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Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle

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Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle ranks 359 th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 643 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle is a public middle school in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, serving grades 6–8 with 943 students as part of the Wisconsin Rapids School District. It is the largest school among its nearby peers and ranks 359th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools in 2025–26 — the 44th percentile, 2 stars. That is genuine progress from its pandemic-era lows of 28th percentile in 2021–22 and 24th percentile in 2020–21, though it still sits below its 2018–19 mark of 62nd percentile. The school also outranks its own district, which ranks at the 27th percentile.

The clearest challenge is attendance. Chronic absenteeism is 22.7%, higher than the district (18.4%), the state (17.3%), and every nearby comparison school: P J Jacobs Junior High (22.1%), Benjamin Franklin Junior High (18.8%), Alexander Middle (17.5%), Central Wisconsin STEM Academy (16.1%), and John Edwards Middle (4.4%). The rate has climbed from 9.2% in 2020–21. Dropout is a strength at 0.6%, below the district and state (both 1.1%). About 46.13% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch — more than the Stevens Point schools, but fewer than Alexander, the STEM Academy, and John Edwards.

Achievement is uneven. Eighth grade is a bright spot: social studies (69.17%) and math (55.26%) both beat the state, and 8th grade ELA has risen from 24.82% in 2022–23 to 50.75%, though it remains under the state's 54.38%. Seventh grade is weaker, with ELA at 44.33% and math at 49.65%, both below state and several nearby schools. Science stands at 50.38%, below state. Within the school, Hispanic students rank at the 52nd percentile, above the school's overall 44th percentile, while low-income and special education students both rank at the 33rd percentile. Resources are mixed: per-student spending of $14,504 is lower than most nearby schools, and the 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio is higher than most.

943

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,504

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1921 27th Ave S
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-5698

(715) 424-6740

District: Wisconsin Rapids School District

Students who attend Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle usually attend:

High:	Lincoln High
	River Cities High

Feeder schools for Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle:

Elementary:	Grant Elementary
	Grove Elementary
	Howe Elementary
	Mead Elementary
	More...
	THINK Academy-Together Helping INspire Kids
	Washington Elementary
	Woodside Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

8.4%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg52%

Wisconsin avg56%

359^th of 643

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

316^th of 432Wisconsin Rapids 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	49.8	359 of 643	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	425 of 628	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	383 of 641	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	357 of 640	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	445 of 617	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	467 of 613	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	223 of 594	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	254 of 579	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.9	262 of 612	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.9	293 of 609	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.5	157 of 612	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	56.9	284 of 585	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	234 of 569	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	272 of 559	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	246 of 549	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.5	386 of 539	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.2	337 of 521	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	378 of 519	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.4	269 of 366	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.9	278 of 382	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.5	242 of 332	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.8	252 of 324	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	53.7	42 of 134	68.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	47 of 127	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	37 of 123	69.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	70 of 88	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	74 of 87	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	59 of 90	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.5	85 of 95	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	79 of 91	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	82 of 90	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	109 of 169	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	159 of 178	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	144 of 173	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	144 of 170	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	131 of 158	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	134 of 138	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	63 of 153	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	317 of 572	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	375 of 573	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	357 of 580	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	298 of 579	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	385 of 576	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	426 of 574	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.2	247 of 557	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	274 of 551	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	113 of 236	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.0	196 of 237	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	178 of 239	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	142 of 229	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	168 of 221	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	197 of 225	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.7	128 of 209	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	134 of 204	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	342 of 513	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	353 of 509	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	314 of 520	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	313 of 525	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	386 of 522	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	387 of 499	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.7	165 of 487	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	250 of 489	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	318 of 575	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	386 of 577	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	322 of 585	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	348 of 591	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	432 of 577	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	434 of 572	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.1	180 of 557	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	209 of 551	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	97 of 135	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	89 of 126	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	106 of 131	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	102 of 126	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	108 of 129	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	82 of 101	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.0	42 of 96	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2019	59.6	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2018	36.2	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	295 of 439	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.6	297 of 414	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	286 of 425	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	260 of 439	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	250 of 421	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	313 of 437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	179 of 414	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	213 of 417	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	282 of 391	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	318 of 399	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	280 of 407	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	282 of 412	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	337 of 397	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	335 of 393	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	151 of 382	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	184 of 375	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2021)69th percentile+45 vs school

Native American (2019)68th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies69%+5 vs state

Mathematics53%~ state avg

Science50%~ state avg

English Language Arts48%-7 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 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
Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle	Public	6-8	1921 27th Ave S	Wisconsin Rapids	54495	Wood County	Wisconsin Rapids School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 424-6740	943	66	14.2	46.1%	732 (77.6%)	14 (1.5%)	79 (8.4%)	55 (5.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.0%)	49.8	359^th of 643 public middle schools	44.2%		41.7	425^th of 628 public middle schools	32.3%	66			49.6	44.3	50.8			53.7	49.7	55.3		69.2		50.4	$14,504	$329	$14,175
John Edwards Middle	Public	5-8	801 2nd St	Port Edwards	54469	Wood County	Port Edwards School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 887-9000	89	11	8.2	50.6%	77 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.6%)	2 (2.2%)	4 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	39.6	434^th of 643 public middle schools	32.5%		45.3	391^st of 628 public middle schools	37.7%	43		53.1	32.4	38.5	42.4		21.9	35.3	53.9	60.6		60.6		51.5	$16,890	$498	$16,392
Alexander Middle	Public	4-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	326	29	11.3	61.3%	252 (77.3%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	31.7	489^th of 643 public middle schools	24.0%		48.8	361^st of 628 public middle schools	42.5%	128	37.5	30.9	45.6	46.0	32.3	35.7	38.2	47.4	42.9	43.6	46.4	48.4	33.9	35.5	$17,002	$595	$16,407
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	540 Birch St	Nekoosa	54457	Wood County	Nekoosa School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 886-8040	32	1	24.6	62.5%	30 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66	202^nd of 643 public middle schools	68.6%		53.4	324^th of 628 public middle schools	48.4%	122			80.0	44.4	71.4			90.0	55.6	42.9		71.4		57.1	$9,692	$283	$9,409
Benjamin Franklin Junior High	Public	7-9	2000 Polk St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5413	757	55	13.6	32.4%	535 (70.7%)	13 (1.7%)	90 (11.9%)	73 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	64.3	213^th of 643 public middle schools	66.9%		61.4	249^th of 628 public middle schools	60.4%	36				57.1	50.5				68.7	55.9		73.2		62.3	$15,781	$258	$15,523
P J Jacobs Junior High	Public	7-9	2400 Main St	Stevens Point	54481	Portage County	Stevens Point Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 345-5422	709	51	13.8	34.8%	522 (73.6%)	20 (2.8%)	64 (9.0%)	47 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.5%)	48.2	366^th of 643 public middle schools	43.1%		61.3	251^st of 628 public middle schools	60.0%	115				52.2	46.6				54.0	52.0		59.9		49.6	$15,432	$624	$14,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle

How many students attend Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 943 students attended Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle?

Students at Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle are 78% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle in?

Wisconsin Rapids School District

What high school do graduates of Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle attend?

Students who attend Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle usually go on to attend Lincoln High

Is Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle a good school?

Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle ranks 359^th of 643 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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