Summary:
The 54153 zip code is home to a single middle school, Oconto Middle School, which serves students in the Oconto Unified School District. This school has faced challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining from 287 out of 640 Wisconsin middle schools in 2022-2023 to 405 out of 628 in 2024-2025, earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Oconto Middle School's proficiency rates on the Forward Exam are generally lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade ELA proficiency rate was 41.54%, compared to the state average of 51.26%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 51.67% in 2023-2024, indicating a socioeconomically disadvantaged student population.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $15,669 and lower student-teacher ratio of 14:1, it continues to struggle with student academic achievement and engagement, as evidenced by its 1.3% dropout rate and 17.7% chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year. These challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve outcomes for the students of Oconto Middle School.
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