The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Social studies. The lowest is 69% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Ozaukee Middle
Ozaukee Middle is the single public middle school serving grades six through eight in the Northern Ozaukee School District, a small district based in the village of Fredonia. Fredonia sits in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, a place that combines residential streets, an industrial park, and surrounding farmland. The village has grown slowly in recent years, with modest new home development and a handful of manufacturing employers. For families moving to this area, the school sits at the center of a quiet, low-density community where outdoor recreation such as disc golf and county park camping is close at hand and most errands require a car.
The school itself is small. Its enrollment runs to roughly the number a parent would expect from a three-grade middle school serving a single village plus its surrounding rural area. The student body is predominantly white, with a small share of Hispanic students and even smaller numbers from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. More than a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, giving the school a middle-income profile, solidly within the range for the county. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available records, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the supports available for those populations.
Academically, the school performs at a level that is solid but sits below the midpoint among districts in Ozaukee County, according to an overall proficiency measure that averages results across tested subjects and grades. On the Wisconsin Forward assessments, reading and math proficiency rates for each grade were in a range from roughly two-thirds to four-fifths of students meeting the state standard. In English language arts, the share proficient stayed fairly steady across sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, all in the upper sixties to low seventies. Math followed a downward pattern: sixth graders posted the strongest results, seventh graders were slightly lower, and eighth graders dropped further, landing in the mid-sixties range. That trend is worth a closer look, because it suggests that while the school starts students off well in middle school math, the challenge increases meaningfully by the end of eighth grade. Science and social studies are tested only in eighth grade, and those results were higher than either math or English for that grade, with roughly three-quarters of students reaching proficiency in science and close to four-fifths doing so in social studies.
Participation rates on the state tests were full, meaning nearly every enrolled student took the exams. That completeness gives the proficiency numbers a reliable foundation. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. The available data also carried no information on chronic absenteeism, discipline incidents, or course access, and no program offerings were listed. A parent looking for a fuller picture of student life and academic pathways may wish to speak with the school directly about electives, supports, and school climate.
The district has recently made two moves that could affect families considering this school. In 2024, voters approved a five-year recurring referendum that allows the district to exceed its state revenue limit for operational expenses, a measure that passed with strong support and carries a tax impact for homeowners. In 2023, the district opened Sugar Maple Nature Charter School, a separate elementary charter option with an outdoor curriculum at a nature center nearby. That does not directly change Ozaukee Middle, but it reflects the district’s willingness to expand educational choices. For families already in the district, the middle school is the only option for grades six through eight; for those moving to the area, the school offers a straightforward, single-building middle school experience in a small village with stable funding and academic results that are sound but not the top of the county.
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