Summary:
ZIP code 54020 in Osceola, Wisconsin, is served by a single middle school — Osceola Middle — which enrolls 398 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the Osceola School District, a 4-star district ranked 114th of 432 in Wisconsin (74th percentile). Because it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, the district's middle-grade results and the school's results are identical in every reported subject.
Osceola Middle is a 4-star school ranked 164th of 643 middle schools statewide, placing it in the 74th percentile. It scored above the state average in every reported Forward Exam subject and grade in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, with all figures given as exact percentages. Math is the standout: the 2025–2026 math average is 68.1% proficient against a state math average of 53.7%, and 8th grade math and 8th grade social studies each reached 75% proficient. Chronic absenteeism is notably low at 10.3%, compared with 12.7% in the district and 17.3% statewide, and the dropout rate is 0.0%. Context figures include 23.62% free/reduced lunch, $13,297 in per-student spending, and a 12.8 student-teacher ratio.
The main caution is momentum. The overall listed-test average slipped from about 69.8% in 2024–2025 to 64.8% in 2025–2026, and the school's rank fell from 88th percentile to 74th percentile, after sitting at 91st percentile with 5 stars in 2023–2024. Science saw the largest single-year drop, from 72.04% to 59.38%, while 8th grade ELA fell from 73.12% to 61.46% and 6th grade math from 79.79% to 64.42%. Even the lowest current scores — 6th grade ELA at 58.10%, 8th grade science at 59.38%, and 5th grade ELA at 59.77% — remain above their state averages. Overall, this is a strong, top-quartile school with excellent math results and low absenteeism, but one to watch for its recent downward trend.
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