Les Paul Middle

Summary:

Les Paul Middle is a public middle school located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, serving 582 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Waukesha School District, which is ranked 198 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Les Paul Middle consistently ranks in the top half of Wisconsin middle schools, with a current ranking of 253 out of 641 schools and a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the Waukesha School District and the state of Wisconsin in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam, particularly in Mathematics and 8th grade Social Studies. Les Paul Middle also excels for its African American and Special Education student populations, ranking 34th and 113th out of Wisconsin middle schools, respectively. However, the school struggles with its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Les Paul Middle outperforms its closest neighbors, Horning Middle and Butler Middle, in academic proficiency. But it is significantly outperformed by Whitnall Middle, Templeton Middle, and North Shore Middle, which are in different districts. This highlights the potential for further improvement and the importance of considering factors beyond just academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 325 Carroll St
       Waukesha, WI  53186


(262) 970-3105

District: Waukesha School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
253rd of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,025 Help


Students who attend Les Paul Middle usually attend:

High:    West High

Feeder schools for Les Paul Middle:

Elementary:    Prairie Elementary
    Rose Glen Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.7 Help
Number of students:  594

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.7%
Hispanic:
23.2%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Les Paul Middle ranks better than 60.5% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks first 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 61.33. (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 Racial makeup is: White (65.7%), Hispanic (23.2%), African American (5.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Waukesha School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Les Paul Middle is 12.7. 1 middle schools in the Waukesha School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Les Paul Middle is $13,025, which is the highest among 3 middle schools in the Waukesha School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Les Paul Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Les Paul Middle 253rd of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Les Paul Middle in the ranking list.)

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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 Les Paul Middle

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Rank History for all students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 50.73 213th 324 34.3%
2005 53.37 214th 332 35.5%
2006 56.03 237th 382 38.0%
2007 59.08 206th 366 43.7%
2008 52.58 332nd 519 36.0%
2009 47.62 366th 521 29.8%
2010 43.00 411th 539 23.7%
2011 45.76 408th 549 25.7%
2012 47.38 402nd 559 28.1%
2013 48.43 355th 569 37.6%
2014 57.80 272nd 585 53.5%
2015 63.28 211th 612 65.5%
2016 59.95 239th 609 60.8%
2017 56.01 258th 612 57.8%
2018 55.49 270th 579 53.4%
2019 52.62 304th 594 48.8%
2021 58.93 235th 613 61.7%
2022 54.72 277th 617 55.1%
2023 55.10 272nd 640 57.5%
2024 61.33 253rd 641 60.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 91.81 8th 129 93.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.73 108th 140 22.9%
2019 30.16 130th 153 15.0%
2021 44.34 68th 138 50.7%
2022 22.54 150th 158 5.1%
2023 27.15 154th 170 9.4%
2024 32.83 129th 173 25.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.80 197th 417 52.8%
2019 48.63 194th 414 53.1%
2021 44.82 226th 437 48.3%
2022 51.65 170th 421 59.6%
2023 60.07 110th 439 74.9%
2024 62.99 113th 425 73.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.12 429th 489 12.3%
2019 23.42 419th 487 14.0%
2021 40.26 311th 499 37.7%
2022 36.64 353rd 522 32.4%
2023 38.36 338th 525 35.6%
2024 29.36 402nd 520 22.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.93 226th 551 59.0%
2019 54.51 271st 557 51.3%
2021 61.25 203rd 574 64.6%
2022 50.91 292nd 576 49.3%
2023 51.94 289th 579 50.1%
2024 62.45 231st 580 60.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.43 286th 551 48.1%
2019 51.44 284th 557 49.0%
2021 58.06 224th 572 60.8%
2022 58.80 226th 577 60.8%
2023 59.08 228th 591 61.4%
2024 59.08 246th 585 57.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.57 66th 123 46.3%
2019 61.40 33rd 127 74.0%
2021 80.03 13th 134 90.3%
2022 59.89 36th 125 71.2%
2023 75.41 13th 130 90.0%
2024 61.11 34th 118 71.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.47 132nd 204 35.3%
2019 36.76 143rd 209 31.6%
2021 46.85 116th 225 48.4%
2022 44.90 115th 221 48.0%
2023 45.13 114th 229 50.2%
2024 52.17 101st 239 57.7%
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Rank History for White students at Les Paul Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.93 131st 375 65.1%
2019 49.76 196th 382 48.7%
2021 60.81 139th 393 64.6%
2022 55.87 156th 397 60.7%
2023 57.69 164th 412 60.2%
2024 60.52 153rd 407 62.4%
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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 Les Paul Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 934 8 21 60 8 n/a n/a 0 1031
1989 918 6 30 67 8 n/a n/a 0 1029
1990 922 3 26 76 5 n/a n/a 0 1032
1991 893 5 21 96 7 n/a n/a 0 1022
1992 935 9 19 103 14 n/a n/a 0 1080
1993 943 7 17 115 14 n/a n/a 0 1096
1994 608 7 8 63 10 n/a n/a 0 696
1995 588 10 6 78 9 n/a n/a 0 691
1996 588 10 6 78 9 n/a n/a 0 691
1997 607 12 8 78 5 n/a n/a 0 710
1998 572 12 13 63 2 n/a n/a 0 662
1999 561 8 9 58 7 n/a n/a 0 643
2000 524 15 12 81 6 n/a n/a 0 638
2001 517 17 10 92 7 n/a n/a 0 643
2002 518 20 9 77 2 n/a n/a 0 626
2003 518 20 9 77 2 n/a n/a 0 626
2004 506 16 15 90 3 n/a n/a 0 630
2005 513 19 21 88 4 n/a n/a 0 645
2006 513 31 19 103 4 n/a n/a 0 670
2007 512 30 23 92 4 n/a n/a 0 661
2008 484 27 26 91 1 n/a n/a 0 629
2009 435 24 23 99 4 n/a n/a 0 585
2010 434 26 19 92 3 n/a n/a 0 574
2011 510 38 12 108 1 1 4 0 674
2012 463 27 11 95 3 1 6 0 606
2013 461 33 9 108 4 1 8 0 624
2014 442 27 13 111 4 1 15 0 613
2015 450 42 16 107 1 1 15 0 632
2016 451 35 12 115 1 0 18 0 632
2017 475 37 16 134 0 0 17 0 679
2018 483 50 13 139 2 0 20 0 707
2019 481 47 14 132 4 0 19 0 697
2020 458 33 11 128 4 0 21 0 655
2021 409 35 8 120 3 0 23 0 598
2022 405 39 7 120 1 1 24 0 597
2023 373 44 7 133 1 2 22 0 582
2024 390 33 8 138 1 1 23 0 594

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Les Paul Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1031 67.7 15.2 0
1989 1029 66.1 15.5 0
1990 1032 63.8 16.1 0
1991 1022 69.8 14.6 0
1992 1080 76.4 14.1 n/a
1993 1096 76.9 14.3 0
1994 696 49.3 14.1 0
1995 691 61.4 11.3 8.7
1996 691 61.4 11.3 8.7
1997 710 64.4 11.0 8.7
1998 662 64.4 10.3 8.6
1999 643 61.7 10.4 12.8
2000 638 55.6 11.5 11.6
2001 643 49.4 13.0 13.1
2002 626 50.9 12.3 16.3
2003 626 50.9 12.3 16.3
2004 630 48.9 12.9 19.8
2005 645 52.0 12.4 n/a
2006 670 52.8 12.7 n/a
2007 661 47.2 14.0 29.8
2008 629 43.1 14.6 29.6
2009 585 43.4 13.5 31.6
2010 574 40.8 14.0 33.4
2011 674 49.8 13.5 31.8
2012 606 36.7 16.5 30.7
2013 624 45.3 13.7 36.2
2014 613 44.1 13.8 35.9
2015 632 n/a n/a 36.4
2016 632 46.0 13.7 34
2017 679 47.8 14.1 30
2018 707 52.1 13.5 28.6
2019 697 50.6 13.7 30
2020 655 50.8 12.8 28.5
2021 598 48.6 12.2 34.1
2022 597 46.6 12.7 31.8
2023 582 45.4 12.7 35.2
2024 594 46.5 12.7 34.5

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 Les Paul Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1031 67.7 15.2 0
1989 1029 66.1 15.5 0
1990 1032 63.8 16.1 0
1991 1022 69.8 14.6 0
1992 1080 76.4 14.1 n/a
1993 1096 76.9 14.3 0
1994 696 49.3 14.1 0
1995 691 61.4 11.3 8.7
1996 691 61.4 11.3 8.7
1997 710 64.4 11.0 8.7
1998 662 64.4 10.3 8.6
1999 643 61.7 10.4 12.8
2000 638 55.6 11.5 11.6
2001 643 49.4 13.0 13.1
2002 626 50.9 12.3 16.3
2003 626 50.9 12.3 16.3
2004 630 48.9 12.9 19.8
2005 645 52.0 12.4 n/a
2006 670 52.8 12.7 n/a
2007 661 47.2 14.0 29.8
2008 629 43.1 14.6 29.6
2009 585 43.4 13.5 31.6
2010 574 40.8 14.0 33.4
2011 674 49.8 13.5 31.8
2012 606 36.7 16.5 30.7
2013 624 45.3 13.7 36.2
2014 613 44.1 13.8 35.9
2015 632 n/a n/a 36.4
2016 632 46.0 13.7 34
2017 679 47.8 14.1 30
2018 707 52.1 13.5 28.6
2019 697 50.6 13.7 30
2020 655 50.8 12.8 28.5
2021 598 48.6 12.2 34.1
2022 597 46.6 12.7 31.8
2023 582 45.4 12.7 35.2
2024 594 46.5 12.7 34.5

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 Les Paul Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $237 (1.9%) $12,424 (98.1%) $12,659
2020 $271 (2.1%) $12,423 (97.9%) $12,695
2021 $323 (2.5%) $12,702 (97.5%) $13,025

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Les Paul Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 304th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 272nd of 640 Middle schools
 8.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Les Paul Middle)35.945.6
 9.7%
   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 (Les Paul Middle)43.642.2
 1.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)43.545
 1.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Les Paul Middle)47.551.3
 3.8%
   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 (Les Paul Middle)39.940.1
 0.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)39.237
 2.2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Les Paul Middle)36.735.4
 1.3%
   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 (Les Paul Middle)40.418.8
 21.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Waukesha School District)38.626.2
 12.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Les Paul Middle)51.263.6
 12.5%
   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 (Les Paul Middle)55.845.5
 10.3%
   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 Students697582
 16.5%
African American4744
 6.4%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian147
 50%
Hispanic132133
 0.8%
Pacific Islander02
White481373
 22.5%
Two or More Races1922
 15.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30%35.2%
 5.2%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 594 students attended Les Paul Middle.

Les Paul Middle ranks 253rd of 641 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Les Paul Middle are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Les Paul Middle usually go on to attend West High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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