Summary:
ZIP code 53014 is home to a single middle school, Chilton Middle, which serves grades 5–8 with 282 students as part of the Chilton School District in Chilton, Wisconsin. Because it is the only middle school in the area, there are no local peers to compare against, so the most useful benchmarks are its own district and the state of Wisconsin.
Chilton Middle's standout strength is mathematics. In 2025–26, every tested grade exceeded the state proficiency rate in math — 5th grade at 60.00% vs. 51.81% statewide, 6th at 54.24% vs. 53.60%, 7th at 64.38% vs. 55.67%, and 8th at 62.50% vs. 53.67%. The school's average math proficiency was roughly 6.6 to 7.9 points above the state average across the two most recent years. Chronic absenteeism is also a bright spot, at 8.8% compared with 17.3% statewide — roughly half the state rate — though slightly above the district's 7.9%. English language arts is more mixed: 5th grade jumped about 20.9 points (40.68% to 61.54%) and 8th grade rose about 10.9 points (45.31% to 56.25%), while 6th and 7th grade remained below state.
Science and social studies improved but still trail the state: 8th grade science rose nearly 11 points to 50.00% (state 51.86%) and social studies climbed about 6.6 points to 61.25% (state 64.63%). Rank history shows volatility — 4 stars in 2023–24, 2 stars in 2024–25, and 3 stars in 2025–26 — with a 2025–26 rank of 306 of 643, just above the median. The district ranks 151 of 432. With a 10.3:1 student-teacher ratio, $14,664 per-student spending, and 38.65% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Chilton Middle is a math-strong, attendance-strong school with room to close gaps in 6th/7th grade ELA and 8th grade science and social studies.
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