Summary:
ZIP code 53563 in Milton, Wisconsin is served by two middle-level schools in the Milton School District: Northside Intermediate, which serves grades 4–6 with 794 students, and Milton Middle, which serves grades 7–8 with 509 students, for a combined enrollment of 1,303. Because the two schools cover different grade bands, they are best understood as consecutive parts of one district pipeline rather than as same-grade competitors.
Northside Intermediate stands out for attendance and math. Its chronic absenteeism rate is 7.0%, well below the district's 10.0% and the state's 17.3%, and less than half the rate at Milton Middle. Fifth-grade math proficiency reached 81.15% in 2024-2025 and 74.03% in 2025-2026, both far above state values in the low 50s, and social studies hit 74.67%.
Milton Middle stands out for trajectory and consistency. It improved from 3 stars and the 69th percentile in 2023-2024 to 4 stars and the 78th percentile in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, ranking 144th of 643 schools, and reports a 0.0% dropout rate. Its ELA averages held steady near 67% across both years. Its chronic absenteeism of 15.8% is above the district but still below the state, making it the clearer watch point. Milton Middle also spends more per student ($12,352 vs. $11,311) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (15.3 vs. 17.0). Both schools exceed the state in every reported Forward Exam subject, with science the relatively lower area at each, and free/reduced lunch rates are similar at 23.55% and 21.81%.
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