Summary:
ZIP code 54024 has one middle school, Saint Croix Falls Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 297 students in Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin, as part of the Saint Croix Falls School District.
This school’s clearest strength is English language arts, where every tested grade scored above the Wisconsin state average in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. The highest ELA result was 5th grade in 2024–2025 at 84.38% proficient, compared with 51.26% statewide, a gap of +33.12 percentage points. In 2025–2026, 6th grade ELA was 73.24% versus 54.95% statewide, or +18.29 points. Math was broadly strong in 2024–2025, when every tested grade beat the state average, including 5th grade at 82.81% versus 52.58%. Grade 6 math remained a standout in 2025–2026 at 71.83% versus 53.60% statewide. The school also compares well on dropout and attendance: its dropout rate was 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 12.3% versus 17.3% statewide.
However, 2025–2026 shows a clear relative decline. The school’s rank moved from 101 of 641 (84th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023–2024 to 237 of 643 (63rd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026. 5th grade math fell from 82.81% to 49.38%, moving from far above state to slightly below it, while 8th grade math was 49.37% versus 53.67% statewide. 8th grade social studies dropped from 71.83% in 2024–2025 to 53.16% in 2025–2026, compared with a state average of 64.63%. Science fell to 51.90% in 2025–2026, essentially tied with the state at 51.86%. Chronic absenteeism, while below state, is 3.6 points above the district’s 8.7%. The district itself is ranked 86 of 432, at the 80th percentile with 4 stars, higher than the middle school’s latest rank. Background context includes 32.32% free/reduced lunch, $14,069 per-student spending, and a 16.5:1 student-teacher ratio.
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