Summary:
ZIP code 53504 has just one middle school: Argyle Middle, which serves grades 6–8 with 62 students in the Argyle School District in Wisconsin. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families have a single option, and that school is small — with a 9.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio, $15,616 in per-student spending, and 29.03% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Argyle Middle has improved quickly. It rose from the 35th percentile of ranked Wisconsin middle schools in 2023–24 (2 stars) to the 74th percentile in 2025–26 (4 stars), climbing 251 rank positions in two years. Math is its standout subject: proficiency averaged 88.15% in 2025–26 versus a 54.31% state average, with 8th grade math at 94.44% and 6th grade at 90%. English language arts rebounded strongly, from all three grades below state in 2024–25 to 70% in 6th grade and 65% in 7th grade in 2025–26; 8th grade ELA improved to 50%, still just under the state's 54.38%. Social studies also moved above state, from 52.63% to 66.67%. The clear weak spot is 8th grade science, at 38.89% proficient versus 51.86% statewide, and down from 47.37% the year before.
Attendance indicators are exceptional: 0.0% dropout and 0.0% chronic absenteeism in 2024–25, compared with state rates of 1.1% and 17.3%. The Argyle School District ranks 72nd of 432 districts, in the 83rd percentile with 4 stars, so the school sits within a high-performing district. With only 62 students, percentages can swing widely from year to year, so families should read these numbers as promising signs rather than fixed predictions. The most obvious opportunity for growth is science.
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