Butler Middle

Summary:

Butler Middle is a public middle school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 811 students. It is part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 198 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Butler Middle performs generally above the state average but below the Waukesha School District average across most grade levels and subjects. The school's 6th grade students excel in English Language Arts, scoring 63.89% proficient or better, compared to 58.48% for the district and 54.1% statewide. However, the 8th grade students lag behind, scoring 45.61% in English Language Arts, lower than the district (47.46%) and state (50.36%). Horning Middle, another Waukesha school, performs lower than Butler Middle across academic measures, while higher-performing schools in nearby districts, such as Pilgrim Park Middle and Wisconsin Hills Middle, outperform Butler Middle.

While Butler Middle performs particularly well for its African American and Special Education student populations, it struggles with its Multi-racial and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 30% of Wisconsin middle schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.7% in 2019-2020 to 16.8% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and Waukesha School District should address.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 310 N Hine Ave
       Waukesha, WI  53188-4398


(262) 970-2905

District: Waukesha School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
300th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,892 Help


Students who attend Butler Middle usually attend:

High:    North High

Feeder schools for Butler Middle:

Elementary:    Bethesda Elementary
    Hawthorne Elementary
    Lowell Elementary
    Meadowbrook Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  811

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.8%
Hispanic:
26.0%
African American:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Butler Middle ranks better than 53.2% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked middle schools in the Waukesha School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.34. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Butler Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Waukesha School District. Racial makeup is: White (62.8%), Hispanic (26%), African American (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Butler Middle is 14, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Waukesha School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Butler Middle is $12,892, which is the lowest among 3 middle schools in the Waukesha School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Butler Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Butler Middle 300th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Butler Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Waukesha School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Waukesha School District 198th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Butler Middle

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Rank History for all students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 66.43 113th 324 65.1%
2005 66.96 128th 332 61.4%
2006 68.26 124th 382 67.5%
2007 66.59 138th 366 62.3%
2008 60.62 235th 519 54.7%
2009 56.39 285th 521 45.3%
2010 49.26 359th 539 33.4%
2011 52.82 349th 549 36.4%
2012 51.39 369th 559 34.0%
2013 53.67 311th 569 45.3%
2014 49.94 348th 585 40.5%
2015 52.70 327th 612 46.6%
2016 56.90 268th 609 56.0%
2017 43.36 375th 612 38.7%
2018 51.16 304th 579 47.5%
2019 56.16 275th 594 53.7%
2021 54.32 285th 613 53.5%
2022 48.54 340th 617 44.9%
2023 56.68 262nd 640 59.1%
2024 55.34 300th 641 53.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.28 25th 101 75.2%
2023 20.36 118th 132 10.6%
2024 34.17 98th 131 25.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.89 41st 140 70.7%
2019 42.88 79th 153 48.4%
2021 49.08 58th 138 58.0%
2022 39.85 88th 158 44.3%
2023 38.97 102nd 170 40.0%
2024 35.97 114th 173 34.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.41 203rd 417 51.3%
2019 60.62 114th 414 72.5%
2021 47.54 205th 437 53.1%
2022 55.80 145th 421 65.6%
2023 53.06 161st 439 63.3%
2024 60.28 125th 425 70.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.76 395th 489 19.2%
2019 43.72 284th 487 41.7%
2021 45.95 260th 499 47.9%
2022 48.07 255th 522 51.1%
2023 45.75 280th 525 46.7%
2024 37.17 349th 520 32.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.06 312th 551 43.4%
2019 59.94 230th 557 58.7%
2021 55.59 257th 574 55.2%
2022 49.38 309th 576 46.4%
2023 53.35 270th 579 53.4%
2024 57.83 257th 580 55.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.57 263rd 551 52.3%
2019 51.76 283rd 557 49.2%
2021 54.36 260th 572 54.5%
2022 48.82 307th 577 46.8%
2023 60.30 217th 591 63.3%
2024 52.09 304th 585 48.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.39 22nd 90 75.6%
2019 66.43 31st 91 65.9%
2021 57.10 35th 90 61.1%
2024 60.47 33rd 87 62.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.95 26th 123 78.9%
2019 77.61 20th 127 84.3%
2021 72.87 21st 134 84.3%
2022 68.12 28th 125 77.6%
2023 70.29 23rd 130 82.3%
2024 60.22 36th 118 69.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.37 122nd 204 40.2%
2019 55.79 73rd 209 65.1%
2021 64.16 57th 225 74.7%
2022 51.16 97th 221 56.1%
2023 58.14 79th 229 65.5%
2024 47.04 122nd 239 49.0%
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Rank History for White students at Butler Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.23 165th 375 56.0%
2019 53.91 169th 382 55.8%
2021 50.95 182nd 393 53.7%
2022 46.38 215th 397 45.8%
2023 54.78 182nd 412 55.8%
2024 56.76 175th 407 57.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Butler Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 792 1 13 35 8 n/a n/a 0 849
1989 777 2 15 41 10 n/a n/a 0 845
1990 852 6 14 38 8 n/a n/a 0 918
1991 884 6 14 40 15 n/a n/a 0 959
1992 867 1 8 38 13 n/a n/a 0 927
1993 870 3 9 45 10 n/a n/a 0 937
1994 606 9 11 41 7 n/a n/a 0 674
1995 629 6 11 36 7 n/a n/a 0 689
1996 629 6 11 36 7 n/a n/a 0 689
1997 638 9 12 38 5 n/a n/a 0 702
1998 634 9 15 37 5 n/a n/a 0 700
1999 644 6 16 45 6 n/a n/a 0 717
2000 614 8 10 40 3 n/a n/a 0 675
2001 587 11 15 48 6 n/a n/a 0 667
2002 600 14 10 56 3 n/a n/a 0 683
2003 600 14 10 56 3 n/a n/a 0 683
2004 593 21 14 55 3 n/a n/a 0 686
2005 566 23 14 50 1 n/a n/a 0 654
2006 548 28 12 60 1 n/a n/a 0 649
2007 489 24 14 79 4 n/a n/a 0 610
2008 482 31 19 93 3 n/a n/a 0 628
2009 466 34 22 81 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2010 452 26 19 86 1 n/a n/a 0 584
2011 754 44 36 125 5 0 12 0 976
2012 758 43 38 132 5 0 14 0 990
2013 703 44 37 165 4 0 19 0 972
2014 668 38 35 176 2 1 22 0 942
2015 652 42 29 175 1 1 22 0 922
2016 616 51 30 195 1 2 21 0 916
2017 592 55 29 204 1 3 25 0 909
2018 552 56 25 213 3 1 33 0 883
2019 561 58 22 217 1 1 34 0 894
2020 535 53 18 218 1 1 34 0 860
2021 549 49 20 200 0 2 30 0 850
2022 495 43 18 202 0 1 29 0 788
2023 509 38 22 211 0 1 30 0 811

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Butler Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 849 58.9 14.4 0
1989 845 60.8 13.8 0
1990 918 61.6 14.9 0
1991 959 66.2 14.4 0
1992 927 67.2 13.7 n/a
1993 937 62.6 15.0 0
1994 674 48.0 14.0 0
1995 689 51.5 13.4 8.6
1996 689 51.5 13.4 8.6
1997 702 52.7 13.3 8.7
1998 700 53.2 13.2 8.6
1999 717 55.3 13.0 12.7
2000 675 50.7 13.3 11.7
2001 667 50.7 13.2 13
2002 683 51.9 13.2 8.2
2003 683 51.9 13.2 8.2
2004 686 47.1 14.6 19.8
2005 654 53.6 12.2 n/a
2006 649 51.0 12.7 n/a
2007 610 46.1 13.2 24.4
2008 628 41.8 15.0 23.7
2009 603 39.9 15.1 26.4
2010 584 39.4 14.8 25.7
2011 976 65.8 14.8 31.1
2012 990 58.2 17.0 28.9
2013 972 68.7 14.1 33.3
2014 942 69.1 13.6 32.4
2015 922 n/a n/a 33.7
2016 916 66.0 13.8 35.2
2017 909 66.9 13.5 31.4
2018 883 66.9 13.1 30.2
2019 894 67.6 13.2 39.3
2020 860 64.2 13.3 40.5
2021 850 64.0 13.2 40.8
2022 788 58.7 13.4 37.1
2023 811 57.6 14.0 39.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Butler Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 849 58.9 14.4 0
1989 845 60.8 13.8 0
1990 918 61.6 14.9 0
1991 959 66.2 14.4 0
1992 927 67.2 13.7 n/a
1993 937 62.6 15.0 0
1994 674 48.0 14.0 0
1995 689 51.5 13.4 8.6
1996 689 51.5 13.4 8.6
1997 702 52.7 13.3 8.7
1998 700 53.2 13.2 8.6
1999 717 55.3 13.0 12.7
2000 675 50.7 13.3 11.7
2001 667 50.7 13.2 13
2002 683 51.9 13.2 8.2
2003 683 51.9 13.2 8.2
2004 686 47.1 14.6 19.8
2005 654 53.6 12.2 n/a
2006 649 51.0 12.7 n/a
2007 610 46.1 13.2 24.4
2008 628 41.8 15.0 23.7
2009 603 39.9 15.1 26.4
2010 584 39.4 14.8 25.7
2011 976 65.8 14.8 31.1
2012 990 58.2 17.0 28.9
2013 972 68.7 14.1 33.3
2014 942 69.1 13.6 32.4
2015 922 n/a n/a 33.7
2016 916 66.0 13.8 35.2
2017 909 66.9 13.5 31.4
2018 883 66.9 13.1 30.2
2019 894 67.6 13.2 39.3
2020 860 64.2 13.3 40.5
2021 850 64.0 13.2 40.8
2022 788 58.7 13.4 37.1
2023 811 57.6 14.0 39.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Butler Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $238 (1.9%) $12,092 (98.1%) $12,329
2020 $272 (2.3%) $11,724 (97.7%) $11,996
2021 $323 (2.5%) $12,569 (97.5%) $12,892

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Butler Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 275th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 262nd of 640 Middle schools
 5.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Butler Middle)45.550.9
 5.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District)41.644.3
 2.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Butler Middle)44.449.6
 5.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)43.545
 1.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Butler Middle)47.246.8
 0.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District)4445.6
 1.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Butler Middle)39.836
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)39.237
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Butler Middle)35.835.2
 0.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Waukesha School District)33.533
 0.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Butler Middle)41.621.3
 20.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)38.626.2
 12.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Butler Middle)53.966.8
 12.9%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Waukesha School District)50.360.8
 10.5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Butler Middle)57.344.3
 13.1%
   8th Grade Science (Waukesha School District)53.542.9
 10.6%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students894811
 9.3%
African American5838
 34.5%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian2222
Hispanic217211
 2.8%
Pacific Islander11
White561509
 9.3%
Two or More Races3430
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.3%39.5%
 0.2%


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Students at Butler Middle are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Butler Middle ranks 300th of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Butler Middle usually go on to attend North High

In the 2022-23 school year, 811 students attended Butler Middle.


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