Summary:
The zip code 53913 contains a single middle school, Jack Young Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Baraboo School District. While the school's performance is in the middle range among Wisconsin middle schools, it faces some academic challenges, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency.
Jack Young Middle School has consistently ranked between 327 and 411 out of 628-641 Wisconsin middle schools over the past few years, earning a 2-out-of-5-star rating on the SchoolDigger scale. The school's dropout rate is relatively low at 1.3%, but its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than average at 17.7%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics are below the state averages, with the largest gaps in 6th and 7th grade ELA. However, the school's 8th grade proficiency in Social Studies is higher than the state average, suggesting potential strengths in certain subject areas.
The school serves a relatively disadvantaged student population, with 53.24% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,293. These resource allocations indicate that the district is investing in the school, though the academic outcomes do not yet reflect significant improvements. Overall, Jack Young Middle School is a middle-performing school with some areas of strength and areas for improvement, and the district's continued efforts to support the school may lead to future academic gains.
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