Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 53012

ZIP code 53012 has one middle school, Webster Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 692 students in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, as part of the Cedarburg School District.

For parents, Webster Middle is a consistently top-ranked Wisconsin middle school. The Cedarburg School District ranks 4th out of 432 districts statewide, at the 99th percentile with 5 stars. The school itself ranked 10th out of 643 middle schools in 2025–2026, 5th out of 628 in 2024–2025, and 7th out of 641 in 2023–2024, earning 5 stars and a 98th–99th percentile rank each year. On the Forward Exam, its average proficiency was 85.59% in 2025–2026 and 87.17% in 2024–2025, compared with state averages of 55.51% and 54.42%—roughly 30–33 percentage points higher. Every reported subject and grade is above the state average. The smallest current gap is 8th-grade Social Studies at 86.72% versus 64.63%, or +22.09 points; the largest gaps are in 6th-grade ELA and 8th-grade Math, both above +33 points.

Year over year, ELA improved by 1.45 points, Math fell by 4.23 points, Social Studies fell by 4.99 points, and Science rose by 0.70 points. The overall average declined by 1.58 points, mainly due to Math, including 8th-grade Math dropping from 95.12% to 87.14%. Even so, 8th-grade Math remains 33.47 points above the state average. Climate indicators are strong: chronic absenteeism is 6.8% versus the state’s 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.4% versus 1.1%. The school reports 7.08% free/reduced-price lunch, $12,958 per-student spending, and a 16.3:1 student-teacher ratio. Overall, Webster Middle remains an elite, 5-star school with exceptional proficiency and positive climate measures; the main trend to watch is the recent Math decline, especially in 8th grade.