Summary:
ZIP code 54747 has just one middle school: Independence Middle in Independence, Wisconsin. It serves grades 6 through 8 and enrolls about 101 students, making it a small rural school. It belongs to the Independence School District, which ranks 375th out of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 13th percentile, or 1 star.
On state tests, the school's most recent results (2025–2026) are below state averages in every subject reported. Sixth-grade math was 42.31% proficient versus 53.60% statewide, and 6th-grade English language arts was 50.00% versus 54.95%. Seventh-grade math (54.84% vs. 55.67%) came closest to the state, while 7th-grade ELA (45.16% vs. 55.33%), 8th-grade social studies (56.25% vs. 64.63%), and 8th-grade science (43.75% vs. 51.86%) lagged further behind. This reverses 2024–2025, when several results — including 6th-grade ELA, 8th-grade ELA, 8th-grade math, social studies, and science — were above state averages. Eighth grade showed the steepest drops: ELA fell from 62.50% to 46.88%, social studies from 69.70% to 56.25%, and science from 54.55% to 43.75%.
Attendance is a clear strength. Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, less than half the district's 16.8% and the state's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is 0.0%. Per-student spending is $17,609 with a student-teacher ratio of 12.6, and 60.4% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school's state rank moved from the 52nd percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 35th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026 — still above the district's 13th percentile. With only about 101 students, results can swing widely based on a small number of students, so families should watch whether the latest dip is a one-year outlier or the start of a longer trend.
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