Top Rankings
Lancaster Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Wisconsin for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 235 students in Lancaster Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Wisconsin.
Public Middle School in Lancaster Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Wisconsin public middle school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 36% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Wisconsin public middle school average of 39% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (WI)
# Schools
3 Schools
729 Schools
# Students
999 Students
248,238 Students
# Teachers
79 Teachers
17,959 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Lancaster Community School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90-94% has decreased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#166 out of 450 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
38%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
57%
44%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.59
# American Indian Students
n/a
3,614 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
1 Student
11,285 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
176 Students
37,753 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
15%
# Black Students
9 Students
30,293 Students
% Black Students
1%
12%
# White Students
799 Students
152,522 Students
% White Students
80%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
174 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
12,537 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
67
6,117
# Students in K Grade:
63
6,551
# Students in 1st Grade:
68
6,827
# Students in 2nd Grade:
66
7,080
# Students in 3rd Grade:
63
7,007
# Students in 4th Grade:
59
8,146
# Students in 5th Grade:
70
14,725
# Students in 6th Grade:
83
48,528
# Students in 7th Grade:
68
57,406
# Students in 8th Grade:
84
59,497
# Students in 9th Grade:
83
7,426
# Students in 10th Grade:
74
5,915
# Students in 11th Grade:
77
6,276
# Students in 12th Grade:
74
6,737
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,109 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,039. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,319 is less than the state median of $17,011. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$13,869 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$13,846 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,109
$17,039
Spending / Student
$14,319
$17,011
Best Lancaster Community School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lancaster Middle School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
802 E Elm St
Lancaster, WI 53813
(608) 723-6425
Lancaster, WI 53813
(608) 723-6425
Grades: 6-8
| 235 students
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