Summary:
Zip code 54745 contains one middle school, Lake Holcombe Middle, serving grades 6–8 in Holcombe, WI, within the Lake Holcombe School District, with 52 students and a 55.77% free/reduced lunch rate. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2 and high per-student spending of $19,196, while the district ranks 387th of 432 districts, at the 10th percentile with 1 star. The school itself ranked 390th of 643 schools in 2025–2026, at the 39th percentile with 2 stars, after moving from the 19th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 45th in 2024–2025.
Performance is highly uneven by grade and subject. In 2025–2026, 6th grade ELA is a standout at 84.21% proficient versus 54.95% statewide, and 7th grade ELA is 60% versus 55.33%. Math is mostly near state levels: 6th grade 52.63% vs. 53.60%, 7th grade 46.67% vs. 55.67%, and 8th grade 52.94% vs. 53.67%. However, 8th grade ELA is 29.41% vs. 54.38%, 8th grade Social Studies is 35.29% vs. 64.63%, and 8th grade Science is 41.18% vs. 51.86%. Chronic absenteeism is 28.0%, above the district’s 25.6% and the state’s 17.3%, while dropout is 0.0% versus 1.1% statewide.
With only 52 students, small cohorts can make year-to-year changes look dramatic. The 8th grade was strong in 2024–2025—ELA 81.25%, Math 62.50%, Social Studies 68.75%, Science 68.75%—then fell sharply in 2025–2026. Overall, the school averaged about 50.3% proficient in 2025–2026 versus roughly 55.5% statewide, and about 52.8% versus 54.4% in 2024–2025. Resources are substantial, but outcomes remain mixed, with bright spots in 6th grade ELA and serious concerns in 8th grade ELA, Social Studies, Science, and attendance.
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