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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 54409


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1
School
451
Students
Top rankedAntigo Middle292nd of 643 Wisconsin middle schools
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Biggest riser
Antigo Middle up 87 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Zip code 54409 has only one middle school, Antigo Middle, serving grades 5–8 with 451 students in the Antigo Unified School District. Located at 815 7th Ave in Antigo, WI, it is the sole middle school option in this area, so comparisons are to the district and state rather than to other local middle schools.

Antigo Middle stands out for its improving rank: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, it moved from 419 of 641 (35th percentile, 2 stars) to 292 of 643 (55th percentile, 3 stars). Its ELA results are a strength—every grade tested in 2025–26 was above the state average, with grade 6 ELA at 71% proficient, 16.05 points above the state. Grade 5 Math also excelled at 61.86%, 10.05 points above the state. Attendance is favorable: chronic absenteeism was 15.0%, lower than the district’s 25.0% and the state’s 17.3%, and the dropout rate was 0.0%.

Areas to watch include 8th grade Science (43.88%, 7.98 points below state), Social Studies (59.18%, 5.45 points below state), and Math (50%, 3.67 points below state) in 2025–26. Grade 6 Math improved from 38.21% in 2024–25 to 55% in 2025–26. The school serves a majority economically disadvantaged population (56.54% free/reduced lunch) and spends $15,358 per student with a 13.1 student-teacher ratio. Note that 2024–25 data includes 4th grade results, likely from a prior configuration. Overall, the school shows a positive trajectory despite some subject-level challenges.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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