Holmen Middle, Holmen WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Holmen Middle

Holmen Middle serves students in sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school within the Holmen School District, which covers the village of Holmen and surrounding areas. Holmen itself has been among the fastest-growing communities in the region, transitioning from a small rural farming village into a suburban hub just north of La Crosse, set among the bluffs and wooded hills of the Driftless Area. The district includes four elementary schools, this middle school, and Holmen High School, all on separate campuses rather than embedded in the village's downtown core. Publicly reported sources note that the village's rapid growth is expected to continue, which has implications for school enrollment and the kinds of housing families can expect to find.

Academically, the school's state assessment results place it in the top quartile among districts in La Crosse County, a meaningful point of reference given that the county contains several districts. In math, proficiency rates across all three tested grades are solid, with the strongest showing in eighth grade. English language arts proficiency also trends positive, with sixth and eighth graders performing better than seventh graders. Science results for eighth graders are similar in range, and social studies proficiency is notably strong. These are not uniformly high numbers across every subject and grade, but the overall pattern is above average for the area, and a parent interested in a middle school with consistently solid state test results would find that here.

The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Asian cohort and much smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Hispanic, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaska Native. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is moderate and suggests a mix of economic backgrounds. The school serves a middle-grade band only, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline were available in the source material.

A parent considering Holmen Middle should take into account the village's fast growth. Housing values and rents in the area are above the national benchmark, reflecting the desirability of the village as a suburb of La Crosse. The school's performance on state tests is a clear strength, placing it among the better options in the county for a middle school. The data does not include information on special education enrollment, English learner populations, program offerings like advanced coursework or electives, or staffing ratios. Those are gaps a family would want to fill by talking directly with the school if they need to understand support services or the breadth of the academic program. What is available paints a picture of a well-regarded suburban middle school in a growing village, with academic results that are a step above most of its county peers.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 880%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 29 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Science

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 15 pts above state median

This schoolHolmen 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 6Lower-income57%Higher-income74%18 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income68%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income56%Higher-income74%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income72%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income61%Higher-income77%16 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income67%Higher-income84%17 pp gap