Weyauwega Middle, Weyauwega WI - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Weyauwega Middle

Weyauwega Middle serves students in sixth through eighth grade in the small, rural community of Weyauwega, a place centered on Lake Weyauwega in central Waupaca County. The town blends historic downtown streets with agriculture and seasonal tourism, and its population has been essentially flat in recent years. The school is part of the Weyauwega-Fremont School District, which also operates a high school and two elementary schools. Publicly reported information on recent district-level changes is minimal, so the overall picture is one of stability rather than transformation.

The school’s enrollment is modest for a middle school, with roughly comparable numbers across all three grades. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic enrollment that represents a noticeable share, and very small numbers of Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. A substantial portion of students come from households with lower incomes, as indicated by the share qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials; a parent may wish to follow up directly with the school for those details.

On state assessments, the school shows a pattern of stronger performance in English language arts than in math, particularly in the earlier middle grades. In sixth and seventh grade, most students scored at or above the proficient level in reading, while in eighth grade the share was lower but still a majority. Math proficiency was solid in sixth and seventh grades, but dipped in eighth grade, where fewer than half of students reached that bar. Science results for eighth graders were mixed, with about half proficient, while social studies proficiency was higher. The school’s overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places it in the top quarter among districts in Waupaca County, a clear academic strength for a school of this size.

Because Weyauwega Middle only serves grades six through eight, there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s test participation was complete for the grades and subjects tested, and no recent changes to the state’s assessments were flagged in the data, so the results are directly comparable.

The community context reinforces the small-town character. Housing values in the area are below the state median, and the local economy draws on agriculture, cheese production, seasonal recreation, and the school district itself as an employer. The town has a historic downtown with a public library, a large park with a swimming lake, and the Waupaca County Fairgrounds. Street life is limited to seasonal events; everyday errands require a car. The school buildings are on their own campuses, separate from the downtown core, which is typical for a rural district.

For a family considering this school, the academic picture is reassuring in English language arts and social studies, with a notable soft spot in eighth-grade math that a parent may want to explore further with the school. The student body is not highly diverse, and the school serves a community with modest economic resources. The setting is rural and slow-growing, with no major development pressures. The district appears steady, with no recent upheavals or policy shifts reported. This school fits a family looking for a small, stable middle school in a quiet rural town where core academic outcomes are strong in several subjects but not uniformly so.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 72% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 768%

School 68% · District 64% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 46% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 7 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 681%

School 81% · District 80% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 779%

School 79% · District 73% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 63% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Science

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 52% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 74% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median

This schoolWeyauwega-Fremont 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-income69%Higher-income89%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income65%Higher-income93%27 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income65%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income50%Higher-income77%27 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income54%Higher-income82%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income43%Higher-income45%2 pp gap