Lake Denoon Middle, Muskego WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lake Denoon Middle

Lake Denoon Middle School serves grades five through eight in the Muskego-Norway School District. It is a regular public school in Muskego, a suburban bedroom community for Milwaukee that sits among three lakes and has grown steadily as a residential area. The school is one of two middle schools in the district and is located on a separate campus from the district’s other schools.

Academically, this school performs at a strong level. In math, a large majority of students in each tested grade scored proficient or above. The same holds true in English language arts, where across all four grades the proficiency rate was solidly above three-quarters of students, with the highest rate in seventh grade. In science, which is tested only in eighth grade, roughly seven in ten students met the proficiency bar. Social studies, also tested in eighth grade, saw a high rate of proficiency. The school’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint relative to other districts in Waukesha County, a set of twenty-four districts that includes some of the state’s highest-performing suburban systems. Students here take the Wisconsin Forward exam, and participation rates were at or near full participation in all tested grades and subjects, so the results reflect nearly the entire student body.

The school serves a substantial enrollment for a middle school, with relatively balanced numbers across grades five through eight. The student body is predominantly white, which reflects the broader community demographics. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school is not a Title I school. The school environment data, including discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, and staff-to-student ratios, were not available in the data provided, so a parent interested in those dimensions would need to ask the school directly. Because this is a middle school and does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate data to consider.

Muskego is a low-density, car-dependent community where most of the housing is large-lot suburban development. Civic and recreational life revolves around the area’s lakes, particularly Idle Isle Park on Little Muskego Lake, which hosts summer events. There is no traditional downtown core, and schools are spread across separate campuses. The housing market in Waukesha County shows a median listing price that has been relatively stable, with a supply score and a demand score that both indicate an active but not overheated market. The price-to-income ratio at the national level suggests that housing is a meaningful investment for families moving into the area.

The district brief did not surface any recent parent-relevant changes such as referendums, curriculum shifts, or construction projects, so it is not possible to describe current district-level developments from the available data.

For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one of consistent, above-average performance in a suburban setting. The surrounding community is quiet and lake-oriented, with a housing market that reflects its desirability as a Milwaukee bedroom community. A parent may want to follow up directly with the school on discipline, attendance, and specific program offerings, as those details were not covered here.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 587%

School 87% · District 84% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Grade 683%

School 83% · District 87% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Grade 785%

School 85% · District 86% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 884%

School 84% · District 85% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 67% · ▲ 8 pts above district

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

Grade 675%

School 75% · District 81% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 22 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 80% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 77% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 65% · ▲ 4 pts above district

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

Social studies

Grade 885%

School 85% · District 79% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

This schoolMuskego-Norway 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 5Lower-income48%Higher-income80%32 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income76%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income69%Higher-income80%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income60%Higher-income80%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income61%Higher-income92%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income69%Higher-income84%15 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income88%Higher-income84%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income70%Higher-income86%16 pp gap