Summary:
ZIP code 53558, which covers the McFarland area of Wisconsin, is served by exactly one middle school: Indian Mound Middle, part of the McFarland School District. The school enrolls 534 students in grades 6 through 8, so families in this ZIP code have a single public middle school option, and the data below describes that school in detail.
Indian Mound Middle is a consistently strong performer. It holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 79th percentile of Wisconsin middle schools for 2025–26, and it has kept 4-star status across 2023–24, 2024–25, and 2025–26. That stands out sharply against its own district: the McFarland School District is rated 1 star and ranks in the 24th percentile. The school exceeded the district in all 16 reported Forward Exam comparisons across 2024–25 and 2025–26, and it also beat the state average in every one of those comparisons — even its narrowest margin, 8th grade ELA in 2025–26, was 55.26% versus the state's 54.38%. Math was a particular strength in 2025–26, with 6th grade at 77.27% and 7th grade at 72.51% proficiency. In 2024–25, 8th grade social studies reached 82.67%, math 76.67%, and science 75.33%.
Other metrics look favorable. The school's dropout rate is 0.0%, compared with 5.9% for the district and 1.1% for the state. Chronic absenteeism is 10.2%, well below the state's 17.3% but higher than the district's 3.1%. Per-student spending is $20,991, the student-teacher ratio is 11.3 to 1, and 17.98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. One caveat: the school's percentile rank has eased from 87 to 84 to 79 over three years, and 8th grade scores dipped in 2025–26 after an exceptionally strong prior year, while 6th and 7th grade improved.
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