Summary:
ZIP code 54961 in New London, Wisconsin contains exactly one middle school: New London Middle, which serves grades 5–8 with 540 students as part of the New London School District. The school serves a community with moderate economic need — 40.56% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch — and operates with per-student spending of $14,664 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2. Since it is the only middle school in the ZIP code, the most useful comparisons are against its own district and against Wisconsin statewide results.
New London Middle has a solidly above-average profile. It has earned 3 stars in each of the last three years and ranked between the 55th and 64th percentile of Wisconsin schools, while the district is rated 2 stars and sits at the 45th percentile. Math is the clear strength: the school scored above the state in every tested math grade in both 2024–25 and 2025–26, with standout results in 8th-grade math (74.24% vs. state 53.06%) and 7th-grade math (69.75% vs. 55.67%). Chronic absenteeism is also a major positive at 9.3%, well below Wisconsin's 17.3%, and the dropout rate is low at 0.7% vs. 1.1% statewide. English language arts is generally above state as well, though uneven by grade — 7th-grade ELA jumped 16.08 points, from 45.26% to 61.34%.
The clearest area for improvement is the 2025–26 8th-grade cohort. ELA fell to 46.62% (state 54.38%), science to 46.27% (state 51.86%), and social studies to 62.69% (state 64.63%) — all at or below state levels. Science dropped 17.37 points from 63.64% the year before, and social studies slipped 7.01 points from 69.70%, reversing both subjects from above-state strengths to below-state results. Only 8th-grade math stayed ahead of the state, at 56.72% vs. 53.67%. Overall, families can expect strong math instruction, low absenteeism, and better performance than the district average, with the current 8th-grade year the main concern to watch.
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