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What's the most underrated thing about Altoona Middle that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
394
Middle
DISTRICT 445 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALTOONA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550027000027
Altoona Middle
1903 Bartlett Ave, Altoona, WI 54720 · (715) 839-6030 · Eau Claire County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
139 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 6 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 142 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 122 | 31% |
Student demographics
33%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
Altoona Middle→Altoona High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Altoona School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.6% | 65.6% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Altoona Middle
Altoona Middle's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona Middle this school | 394 | 35.3% | 59.0% |
| Sheboygan Falls Middle Sheboygan Falls | 415 | 29.2% | 56.4% |
| Marshfield Middle Marshfield | 537 | 35.2% | 61.6% |
| Amery Middle Amery | 275 | 37.1% | 71.2% |
| Dodgeville Middle Dodgeville | 283 | 32.9% | 55.8% |
| Parkview Middle Green Bay | 747 | 37.5% | 55.0% |
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 Altoona Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Eau Claire County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #153 of 323 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #109 of 327 ▲ 3 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #173 of 327 ▼ 38 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #166 of 389 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #88 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #147 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #167 of 323 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #34 of 79 | N/A |
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
394
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 394 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 35% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 32.2 | 12.3:1 | 41% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 30.7 | 13.1:1 | 37% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 44% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 24.6 | 14.7:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 42% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 22 | 19.4:1 | 40% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 26% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altoona Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (361 to 394); teachers up 30% (24.6 to 32).
About Altoona Middle
Altoona Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Altoona, Wisconsin, one of the schools in Altoona School District. It enrolls 394 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8.
Altoona Middle is a school in Altoona School District. The district has 4 schools and 1,778 students.
At Altoona Middle, 81% of students are White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Altoona Middle scores 33%.
The school has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is close to this figure. Of all students at Altoona Middle, 35% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Eau Claire County is similar, at 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Altoona Middle lands at B, ahead of 56% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Altoona Middle, the prediction is 56.0% and the result is 59.0%.
The county, Eau Claire County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $74,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 36, with about 14,002 students.
Altoona Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Altoona Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Altoona Middle ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Altoona Middle had a net loss of 23 students, or 6%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.9 to 12.3 over 4 years.
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Eau Claire County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,116
Census ACS
Median income
$74,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
14,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Altoona School District
- Altoona ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Altoona HighHigh · 551 students
- Altoona IntermediateElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Altoona
- Altoona ElementaryElementary · 555 students
- Altoona HighHigh · 551 students
- Altoona IntermediateElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Altoona Intermediate0.0 mi · 278
- Altoona High0.2 mi · 551
- Robbins Elementary1.3 mi · 522
- Altoona Elementary1.4 mi · 555
- Memorial High1.7 mi · 1,558
- McKinley Charter School2.0 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Altoona MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Altoona Middle?
Altoona Middle enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 06-08.
Is Altoona Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Altoona Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Altoona Middle have?
Altoona Middle employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Altoona Middle?
Student demographics at Altoona Middle are roughly 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Altoona Middle?
Altoona Middle is overseen by Altoona School District in Eau Claire County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.