Summary:
Zip code 53811 in Hazel Green, Wisconsin, is served by a single middle school: Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle, part of the Southwestern Wisconsin School District. The school enrolls 96 students in grades 6–8, with a student-teacher ratio of 10.5, a free/reduced lunch rate of 30.21%, and per-student spending of $16,123.
One of the school's strongest features is attendance: its chronic absenteeism rate of 7.5% is well below the district's 9.2% and less than half the state's 17.3%. Academically, results are mixed. In 2025–2026, Grade 6 math (56%) and Grade 8 math (54.29%) both edged above state averages, and in 2024–2025 Grade 6 ELA (58.06%) and Grade 8 science (53.85%) also exceeded the state. However, the school holds a 2-star rating and ranked in the 36th percentile in 2025–2026, a modest improvement from the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024. Several areas lag: Grade 8 ELA was 40% versus the state's 54.38%, Grade 8 science 40% versus 51.86%, Grade 8 social studies 51.43% versus 64.63%, and Grade 7 math 45.16% versus 55.67%. Across eight subject-grade tests, the school averaged roughly 48.2% in 2025–2026 against a state average near 55.5%.
Grade 8 stands out as a pressure point in ELA, science, and social studies, and science and social studies scores have fluctuated year to year—Grade 8 science dropped from 53.85% to 40%. With only 96 students, a single student can shift a grade-level percentage by about 3 points, so year-to-year swings should be read cautiously. The reported dropout rate is slightly above district and state levels at 1.6%. Overall, families will find strong engagement and low absenteeism alongside some math strengths, with clear room for growth in reading, science, and social studies.
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