Summary:
ZIP code 53593, which covers Verona, Wisconsin, has exactly one middle school: Badger Ridge Middle, serving grades 6–8 with 776 students. It is part of the Verona Area School District, a strong district that ranks 95 of 432 districts statewide — the 78th percentile, with 4 stars.
Academically, Badger Ridge is above the Wisconsin state average in 7 of 8 reported Forward Exam areas in 2025–2026, but below its own district average in all 8. Highlights include 8th grade Social Studies at 72.62% proficient (7.99 points above the state), 8th grade ELA at 65.34% (10.96 points above), and 7th grade Mathematics at 64.82% (9.15 points above). Across the eight assessments, the school averages about 62.0% proficiency, versus roughly 67.3% for the district and 55.5% for the state — up from about 58.0% the prior year. The clearest weak spot is 6th grade ELA, the only area below the state (53.56% vs. 54.95%), down from 58.33% and 8.65 points behind the district. The biggest gains came in 8th grade Math (47.56% to 60.87%) and 8th grade Science (46.34% to 59.52%), both moving from below the state average to above it.
The school's statewide rank is trending upward: from 274 of 641 (57th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 201 of 643 (69th percentile) in 2025–2026, holding 3 stars while the district holds 4. Climate indicators are positive — chronic absenteeism is 14.4%, below the district's 15.4% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.5%, equal to the district and below the state's 1.1%. Resource context includes a 12.6 student-teacher ratio, $16,905 in per-student spending, and 26.03% free/reduced lunch participation. Overall, this is a large middle school in a high-performing district, outperforming the state in most subjects and improving, with 6th grade ELA the main area to watch.
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