Middleton High School (Middleton, Wisconsin)

Middleton High School
Address
2100 Bristol Street

,
53562

United States
Coordinates43°06′01″N 89°30′27″W / 43.10024°N 89.50754°W / 43.10024; -89.50754
Information
TypePublic secondary
Established1879
School districtMiddleton-Cross Plains School District
PrincipalPeg Shoemaker
Staff151.33 (on an FTE basis)
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,237 (2023–2024)
Student to teacher ratio14.78
Color(s)Cardinal red and white
   
NicknameCardinals
AccreditationAdvancED
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 cardinal red. 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.

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 best high school out of around 540 in the state of Wisconsin.