Summary:
ZIP code 53110 — the Cudahy area near Milwaukee — is home to exactly one middle school: Cudahy Middle, which serves grades 7–8 and enrolls 247 students as part of the Cudahy School District. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, and because its test scores match the district's middle-grade figures exactly, this school essentially represents the entire district's middle-grade performance. With no other local middle school to compare against, the most meaningful comparison is between this school and the state of Wisconsin.
Academically, the school trails the state in every subject and grade tested on the 2025–2026 Forward Exam. Proficiency ranged from 28.70% in 8th-grade Math to 53.91% in 8th-grade Social Studies, while state rates in those same areas were 51.86% to 64.63%. The smallest gap was 7th-grade ELA, 8.27 percentage points below the state, and the largest was 8th-grade Math, 24.97 points below. There are genuine bright spots: 8th-grade Science climbed from 27.93% to 41.38%, 7th-grade ELA rose from 39.66% to 47.06%, and 8th-grade Social Studies edged up to 53.91%. But 7th-grade Math fell 4.60 points and 8th-grade ELA slipped 2.65 points, so progress is uneven across grades and subjects.
Outside of test scores, attendance is the biggest concern. Chronic absenteeism is 37.3%, more than double the state's 17.3% and higher than the district's 30.7%. Resources look comparatively strong, with per-student spending of $20,110 and a 10.7:1 student-teacher ratio, yet results remain below state averages — suggesting other factors are at play. The school has carried a 1-star rating for three straight years, with its state rank moving only from the 17th to the 21st percentile. Families should see a school posting real gains in science and 7th-grade reading, while still working to raise math, 8th-grade reading, and attendance.
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