For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 74 students in Ithaca School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Ithaca School District have an average math proficiency score of 27% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
2 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
202 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
16 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Ithaca School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 444 school districts in Wisconsin (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#348 out of 450 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
39%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
38%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
44%

Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,614 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
4 Students
11,285 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
12 Students
37,753 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
15%
# Black Students
2 Students
30,293 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
182 Students
152,522 Students
% White Students
90%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
174 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
12,537 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
6,117
# Students in K Grade:
-
6,551
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
6,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
7,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
7,007
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
8,146
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
14,725
# Students in 6th Grade:
28
48,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
30
57,406
# Students in 8th Grade:
16
59,497
# Students in 9th Grade:
29
7,426
# Students in 10th Grade:
28
5,915
# Students in 11th Grade:
36
6,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
35
6,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $34,252 is higher than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has grown by 98% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $33,347 is higher than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has grown by 98% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$13,869 MM

Spending
$7 MM
$13,846 MM

Revenue / Student
$34,252
$17,039

Spending / Student
$33,347
$17,011

Best Ithaca School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ithaca Middle School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
24615 State Hwy 58
Richland Center, WI 53581
(608) 585-2311
Richland Center, WI 53581
(608) 585-2311
Grades: 6-8
| 74 students
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