Summary:
ZIP code 53562 contains eight schools serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, all within the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, a high-performing district that ranks 46 of 432 statewide (89th percentile, 4 stars) and enrolls 5,378 students across the ZIP. The area includes five elementary schools (PK–4), one middle school (5–8), and two high schools (9–12). Enrollment is heavily concentrated: Middleton High alone has 2,303 students and Kromrey Middle has 1,230, while the five elementaries together enroll 1,737.
Most schools here perform well above state averages. Middleton High ranks 18 of 533 (97th percentile, 5 stars), with a 95.4% graduation rate against the state's 92.0% and a 0.2% dropout rate, though its 22.8% chronic absenteeism is above both the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3%. Among elementaries, Pope Farm Elementary leads at 47 of 1,039 (95th percentile, 5 stars), pairing the ZIP's lowest absenteeism (6.3%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (7.81%). Elm Lawn Elementary and Sunset Ridge Elementary are also 5-star schools at the 92nd percentile, and Northside Elementary ranks at the 84th percentile with 4 stars. Kromrey Middle has held steady at the 90th percentile with 5 stars for two years running.
Two schools stand apart. Sauk Trail Elementary ranks in the 55th percentile with 3 stars and has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (41.94%), highest per-pupil spending ($21,050), and lowest student-teacher ratio (9.1) in the ZIP, yet its proficiency scores trail the other elementaries and sometimes fall near or below state levels. Clark Street Community School, the smallest school at 108 students, has 56.6% chronic absenteeism—far above every other school—and an 88.4% graduation rate below both district and state. Social studies is a strength across the ZIP; math is the most uneven subject.
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