Cedar Grove-belgium Middle, Cedar Grove WI

Original Research by School Decision on Cedar Grove-belgium Middle

Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle serves grades five through eight as part of the Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School District, a district shared by the Village of Cedar Grove and the neighboring village of Belgium in Sheboygan County. The school is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet. It sits at a village street address, 50 W Union Ave, alongside the district’s elementary school, placing it within the community rather than on a separate campus. Cedar Grove itself is a small, low-density rural village where the median household income sits near the national figure. The community’s Dutch heritage is a defining feature, celebrated annually with Holland Fest in Memorial Park. Housing values in the village have appreciated in recent years, above the national benchmark but below the state benchmark for Wisconsin, reflecting a market that has grown steadily.

The student body is small and predominantly white, with a Hispanic population making up the next largest group, and very small numbers of Black and Asian students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the school’s reporting.

On the Wisconsin Forward Exam, which the state uses to measure proficiency, this school posted strong results that place it in the top quartile of districts within Sheboygan County. In math, fifth-grade proficiency was high, seventh and eighth grades were similarly strong, and sixth grade was somewhat lower but still within a solid range. In English language arts, the pattern was similar: fifth and sixth grades showed solid proficiency, while seventh and eighth grades were markedly stronger. Eighth-grade science and social studies results, both tested at that grade level only, were also strong. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index lands well above the midpoint of the county’s districts. Participation rates were very high for every tested grade and subject, which means the results reflect nearly the entire student population.

Because this is a middle school that does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

The district brief did not surface any recent referendums, curriculum shifts, or property tax changes from publicly reported sources. A parent moving into the district would be wise to inquire directly with the school or district office about current programming and any anticipated changes.

For a family considering this school, the picture is one of a small, rural middle school with consistently strong academic performance across multiple subjects and grade levels. The student population is not highly diverse, and the share of students from lower-income households is modest. The school is embedded in a village with a distinct cultural identity and a housing market that has appreciated but remains less expensive than the Wisconsin state average. Families who value a tight-knit community school with reliable academic results will find a good fit here. Those looking for a more economically or racially diverse environment, or for a school with extensive advanced or specialized middle school programming, may want to ask the school directly about course offerings and extracurriculars, as that information was not available in the data.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 589%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 789%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 889%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 666%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 781%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 887%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Science

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 890%

School 90% · District 90%

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

This schoolCedar Grove-Belgium Area School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income59%Higher-income76%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income77%41 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income87%37 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income64%Higher-income95%30 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income82%Higher-income91%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income77%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income80%Higher-income91%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income79%Higher-income92%14 pp gap