Lane Intermediate, West Allis WI

Original Research by School Decision on Lane Intermediate

Lane Intermediate School, a regular public middle school in the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District, is now closed. That fact is the starting point for any parent or resident looking into it. The school served the middle grades, so there are no high school measures like a graduation rate to consider—those simply do not apply. Enrollment and demographic figures, including the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, were not available in the data for the period reviewed; a parent might ask the district for a fuller historical picture, but the closure means the school is no longer in operation.

West Allis itself is a dense inner-ring suburb of Milwaukee with a mix of residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and entertainment districts centered around the Wisconsin State Fair Park. It grew around the Allis-Chalmers manufacturing plant, and today retains a working-class-to-middle-class character. The housing market in the area shows typical patterns for a mature suburb near a major city. The district’s schools are spread across the city on individual campuses rather than clustered in a downtown core; Lane Intermediate was one of three middle-level schools in the district.

For the year state testing results are available, Lane Intermediate’s performance on the Wisconsin Forward assessments paints a mixed picture. In English language arts, the proportion of students reaching proficiency was moderate—below half in each tested grade but not dramatically low. In mathematics, the pattern was more concerning: proficiency rates were weak across all three grades, particularly in the upper grades where the share of students meeting the bar fell to a very small level. Science proficiency was also low, while social studies results were higher, roughly on par with the ELA numbers. A parent reviewing these scores would see a school where reading and social studies outcomes were more encouraging than math and science, and where performance in math appeared to decline from grade to grade.

Because the school is closed, these results represent a historical snapshot rather than a current pathway for a family. A parent moving to the area today would need to look at the district’s other intermediate schools—Frank Lloyd Wright or West Milwaukee, depending on boundaries, or explore the district’s three high schools and elementary schools that feed into them. The district brief did not surface any recent major changes such as a referendum or boundary shift that would affect current families, so a parent should contact the district directly for information about the current attendance zones and the programs available at the open schools.

Lane Intermediate was a regular public school with no charter or magnet status. No program offerings or course access data were available in the records reviewed. The lack of demographic and enrollment data for the period prevents a full picture of the student body and support needs, but that gap is likely tied to the school’s closed status. For those seeking to understand the academic history of this specific site, the state test results show a school where ELA and social studies were relative bright spots, while math proficiency lagged well behind, especially by eighth grade. The closure means that for current families, the relevant question is not what Lane Intermediate was, but what the West Allis-West Milwaukee district offers now at its other middle-level schools.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 36% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median

Grade 719%

School 19% · District 32% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 34% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 40% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 834%

School 34% · District 43% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median

Science

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 37% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 58% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median

This schoolWest Allis-West Milwaukee 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-income26%Higher-income55%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income24%Higher-income48%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income26%Higher-income47%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income46%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income10%Higher-income31%21 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income5%Higher-income18%13 pp gap