Aldrich Intermediate

Set in Beloit, Wisconsin, Aldrich Intermediate is a reasonably sized junior high, run under Beloit School District. It hosts 521 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 37% larger than typical.

Beloit School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 4,958 students; Aldrich Intermediate is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Aldrich Intermediate shows that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 30% White, 21% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Aldrich Intermediate records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rock County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Aldrich Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.9%, the actual is 25.4%, a residual of -11.4 points.

In the area at large, Rock County reports that median household income runs about $75,673, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Aldrich Intermediate is one of 65 public schools in Rock County (combined enrollment of about 25,542 students).

Nearest neighbor: Robinson Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Aldrich Intermediate. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Aldrich Intermediate ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 31.1%.

Aldrich Intermediate operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 507 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 29% to 21% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.