Summary:
ZIP code 53140 in Kenosha, Wisconsin is served by exactly one public middle school — Washington Middle — which enrolls 545 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the Kenosha School District. Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP, families here have no other listed public middle-school option, making this school the sole point of comparison for the area.
Washington Middle has ranked in the bottom decile of Wisconsin middle schools for three straight years: 594th of 643 at the 8th percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026, 583rd of 628 at the 7th percentile with 0 stars in 2024–2025, and 575th of 641 at the 10th percentile with 1 star in 2023–2024. The Kenosha School District itself ranks 340th of 432 statewide at the 21st percentile with 1 star, so the school performs below an already below-average district. In 2025–2026 Forward Exam results, proficiency trailed state levels by roughly 30 to 43 points in every subject and grade tested. Eighth-grade mathematics was the weakest area at 10.96%, versus 39.49% in the district and 53.67% statewide. ELA proficiency was tightly clustered across grades 6, 7, and 8, between 22.60% and 23.12%, suggesting a schoolwide pattern. Social Studies 8 posted the largest improvement, rising 13.58 points from 20.67% to 34.25%, though it remains below district and state marks.
Engagement and resource data paint a mixed picture. Chronic absenteeism reached 42.3%, compared with 27.6% in the district and 17.3% statewide — more than two in five students. The dropout rate was 0.0%, better than the district's 1.2% and the state's 1.1%. Free/reduced-price lunch participation was 82.2%, indicating substantial economic disadvantage. Per-student spending was $17,403 with a student-teacher ratio of 12.5; without district and state comparators, efficiency is hard to judge, but the combination of high spending, high poverty, high absenteeism, and low proficiency points to intensive student needs and a case for targeted academic and attendance support.
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