Prentice Middle, Prentice WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Prentice Middle

Prentice Middle serves grades five through eight in the Prentice School District, a single-campus K-12 system in the small rural village of Prentice, Wisconsin. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and sits within a district that covers the village and the surrounding town. The village itself is compact, with a downtown near the railroad junction, a mix of homes and small businesses, and an industrial park that includes the municipal airport and golf course. The school campus is integrated into the village rather than set apart. The district is a notable local employer, and the village has maintained a stable population in recent years.

The student body is small and predominantly white, with a modest share of students identifying as two or more races and a very small Hispanic population. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a middle range for economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source material, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.

State testing results from the Wisconsin Forward exam show a mixed picture across grades and subjects. In math, fifth graders posted a strong proficiency rate, while sixth and seventh graders were lower, and eighth graders returned to a solid level. English language arts results followed a similar pattern, with fifth and eighth graders at a moderate level and sixth and seventh graders lower. Science and social studies are tested only in eighth grade, and in both subjects the school posted a strong proficiency rate. The overall proficiency index, which averages results across all tested subjects and grades, places Prentice Middle in the top quartile relative to other districts in Price County. That is a narrow comparison set, but within it the school stands out.

The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism was also not available. A parent may want to ask the school about attendance patterns and how the school supports students who miss class time.

Housing in the Prentice area is more affordable than the state and national benchmarks, with home values well below the Wisconsin median. The village has a small industrial park with available sites, and the school district is a significant local employer. The village population has been stable in recent years, and no major new housing developments were identified in available sources. The surrounding area is rural, with agriculture and forestry.

The district brief turned up little in the way of recent changes or strategic priorities, so that context is not available to describe. The school itself operates as a straightforward middle school within a single-campus K-12 district, serving grades five through eight. For families considering the area, the school offers a small, rural setting where the middle grades are housed together, and the district as a whole is a central part of the community.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 38% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 10 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 44% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Science

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 27 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 870%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 5 pts above state median

This schoolPrentice 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-income0%Higher-income56%56 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income38%Higher-income50%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income79%45 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income81%37 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income42%8 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income22%Higher-income86%64 pp gap