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Parkside School

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Parkside School ranks 410 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 35% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Parkside School is a public middle school in Wautoma, Wisconsin, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 459 students. The school is part of the Wautoma Area School District, which is ranked 356 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parkside School has shown mixed performance on the Forward Exam, with some grades and subjects performing better than the state average, while others lag behind. For example, in 2024-2025, 4th grade ELA proficiency was 54.17% (vs. state 52.21%), but 8th grade Math proficiency was only 41.18% (vs. state 53.06%). The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 283 to 410 out of 628-641 middle schools in Wisconsin. However, the school performs better in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, who have ranked as high as 37th out of 209 middle schools in the state.

Parkside School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds (62.75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% in 2022-2023, which is significantly above the state average. The school spends more per student ($12,944 in 2020-2021) compared to the state average, but its student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in 2023-2024 is higher than the nearby schools, such as Berlin Middle, Westfield Area Middle, Almond-Bancroft Middle, and Tri-County Middle, which generally perform worse than Parkside School on the Forward Exam.

480

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,944

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S 16th Ave
Wautoma, WI 54982

(920) 787-4577

District: Wautoma Area School District

Students who attend Parkside School usually attend:

High:

Wautoma High

Feeder schools for Parkside School:

Elementary:	Redgranite Elementary
	Riverview Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (48% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2023) to 35th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

653^rd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

410^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

356^th of 426Wautoma 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	653 of 1044	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.9	617 of 1061	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.7	430 of 1067	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	616 of 1067	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	677 of 1050	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	731 of 1037	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	719 of 1025	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.5	839 of 1071	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.9	736 of 1075	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.0	739 of 1076	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.5	688 of 1061	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	798 of 1053	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.4	877 of 1045	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	864 of 1046	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	918 of 1045	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	854 of 1030	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.0	837 of 1021	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	544 of 689	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	591 of 712	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.2	543 of 632	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.3	509 of 633	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	88.3	17 of 269	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	46.2	116 of 249	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	81 of 248	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	83 of 222	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	85 of 275	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	57 of 287	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	631 of 1001	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	574 of 1011	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.5	357 of 1010	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	560 of 1017	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	618 of 1004	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	695 of 1002	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	709 of 997	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	479 of 870	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	428 of 866	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	238 of 871	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.3	356 of 859	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	423 of 847	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	462 of 874	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	515 of 854	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	606 of 1000	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	569 of 1012	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	444 of 1011	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	611 of 1017	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	647 of 1003	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	681 of 1002	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	688 of 997	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	298 of 802	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	529 of 790	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	397 of 770	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	506 of 748	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	325 of 746	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	375 of 742	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	410 of 721	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	546 of 718	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	503 of 727	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	339 of 715	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	505 of 704	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	543 of 699	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	584 of 718	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	572 of 686	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	410 of 628	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	363 of 641	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	283 of 640	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	342 of 617	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	373 of 613	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	412 of 594	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	442 of 579	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	519 of 612	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	456 of 609	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	478 of 612	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.4	396 of 585	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.2	447 of 569	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.5	396 of 559	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.2	343 of 549	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.7	419 of 539	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.9	421 of 521	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	394 of 519	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.4	274 of 366	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.4	268 of 382	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.9	241 of 332	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.7	258 of 324	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2018	25.4	129 of 140	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	352 of 573	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	337 of 580	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	275 of 579	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.9	367 of 576	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	409 of 574	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	433 of 557	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	446 of 551	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	103 of 237	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	59 of 221	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	37 of 209	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	28.6	167 of 204	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	310 of 509	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	221 of 520	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	107 of 525	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.4	194 of 522	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	201 of 499	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	272 of 487	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	386 of 489	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	390 of 577	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	299 of 585	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	243 of 591	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	245 of 577	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	261 of 572	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	308 of 557	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	373 of 551	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	209 of 414	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	266 of 425	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	241 of 439	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	260 of 421	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	232 of 437	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	245 of 414	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	283 of 417	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	324 of 399	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	305 of 407	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	252 of 412	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	269 of 397	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	293 of 393	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	333 of 382	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	329 of 375	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2018)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%-10 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

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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 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
Parkside School	Public	4-8	300 S 16th Ave	Wautoma	54982	Waushara County	Wautoma Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 787-4577	480	34	13.9	60.0%	363 (75.6%)	4 (0.8%)	94 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	43.2	410^th of 628 public middle schools	34.7%		49.8	363^rd of 641 public middle schools	43.4%	47	54.2	47.9	46.2	48.7	48.0	43.1	45.1	54.2	41.4	41.2	50.0	54.9	51.4	52.0	$12,944	$1,578	$11,366
Tri-County Middle	Public	6-8	409 S West St	Plainfield	54966	Waushara County	Tri-County Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 335-6366	134	10	13.6	60.4%	95 (70.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (26.9%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	35.6	453^rd of 628 public middle schools	27.9%		33.7	472^nd of 641 public middle schools	26.4%	19			45.5	37.2	27.0			75.8	58.1	32.4		48.7		29.7	$12,911	$1,254	$11,657
Almond-Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1336 Elm St	Almond	54909	Portage County	Almond-Bancroft School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 366-2941	77	6	12.9	42.9%	60 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (18.2%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	15.6	543^rd of 628 public middle schools	13.5%		32.7	480^th of 641 public middle schools	25.1%	63			25.0	33.3	27.6			31.3	29.6	24.1		34.5		34.5	$11,169	$360	$10,809
Westfield Area Middle	Public	6-8	N7046 County Road M	Westfield	53964	Marquette County	Westfield School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 296-2141	232	17	13.4	45.3%	206 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	43.9	403^rd of 628 public middle schools	35.8%		54.7	310^th of 641 public middle schools	51.6%	93			38.4	47.5	43.2			56.2	60.7	50.6		53.1		44.4	$11,280	$1,019	$10,262
Berlin Middle	Public	6-8	242 Memorial Dr	Berlin	54923	Green Lake County	Berlin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 361-2441	276	26	10.4	52.9%	194 (70.3%)	2 (0.7%)	53 (19.2%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.0%)	29.9	477^th of 628 public middle schools	24.0%		29.9	493^rd of 641 public middle schools	23.1%	16			39.6	57.0	39.3			33.3	43.8	43.8		33.7		31.5	$12,039	$371	$11,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Parkside School

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Parkside School ranks 410^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Parkside School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Parkside School.

What high school do graduates of Parkside School attend?

Students who attend Parkside School usually go on to attend Wautoma High

What district is Parkside School in?

Wautoma Area School District

What is the racial makeup of Parkside School?

Students at Parkside School are 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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