Summary:
ZIP code 54636 is served by a single middle school, Holmen Middle, which enrolls 868 students in grades 6–8 at 502 N Main St in Holmen and belongs to Holmen School District.
Academically, Holmen Middle outperforms the Wisconsin state average in every reported subject and grade. In 2025–2026 Forward Exam results, proficiency ranged from 61.84% in Science 8 to 86.51% in Social Studies 8, with margins above the state between +9.98 and +21.88 points. Social Studies 8 is the standout result, improving +7.24 points year over year. English Language Arts is steady, between 65.56% and 70.38% across grades 6–8. Math remains strong (a 70.45% average across grades 6–8) but dipped in the latest year: Math 7 fell from 73.18% to 66.67% and Math 8 from 79.93% to 74.67%. Science 8 also slipped, from 66.42% to 61.84%. On a simple average across the eight reported tests, the school moved from 71.40% to 70.26%, while the state average rose from 54.42% to 55.51% — still a large school advantage, but a narrower one.
The school is rated 4 stars in each of the past three years, ranking 103 of 643 (84th percentile) in 2025–2026, 83 of 628 (87th percentile) the prior year, and 106 of 641 (83rd percentile) in 2023–2024 — well ahead of the district's 3 stars and 68th percentile. Attendance is exceptional: chronic absenteeism is 2.1% versus 4.7% district and 17.3% state, and the dropout rate is 0.0% versus 0.6% and 1.1%. Roughly 23.16% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, per-student spending is $15,357, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1. School and district test results in this data set are identical, so the state is the meaningful benchmark.
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