Arcadia Middle

Arcadia Middle, a mid-tier intermediate school in Arcadia, Wisconsin, run under Arcadia School District, educates 359 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Arcadia School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,303 students. Arcadia Middle is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Arcadia Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). Other groups include 17% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Arcadia Middle has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Trempealeau County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Arcadia Middle sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 30.8%; actual is 47.6%, +16.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Trempealeau County reports that median household income runs about $76,313, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Trempealeau County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,893 students), of which Arcadia Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Arcadia High, around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arcadia Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Arcadia Middle's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 359). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 62% to 83%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.