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Horning Middle

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Horning Middle ranks 459 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Horning Middle is a public middle school in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving 560 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 166 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Horning Middle has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in academic proficiency on the Forward Exam. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 41.01% (8th grade) to 48.72% (6th grade), while the Waukesha School District and Wisconsin state averages were significantly higher. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.8% to 24.1% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Waukesha School District, Horning Middle underperforms significantly. For instance, Les Paul Middle and Butler Middle, which are both within a 2.5-mile radius, consistently outperform Horning Middle in academic proficiency, ranking in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools. Additionally, Horning Middle's performance is lower than middle schools in higher-performing districts, such as the Hartland-Lakeside J3 School District and the Elmbrook School District, which have multiple middle schools ranking in the top 50 or even top 20 in the state.

534

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,982

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1809 Butler Dr
Waukesha, WI 53186

(262) 970-3305

District: Waukesha School District

Feeder schools for Horning Middle:

Elementary:	Banting Elementary
	Hadfield Elementary
	Heyer Elementary
	Hillcrest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.6%

Hispanic:

38.6%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (44% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Social Studies scores 19 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg58%

Wisconsin avg54%

459^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Waukesha School District

166^th of 426Waukesha 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	34.7	459 of 628	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	501 of 641	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	471 of 640	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	487 of 617	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	393 of 613	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	464 of 594	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	514 of 579	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.8	503 of 612	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	521 of 609	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.2	479 of 612	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.1	391 of 585	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	406 of 569	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.0	409 of 559	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.6	321 of 549	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.8	206 of 539	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	162 of 521	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.5	208 of 519	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.5	124 of 366	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	72.9	84 of 382	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	69.5	106 of 332	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.0	59 of 324	81.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	91 of 117	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	52 of 118	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	51 of 130	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	61 of 125	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	24 of 134	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.1	76 of 127	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	88 of 123	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	57.4	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	53 of 90	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	101 of 178	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	122 of 173	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	85 of 170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	77 of 158	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	59 of 138	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	125 of 153	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	403 of 573	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	428 of 580	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	436 of 579	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	448 of 576	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	335 of 574	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	408 of 557	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	475 of 551	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	149 of 239	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	181 of 229	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	128 of 221	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	101 of 225	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.7	183 of 209	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	194 of 204	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	428 of 509	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	451 of 520	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	415 of 525	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	427 of 522	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	309 of 499	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	431 of 487	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	465 of 489	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	435 of 577	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	466 of 585	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	417 of 591	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	435 of 577	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	364 of 572	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	454 of 557	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	486 of 551	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	111 of 126	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	124 of 131	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	111 of 126	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	286 of 414	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	330 of 425	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.2	168 of 439	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	169 of 421	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	271 of 437	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	321 of 414	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	274 of 417	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	260 of 399	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	318 of 407	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	249 of 412	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	308 of 397	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	206 of 393	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	256 of 382	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.7	333 of 375	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2021)62nd percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

English Language Arts45%-9 vs state

Social Studies44%-19 vs state

Science34%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

I love the the changes the school has done. There seem's to be structure now within the school. Which I like as a parent since school is a place of learning and not a just for kids to goof off at. My children have said they love the teacher's and administration. 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
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%)	34.7	459^th of 628 public middle schools	26.9%		28.4	501^st of 641 public middle schools	21.8%	42		48.7	45.7	41.0		46.8	48.2	41.7	43.9	34.4	$12,982	$322	$12,660
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%)	73.6	135^th of 628 public middle schools	78.5%		61.3	253^rd of 641 public middle schools	60.5%	118		62.8	71.4	65.2		61.3	74.9	63.0	68.5	59.2	$13,025	$323	$12,702
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%)	59	271^st of 628 public middle schools	56.8%		55.3	300^th of 641 public middle schools	53.2%	29		49.6	60.0	60.5		48.9	63.2	56.1	62.0	54.2	$12,892	$323	$12,569
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%)	85.9	52^nd of 628 public middle schools	91.7%		87.3	42^nd of 641 public middle schools	93.4%	10		77.9	77.6	69.4		75.1	81.5	73.3	79.0	68.7	$13,408	$458	$12,951
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%)	87.1	41^st of 628 public middle schools	93.5%		82.5	67^th of 641 public middle schools	89.5%	26		71.1	73.1	74.7		77.7	86.5	88.1	80.9	67.0	$11,421	$185	$11,237
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%)	91	18^th of 628 public middle schools	97.1%		87.6	40^th of 641 public middle schools	93.8%	22		88.3	79.0	78.6		88.3	80.6	80.8	85.3	71.2	$12,684	$427	$12,258
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)	76.2	80.5			79.3	82.9					$11,928	$158	$11,770
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%)	91.5	14^th of 628 public middle schools	97.8%		90.9	22^nd of 641 public middle schools	96.6%	8			77.6	80.6			78.6	83.3	92.7	77.7	$12,971	$166	$12,804
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%)	94.7	4^th of 628 public middle schools	99.4%		93.7	10^th of 641 public middle schools	98.4%	6		80.7	86.8	84.7		87.1	88.8	91.9	91.9	85.6	$13,235	$474	$12,760
Whitman Middle	Public	6-8	11100 W Center St	Wauwatosa	53222	Milwaukee County	Wauwatosa School District	No	No	No	No	(414) 773-2600	570	48	11.9	33.2%	257 (45.1%)	158 (27.7%)	68 (11.9%)	35 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.8%)	49.5	353^rd of 628 public middle schools	43.8%		54.3	314^th of 641 public middle schools	51.0%	39		50.5	49.2	51.4		46.3	45.2	47.5	69.5	54.2	$12,004	$484	$11,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Horning Middle

What district is Horning Middle in?

Waukesha School District

How many students attend Horning Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Horning Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Horning Middle?

Students at Horning Middle are 42% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

Is Horning Middle a good school?

Horning Middle ranks 459^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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