Enrollment
326
Middle
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEKOOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551038001358
Alexander Middle
540 Birch St, Nekoosa, WI 54457 · (715) 886-8040 · Wood County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
200 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 4 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 18% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nekoosa School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.1% | 38.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Alexander Middle
Alexander Middle's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Middle this school | 326 | 61.3% | 45.2% |
| Adams-Friendship Middle Adams | 338 | 62.4% | 36.5% |
| Parkside School Wautoma | 480 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| Olson Middle Mauston | 240 | 55.4% | 45.2% |
| Wisconsin Dells Middle School Wisconsin Dells | 374 | 58.3% | 55.4% |
| Antigo Middle Antigo | 451 | 56.5% | 53.5% |
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 Alexander Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #261 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #252 of 327 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #233 of 327 ▲ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #195 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #44 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #127 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #36 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #100 of 176 |
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
326
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 326 | 28.8 | 11.3:1 | 61% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 27.8 | 12.0:1 | 57% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 27.6 | 13.0:1 | 58% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 24.5 | 14.9:1 | 43% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 50% (165) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 25% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexander Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (366 to 326); teachers up 17% (24.5 to 28.8).
About Alexander Middle
Alexander Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in Nekoosa, Wisconsin. Its enrollment is 326 students, spread over grades 4 through 8.
Alexander Middle sits within Nekoosa School District, which has 6 schools and 1,197 students.
At Alexander Middle, 77% of students are White. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic and 5% Native American. For comparison, the population of Wood County is roughly 91% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Alexander Middle scores 38%.
Staffing at Alexander Middle comes to 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.3:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1. Alexander Middle counts 61% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 18 points above the 43% average for public schools in Wood County.
Alexander Middle holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 35% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.0%.
Census data for Wood County show median household income comes to about $67,989, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,849, Alexander Middle among them.
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Alexander Middle. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Alexander Middle is 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Alexander Middle is Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 326, down from 344 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 11.3 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nekoosa School District
- Humke ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Nekoosa HighHigh · 285 students
- WISE AcademyCombined · 218 students
- Central Wisconsin STEM AcademyMiddle · 32 students
- Nekoosa AcademyHigh · 23 students
Other schools in Nekoosa
- Humke ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Nekoosa HighHigh · 285 students
- WISE AcademyCombined · 218 students
- Central Wisconsin STEM AcademyMiddle · 32 students
- Nekoosa AcademyHigh · 23 students
Other Alexander Middle schools
One other US public school is named Alexander Middle. Alexander Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Alexander Middle SchoolPEARLAND, TX · 765 students
Nearby schools
- Central Wisconsin STEM Academy0.0 mi · 32
- WISE Academy0.0 mi · 218
- Nekoosa High0.4 mi · 285
- Nekoosa Academy0.4 mi · 23
- Humke Elementary0.6 mi · 313
- Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School3.8 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Alexander MiddleHow many students attend Alexander Middle?
Alexander Middle enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Alexander Middle serve?
Alexander Middle serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexander Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexander Middle is approximately 11.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alexander Middle?
Alexander Middle reports a student body of 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Alexander Middle?
Alexander Middle is overseen by Nekoosa School District in Wood County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.