Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)

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Middleton High School
Address
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2100 Bristol Street

Middleton
,
Wisconsin
53562

United States
Coordinates43°06′01″N 89°30′27″W / 43.10024°N 89.50754°W / 43.10024; -89.50754Coordinates: 43°06′01″N 89°30′27″W / 43.10024°N 89.50754°W / 43.10024; -89.50754
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1879[1]
School districtMiddleton-Cross Plains School District
PrincipalPeg Shoemaker
Staff133.52 (on an FTE basis)[3]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,108 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio15.79[3]
Color(s)Maroon and white   
NicknameCardinals
AccreditationAdvancED[2]
NewspaperThe Cardinal Chronicle
Websitemcpasd.k12.wi.us/mhs/

Middleton High School is a public secondary school located in the city of Middleton, Wisconsin. It was established in 1879. Part of the Middleton-Cross Plains School District, the school serves more than 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12 from the Middleton and Cross Plains areas. Middleton High School's mascot is the cardinal. The school colors are white and maroon. Its athletic teams play at the WIAA Division 1 level in the WIAA Big Eight Conference. Middleton High School is often praised for having highly rated STEM and athletics programs.[4]

In 2021, in a report by U.S. News & World Report, Middleton High School was named as the best high school in Dane County and it was also named 11th best high school out of around 540 in the state of Wisconsin.[5] The report indicated that the graduation rate at Middleton High School was 96%, and more than half of students took at least one Advanced Placement exam.[5]

Extracurricular activities[]

Orchestras[]

Middleton High School has four school orchestras, the Cardinal Orchestra for freshmen, the Sinfonia Orchestra for sophomores and juniors, the MHS Philomusica Orchestra playing music from many different musical genres from outside the world of regular orchestra music, and the Symphony Orchestra with winds, brass, and percussionists selected from the Wind Ensemble for the full orchestra experience.

Bands[]

Middleton High School has three school bands, the cardinal band for freshman, the concert band for sophomores and juniors, and the wind ensemble for seniors and juniors by audition. The MHS marching band was invited to perform in London in the 2011 and 2015 New Year's Day Parade.[6]

Athletics[]

State championships[]

  • Baseball: 2003[7]
  • Cross country (boys): 1992, 2017, 2019
  • Cross country (girls): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2021[8]
  • Football: 1983, 1987
  • Golf (boys): 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2011[9]
  • Golf (girls): 2009, 2015, 2019, 2021[10]
  • Lacrosse (boys): 2003, 2015
  • Rugby (co-op boys): 2018
  • Snowboarding (girls): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Soccer (boys): 2004[11]
  • Soccer (girls): 2006[12]
  • Softball: 1989
  • Swimming and diving (boys): 2020
  • Swimming and diving (girls): 2016, 2017, 2018[13][14]
  • Tennis (girls): 2013, 2021[15]
  • Track and field (girls): 1997, 1998
Middleton High School

Rankings[]

List of Middleton High School's rankings
Year Category Title Rank
2014 Best Public High School in Wisconsin[16] Niche 1
2014 Best High School in Wisconsin U.S. News & World Report 1
2021 Best High School in Dane County[5] 1
2021 Best High School in Wisconsin[5] 11
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County[17] Niche 1
2021 Best Schools for STEM in Wisconsin[18] 2
2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area[19] 1
2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America[20] 98

References[]

  1. ^ "About Middleton High School". Middleton - Cross Plains Area School District. Archived from the original on 19 Jan 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-08
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Middleton High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "2021 Middleton High School Rankings". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Tornabene, Juliana. "Middleton High School ranked #11 best high school in the state, report finds". NBC. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  6. ^ "Middleton students head to London for New Year's celebration". WISC. 28 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Holmen vs Middleton". www.wiaawi.org.
  8. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Cross_Country/2006/d1gresults.pdf
  9. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Boys/2011/d1teamresults.htm
  10. ^ https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Golf_Girls/2009/d1teamresults.htm
  11. ^ "Middleton vs Marquette". www.wiaawi.org.
  12. ^ "Middleton vs Homestead". www.wiaawi.org.
  13. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Swim_Girls/2016/d1stateteamresults.pdf
  14. ^ Masson, Jon. "WIAA state girls swimming: Gabriela Pierobon Mays, Middleton claim program's first championship". Wisconsin State Journal.
  15. ^ http://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Tennis_Girls/2013/d1match7.pdf
  16. ^ "MHS named top high school in Wisconsin | Middleton Cross Plains Area School District". mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  17. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in Dane County". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  18. ^ "2021 Best STEM High Schools in Wisconsin". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  19. ^ "2021 Best Public High Schools in the Madison Area". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  20. ^ "2021 Best High Schools for Athletes in America". Niche. Retrieved 2021-07-29.

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