Enrollment
338
Middle
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS-FRIENDSHIP AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550006001454
Adams-Friendship Middle
420 N Main St, Adams, WI 53910 · (608) 339-4064 · Adams County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
211 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 21% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adams-Friendship Middle→Adams-Friendship High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adams-Friendship Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 38.8% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Wisconsin's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adams-Friendship Middle
Adams-Friendship Middle's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Friendship Middle this school | 338 | 62.4% | 36.5% |
| Alexander Middle Nekoosa | 326 | 61.3% | 45.2% |
| Black River Falls Middle Black River Falls | 327 | 62.1% | 44.4% |
| Antigo Middle Antigo | 451 | 56.5% | 53.5% |
| Parkside School Wautoma | 480 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| Olson Middle Mauston | 240 | 55.4% | 45.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adams-Friendship Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #291 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #285 of 327 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #304 of 327 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #190 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #1 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #124 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.4% | #29 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #58 of 79 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
338
-81 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 2000-01, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 338 | 40 | 8.5:1 | 62% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 37.1 | 9.9:1 | 66% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 36.9 | 10.2:1 | 72% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 70% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 24.9 | 13.3:1 | 63% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 70% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 70% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 53% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adams-Friendship Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (331 to 338); teachers up 61% (24.9 to 40).
About Adams-Friendship Middle
Adams-Friendship Middle is a medium-sized middle school with an address in Adams, Wisconsin. Enrollment is 338 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 5 through 8.
Federal data list 3 schools in Adams-Friendship Area School District, with 1,270 students enrolled.
At Adams-Friendship Middle, White students make up 78% of the student body. Next come 11% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. The county population is about 89% White. Adams-Friendship Middle's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Adams-Friendship Middle employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.5:1. This ratio sits 4.3 below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 62% in 2024-25. That tracks the 62% average for public schools in Adams County.
allk12 grades Adams-Friendship Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Adams-Friendship Middle, the prediction is 39.4% and the result is 36.5%.
Among Adams County residents, the median household income is $59,442, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams-Friendship Middle is one of 3 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Adams-Friendship Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Adams-Friendship Middle ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Adams-Friendship Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is down 19% from 2020-21, when Adams-Friendship Middle had 419 students, to 2024-25, when it had 338. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.6:1 in 2020-21, and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,123
Census ACS
Median income
$59,442
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams-Friendship Area School District
- Adams-Friendship ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Adams-Friendship HighHigh · 446 students
Other schools in Adams
- Adams-Friendship ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Adams-Friendship HighHigh · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Adams-Friendship Elementary0.3 mi · 486
- Adams-Friendship High0.8 mi · 446
- Necedah High13.0 mi · 199
- N-Gage Academy13.0 mi · 32
- Necedah Elementary13.0 mi · 244
- Necedah Middle13.0 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Adams-Friendship MiddleHow many students attend Adams-Friendship Middle?
Adams-Friendship Middle enrolls approximately 338 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Adams-Friendship Middle serve?
Adams-Friendship Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adams-Friendship Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adams-Friendship Middle is approximately 8.5:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Adams-Friendship Middle?
Adams-Friendship Middle reports a student body of 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Adams-Friendship Middle?
Adams-Friendship Middle is overseen by Adams-Friendship Area School District in Adams County.
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