Summary:
Lance Middle is a public middle school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 788 students. It is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 352 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Lance Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a 2-star rating for most years.
While Lance Middle's test scores are generally higher than the Kenosha School District average, they are lower than the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Lance Middle's 8th-grade proficiency rates were 50% in English Language Arts, 59.15% in Mathematics, 65.25% in Social Studies, and 44.26% in Science. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking relatively high for African American and Hispanic students but lower for White and low-socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Lance Middle has experienced a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, from 12.7% in 2018-2019 to 26.4% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to other middle schools in the Kenosha School District, Lance Middle generally performs better than Bullen Middle and Washington Middle, but worse than Mahone Middle. Lance Middle's spending per student ($12,835 in 2020-2021) is higher than the state average, but lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Washington Middle ($14,466) and Lincoln Middle ($14,652). The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 13.9 in 2022-2023, compared to the nearby schools, which have lower ratios.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Kenosha School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
339th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,835
Students who attend Lance Middle usually attend:
Feeder schools for Lance Middle:
Student/teacher ratio: 13.9
Number of students: 788
Racial breakdown:
White:
56.7%
Hispanic:
25.8%
African American:
8.5%
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Two or more races:
8.5%
American Indian:
0.3%
Asian:
0.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.7%
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