The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in Social studies. The lowest is 50% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Albany Community Middle
Albany Community Middle serves grades six through eight in the Albany School District, a small rural district that anchors the village of Albany in Green County, Wisconsin. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet. The village itself is a compact, slowly shrinking community on the Sugar River, roughly equidistant from Madison and Janesville. Its economy leans on manufacturing, retail, and health care, and many residents likely commute to those larger cities for work. The village has been recognized as a Tree City USA community and maintains a small-town civic infrastructure of police, fire, and EMS, plus parks and recreational facilities. The school appears to be integrated into or near the village center, consistent with the village’s small footprint.
The student body is small and overwhelmingly White. The school serves just over half a hundred students across three grades, and the enrollment is concentrated in sixth through eighth grade. There were no data available on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor on the number of students with disabilities or English learners. A parent considering this school should note those gaps and may want to ask the school directly about student support resources.
On statewide assessments, the school’s performance shows a mixed pattern by grade and subject. In math, sixth graders posted a proficiency rate above the midpoint, seventh graders were below it, and eighth graders were near the midpoint. In English language arts, sixth graders again performed at a relatively strong level, seventh graders were around the midpoint, and eighth graders fell to a weaker level, with roughly a third of students proficient. In science, eighth graders performed at around the midpoint, and in social studies, eighth graders posted a strong result, with about three-quarters of students proficient. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among the six districts in Green County. Participation on all tests was complete, with every enrolled student testing. The eighth-grade ELA result is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school, especially given the dip from the earlier grades.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. No data on chronic absenteeism were available, and there was no information on discipline, course access, or staffing. The district brief turned up no major recent changes that would affect a parent considering a move into the area.
Housing in the village is roughly in line with state-level home values and is below the national benchmark. The estimated monthly mortgage payment on a typical home, given current interest rates, is substantial relative to the area’s economic context. Rents have been rising nationally, but local rental data were not available in detail. The village’s population has been slowly declining, and no major new housing developments or growth projects were identified in the public record, suggesting a stable or contracting housing market rather than a rapidly growing one.
For a family that values a small, rural setting and a middle school that is tightly woven into village life, Albany Community Middle fits that profile. The academic picture is uneven, with stronger results in social studies and in earlier-grade ELA contrasting with a weaker result in eighth-grade ELA and a bottom-quartile composite standing in the county. The small enrollment means class sizes are likely modest, and the school’s integration with the village suggests community involvement is feasible. A parent should weigh the school’s academic profile against their own expectations and, given the missing data on student support programs, should plan to visit and ask direct questions about special education and English learner services if those are relevant to their child.
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