Summary:
Zip code 54556 has one middle school: Prentice Middle, a public school in Prentice, Wisconsin, serving grades 5–8 with 90 students as part of Prentice School District. Because it is the only middle school in this zip code, there are no other local middle schools to compare it with; families can instead compare it with district and state results.
Prentice Middle’s non-test indicators are a strength. Its dropout rate is 0.0%, below the district’s 0.6% and the state’s 1.1%, and chronic absenteeism is 11.5%, well below the district’s 19.6% and the state’s 17.3%. However, overall school ranking has declined: from the 60th percentile and 3 stars in 2023–24, to the 54th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25, to 422 out of 643, the 34th percentile, and 2 stars in 2025–26.
Test results are mixed. In 2025–26, the school’s simple math average is 53.30% versus the state’s 53.69%, while ELA is lower at 49.28% versus 54.57%. Bright spots include 5th grade math at 68.75% versus 51.81% statewide and 6th grade ELA at 60.71% versus 54.95% statewide. Concerns include 7th grade ELA at 35.71% versus 55.33%, 8th grade ELA at 44.44% versus 54.38%, 8th grade math at 44.44% versus 53.67%, and 8th grade social studies at 27.78% versus 64.63%. In 2024–25, 8th grade science was 78.26% versus 50.04% statewide, and 8th grade social studies was 69.57% versus 62.51%. With only 90 students, grade-level swings can be large, so trends matter more than a single year.
Thank you for your feedback!