 of 579	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.0	258 of 612	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	239 of 609	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.3	211 of 612	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.8	272 of 585	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.4	355 of 569	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.4	402 of 559	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.8	408 of 549	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	411 of 539	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.6	366 of 521	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.6	332 of 519	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.1	206 of 366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.0	237 of 382	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.4	214 of 332	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.7	213 of 324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	34 of 118	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	13 of 130	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.9	36 of 125	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	61.4	33 of 127	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	40.6	66 of 123	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	103 of 169	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.3	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.8	129 of 173	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	154 of 170	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	150 of 158	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	68 of 138	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	130 of 153	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	108 of 140	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	124 of 572	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	116 of 573	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	231 of 580	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	289 of 579	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	292 of 576	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	203 of 574	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	271 of 557	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	226 of 551	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	80 of 236	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.7	56 of 237	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	101 of 239	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	114 of 229	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	115 of 221	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	116 of 225	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	143 of 209	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	132 of 204	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	216 of 513	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	192 of 509	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.4	402 of 520	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	338 of 525	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	353 of 522	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	311 of 499	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	419 of 487	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	429 of 489	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	161 of 575	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	175 of 577	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	246 of 585	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	228 of 591	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	226 of 577	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	224 of 572	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	284 of 557	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	286 of 551	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	34 of 126	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.8	8 of 129	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	175 of 439	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	104 of 414	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	113 of 425	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	110 of 439	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	170 of 421	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	226 of 437	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	194 of 414	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	197 of 417	52.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	75 of 391	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	65 of 399	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.5	153 of 407	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	164 of 412	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	156 of 397	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.8	139 of 393	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	196 of 382	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	131 of 375	65.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2024)71st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies72%+7 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

English Language Arts64%+9 vs state

Science58%+6 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 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
Les Paul Middle	Public	6-8	325 Carroll St	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3105	547	44	12.3	36.0%	345 (63.1%)	22 (4.0%)	141 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	73	154^th of 643 public middle schools	76.0%		73.6	135^th of 628 public middle schools	78.5%	19		65.4	67.1	59.8		64.8	74.7	71.7	71.7	58.3	$16,340	$393	$15,947
Butler Middle	Public	6-8	310 N Hine Ave	Waukesha	53188	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-2905	786	55	14.1	40.1%	463 (58.9%)	39 (5.0%)	226 (28.8%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	57.8	285^th of 643 public middle schools	55.7%		59	271^st of 628 public middle schools	56.8%	14		56.1	55.9	54.6		56.1	56.5	62.2	67.7	48.3	$13,885	$396	$13,489
Horning Middle	Public	6-8	1809 Butler Dr	Waukesha	53186	Waukesha County	Waukesha School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 970-3305	534	48	11.1	54.9%	222 (41.6%)	50 (9.4%)	206 (38.6%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	38.4	442^nd of 643 public middle schools	31.3%		34.7	459^th of 628 public middle schools	26.9%	17		51.5	48.0	38.9		48.6	48.0	46.8	49.4	43.0	$17,201	$406	$16,794
Asa Clark Middle	Public	6-8	472 Lake St	Pewaukee	53072	Waukesha County	Pewaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 695-5067	623	36	17.1	10.9%	486 (78.0%)	15 (2.4%)	35 (5.6%)	52 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)	83.7	67^th of 643 public middle schools	89.6%		87.1	41^st of 628 public middle schools	93.5%	26		73.0	73.8	76.6		76.4	83.8	80.0	76.6	58.5	$13,659	$165	$13,494
Wisconsin Hills Middle	Public	6-8	18700 W Wisconsin Ave	Brookfield	53045	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 785-3960	812	57	14.2	9.2%	518 (63.8%)	24 (3.0%)	82 (10.1%)	136 (16.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	89.4	32^nd of 643 public middle schools	95.0%		85.9	52^nd of 628 public middle schools	91.7%	20		79.5	81.3	76.9		84.0	80.6	74.6	86.0	72.2	$15,727	$172	$15,555
Pilgrim Park Middle	Public	6-8	1500 Pilgrim Pkwy	Elm Grove	53122	Waukesha County	Elmbrook School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 785-3920	898	61	14.6	8.4%	630 (70.2%)	25 (2.8%)	53 (5.9%)	130 (14.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.0%)	92.2	14^th of 643 public middle schools	97.8%		91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%	4		86.2	85.7	81.1		84.1	86.4	80.3	84.7	76.7	$14,245	$408	$13,837
North Shore Middle	Public	6-8	800 E North Shore Dr	Hartland	53029	Waukesha County	Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 369-6767	354	24	14.7	15.8%	297 (83.9%)	4 (1.1%)	33 (9.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	92.8	12^th of 643 public middle schools	98.1%		94.7	4^th of 628 public middle schools	99.4%	8		82.1	80.0	82.4		87.5	91.5	85.9	88.0	76.9	$13,565	$594	$12,970
Silver Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	N58W22350 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	No	(262) 246-1973	758	45	16.8	11.9%	534 (70.4%)	21 (2.8%)	46 (6.1%)	116 (15.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.7%)								(n/a)	76.8	79.4			81.4	81.0					$14,113	$182	$13,932
Templeton Middle	Public	7-8	N59W22490 Silver Spring Dr	Sussex	53089	Waukesha County	Hamilton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 246-6477	766	49	15.5	13.4%	574 (74.9%)	26 (3.4%)	47 (6.1%)	92 (12.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	87.5	38^th of 643 public middle schools	94.1%		91.5	14^th of 628 public middle schools	97.8%	24			79.6	73.8			83.4	77.0	85.9	67.6	$14,814	$199	$14,615
Whitnall Middle	Public	6-8	5025 S 116th St	Greenfield	53228	Milwaukee County	Whitnall School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 525-8650	558	44	12.7	27.8%	370 (66.3%)	25 (4.5%)	108 (19.4%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	80.4	96^th of 643 public middle schools	85.1%		71.6	160^th of 628 public middle schools	74.5%	64		67.5	69.3	74.5		59.5	72.9	75.9	80.2	68.5	$12,759	$522	$12,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Les Paul Middle

What district is Les Paul Middle in?

Waukesha School District

Is Les Paul Middle a good school?

Les Paul Middle ranks 154^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Les Paul Middle?

Students at Les Paul Middle are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Les Paul Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Les Paul Middle.

What high school do graduates of Les Paul Middle attend?

Students who attend Les Paul Middle usually go on to attend West High

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