Lodi Middle, Lodi WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lodi Middle

Lodi Middle is a regular public school serving grades six through eight in the Lodi School District. It sits in the small city of Lodi, a residential community in a glaciated valley roughly 25 miles northwest of Madison, part of the Madison metropolitan area. Lodi has a compact historic downtown along Main Street, with small businesses, seasonal events such as Susie the Duck Day and the Lodi Agricultural Fair, and parks threaded by Spring Creek. The surrounding town is rolling agricultural and forest land with lakefront communities along Lake Wisconsin. The city has seen modest population growth in recent years, and the area faces development pressure, especially near the lake. Housing values in the zip code are above both the state and national medians, reflecting the area’s desirability as a commuter town.

Academically, Lodi Middle performs at a notably high level. Its overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quarter of schools within Columbia County. On the Wisconsin Forward assessment, math results are strong in every grade level. Reading and language arts proficiency is solid overall, though seventh-grade ELA shows a dip compared to the other two grades; a parent may want to look into this further with the school. Science results among eighth graders are solid, and social studies proficiency for that same grade is particularly strong. The school’s test participation rates are very high across the board.

The school enrolls a moderate number of students, split roughly evenly across the three grades. The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available; this may be a gap a parent would want to ask about directly.

The building is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The district operates as the Lodi School District. A search for recent district-level changes such as referenda, curriculum shifts, or policy updates did not surface anything specific, so the district appears to have been stable in the recent past.

Lodi Middle sits in a community that blends small-town character with proximity to a major city. The setting is walkable in the downtown core, with parks, the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, and a general aviation airport nearby. The local economy is anchored by small businesses and agriculture; the Lodi Canning Company is a notable employer. The growth in the surrounding town and lakefront areas suggests a gradually increasing population, which may affect enrollment over time.

For a family considering this school, the picture is of a middle school with consistently strong academic results, a small-town setting, and a student body that is not economically diverse. The housing market is relatively expensive, which likely shapes the demographic profile. The school does not serve high school grades, so the graduation rate is not applicable. The missing data on special education and English learner populations is an area to clarify with the district. Overall, Lodi Middle offers a high-performing academic environment in a stable, growing community with a distinct small-town identity.

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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 779%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 25 pts above state median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 21 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Science

Grade 863%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 11 pts above state median

This schoolLodi 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-income53%Higher-income72%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income35%Higher-income65%29 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income71%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income70%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income47%Higher-income85%38 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income53%Higher-income76%22 pp gap