Badger Rock Middle School in Madison, Wisconsin on �ǿմ�ý

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Badger Rock Middle School is an urban public school in Madison, Wisconsin that is part of Madison Metropolitan School District. It serves 99 students in grades 6 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 9.9:1. Its teachers have had 20 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades 6 - 8

99 Students

10 Teachers

509 E. Badger Rd.

Madison, WI 53713 View local requests

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Badger Rock Middle School Demographics

92%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

55%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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