Washington Middle, Kenosha WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Washington Middle

Washington Middle in Kenosha serves grades six through eight. It is a regular public school within the Kenosha Unified School District. The school sits in a neighborhood setting in a mid-sized city between Milwaukee and Chicago that has a mix of residential and industrial areas, along with a lakefront downtown featuring museums, parks, and a restored electric streetcar line. Major employers range from corporate headquarters to large distribution centers.

The district itself has been working through enrollment declines that led to a round of school closures in 2023, including one middle school and several elementary schools, with attendance boundaries redrawn as a result. Washington Middle was not among the closures.

About three-quarters of the students at Washington Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is diverse, with a roughly even split among students who identify as Hispanic, white, and Black, and a smaller share identifying as two or more races. Measures for students with disabilities and English learners were not reported in the available data, so a full picture of special-population support is not possible here.

State test results show that proficiency rates across all tested subjects and grades are low. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or advanced ranges from about one in ten in eighth grade to just under one in five in seventh grade. In English language arts, about one in five students met the proficiency bar in sixth and eighth grades, with a slightly higher share in seventh grade. Eighth grade science and social studies proficiency rates also fall around one in five. When compared with other schools in districts across Kenosha County, Washington Middle’s overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile.

There is no graduation rate for Washington Middle because the school serves only middle grades. The same is true for chronic absenteeism and other high school-level measures; these simply do not apply here. The school does not have a charter designation, and its magnet status and Title I status were not reported in the available data.

For a parent or resident assessing the fit, Washington Middle offers a middle school experience in a diverse, high-poverty setting where academic proficiency on state assessments is a clear area of concern. The available numbers are consistent across all three grade levels and all subjects; there is no grade or subject where the school posts a strong result. A family choosing this school would want to look closely at what academic supports, interventions, and enrichment are available inside the building, as the test data alone points to a significant number of students who are not yet at grade level. The district context of declining enrollment and boundary changes means that the broader set of school options in Kenosha may shift in the coming years.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 616%

School 16% · District 37% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 41% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 41% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 44 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 619%

School 19% · District 43% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 43 pts below county median

Grade 724%

School 24% · District 42% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 46% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Science

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 38% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 36 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 53% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 43 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

This schoolKenosha 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-income17%Higher-income26%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income22%Higher-income28%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income18%Higher-income31%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income14%Higher-income23%9 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income14%Higher-income31%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income9%Higher-income12%3 pp gap