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Southwestern Wisconsin School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 95 students in Southwestern Wisconsin School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Southwestern Wisconsin School District have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
3 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
517 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Southwestern Wisconsin School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#152 out of 450 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
44%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.59
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
4%
15%
% Black
2%
12%
% White
94%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,890 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,921 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,890
$17,039
Spending / Student
$20,921
$17,011
Best Southwestern Wisconsin School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Middle School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1105 Maple St
Hazel Green, WI 53811
(608) 854-2261
Hazel Green, WI 53811
(608) 854-2261
Grades: 6-8
| 95 students
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