Summary:
Zip code 54720 in Altoona, Wisconsin is served by a single middle school: Altoona Middle, which educates 394 students in grades 6–8 as part of the Altoona School District. Because it is the only middle school in the area, families should judge it against its own past performance and against district and state averages rather than against neighboring schools.
Math is the school's standout strength. In 2025–26, 70.00% of 6th graders, 70.00% of 7th graders, and 77.52% of 8th graders were proficient in math, compared with state averages of 53.60%, 55.67%, and 53.67% — gaps of +16.40, +14.33, and +23.85 percentage points. The school also topped the state in every other tested area that year: ELA grades 6–8 (59.23%, 59.17%, 57.36%), 8th grade social studies (71.32%), and 8th grade science (57.36%). Several areas rebounded sharply from the prior year, including ELA 8 (+10.30 points), science 8 (+12.82 points), and math 8 (+20.38 points). The one notable dip was 6th grade ELA, which fell 7.44 points from 66.67% to 59.23% but still exceeded the state. Statewide, the school ranked 171 of 643 schools in 2025–26, placing in the 73rd percentile with 4 stars — up from 60th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25.
Beyond test scores, chronic absenteeism was 13.6% in 2024–25 — better than the state's 17.3% but higher than the district's 9.5%, an area worth monitoring. The dropout rate was 1.1%, identical to both district and state. Context figures include 35.28% free/reduced lunch, $14,550 per-student spending, and a 12.3 student–teacher ratio; these cannot be judged as high or low without comparators.
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