Summary:
ZIP code 53061 contains exactly one middle school in the supplied data: New Holstein Middle, part of the New Holstein School District. It serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 235 students. This school is the area’s only middle school option in this data profile, which also includes three years of statewide rank history plus 2024–25 attendance, dropout, spending, and lunch-program metrics.
New Holstein Middle stands out academically. In 2025–26, it ranked 82 of 643 Wisconsin middle schools—87th percentile with 4 stars—and its district rank was 62 of 432, or 86th percentile with 4 stars. The school exceeded the state average in every reported Forward Exam subject and grade. Math proficiency was especially strong: 74.60% in grade 6, 75.32% in grade 7, and 71.43% in grade 8, compared with state rates of 53.60% to 55.67%. Eighth-grade Social Studies was the highest reported score at 83.12%, 18.49 percentage points above state. ELA 7th grade improved from 44.30% in 2024–25 to 61.04% in 2025–26, a 16.74-point gain. Overall, the 2025–26 school average was about 72.5%, versus about 55.5% statewide.
Attendance and dropout results are also very strong. In 2024–25, chronic absenteeism was 3.0%, compared with 6.1% in the district and 17.3% statewide. The dropout rate was 0.0%, compared with 0.2% district and 1.1% state. Rank improved from 184th in 2023–24 to 82nd in 2025–26, moving from the 71st to 87th percentile. A few areas dipped slightly year over year—Science fell from 71.05% to 68.83%, and Math 7 and Math 8 declined slightly—but all remained well above state averages. Contextually, 24.68% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending was $14,219, and the student-teacher ratio was 12.8. For families, this is a high-performing middle school with strong academics, excellent attendance, and clear upward momentum.
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