Mosinee Middle, Mosinee WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mosinee Middle

Mosinee Middle serves grades four through eight in the Mosinee School District, a system that draws from the small city of Mosinee and its surrounding area. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and sits on a campus shared with other district buildings in a community that grew out of the lumber and paper industries. Mosinee itself is a low-density, auto-oriented town with a traditional downtown along Main Street, a historic library, and the Wisconsin River running through it. The paper mill and power company remain major employers, and Central Wisconsin Airport lies just southeast of town. Housing values in the Mosinee ZIP code have risen at a pace above the national average in recent years, and the national 30-year mortgage rate has hovered around typical levels, making the area a moderately priced market relative to the state benchmark.

The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with small shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that positions the school in a moderate range for economic need. The district as a whole has made several lasting investments that reach into the middle school: each school building now has a fabrication lab integrated into the curriculum for hands-on STEAM learning, and the high school has built an extensive dual credit program that ranks among the top in the region for offerings and tuition savings. The Creske Center, operated in partnership with the Woodson YMCA, provides a pool, auditorium, and gymnasium for both school and community use, including programs for older residents. These are publicly reported additions that enhance the educational environment at Mosinee Middle as well as across the district.

State assessment results from the most recent testing year show a range of proficiency rates by subject and grade. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above increases notably from fourth grade through seventh grade, with an eighth-grade level similar to sixth. In English language arts, proficiency rates are more varied, with fifth and seventh grades showing stronger results than fourth, sixth, or eighth. Science and social studies are tested in fourth and eighth grades only; in both subjects, eighth-grade proficiency rates are higher than fourth-grade rates. When looking across all tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among districts in Marathon County. That relative strength suggests Mosinee Middle delivers academic outcomes that are competitive with its peers in the same county, though individual parents may wish to look at specific grade-level and subject results to see how they align with their child’s needs. No chronic absenteeism data or discipline data were available for this school, and because it serves only grades four through eight, there is no graduation rate to report.

The school’s size is moderate for a middle school spanning five grades, and the community context of a small industrial city with steady but modest population growth provides a stable setting. The district’s emphasis on fabrication labs and dual credit pathways points to an orientation toward career-connected and college-preparatory learning, even at the middle level where students are being introduced to those opportunities. A parent considering Mosinee Middle will find a school with a clear academic profile that trends above average for its county, set in a town with a working-class history and a relatively quiet residential feel. The main questions a family might want to explore further are how the school addresses the dips in ELA proficiency at certain grades, and what specific supports it offers for the quarter of students who qualify for meal assistance.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 57% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 78% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 63% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 53% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 60% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 60%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolMosinee 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 4Lower-income40%Higher-income50%11 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income57%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income30%Higher-income49%19 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income57%17 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income66%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income51%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income66%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income53%Higher-income74%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income82%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income68%20 pp gap