Enrollment
359
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550042003041
Arcadia Middle
725 Fairfield Ave, Arcadia, WI 54612 · (608) 323-7500 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- A+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
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
274 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 98 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 23% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Arcadia Middle→Arcadia High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Arcadia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
44.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.6% | 47.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 Arcadia Middle
Arcadia Middle's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Middle this school | 359 | 76.3% | 47.6% |
| United Community Center Acosta Middle School Milwaukee | 188 | 80.3% | 39.3% |
| Washington Middle Green Bay | 688 | 74.9% | 14.4% |
| Carmen Middle School South Milwaukee | 191 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
| Phoenix Middle Delavan | 474 | 62.7% | 36.8% |
| Audubon Technology and Communication Middle Milwaukee | 345 | 83.8% | 10.8% |
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 Arcadia Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #244 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #266 of 327 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #257 of 327 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #180 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #206 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #169 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #13 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #131 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
359
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 359 | 25.2 | 14.3:1 | 76% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 25.2 | 13.2:1 | 79% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 26.7 | 12.6:1 | 82% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 81% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 24 | 16.2:1 | 70% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arcadia Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (387 to 359); teachers up 5% (24 to 25.2).
About Arcadia Middle
Arcadia, Wisconsin, is home to Arcadia Middle, a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 359 students enrolled.
District-wide, Arcadia School District has 3 schools and 1,303 students.
Arcadia Middle enrolls a student body that is 83% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White. In Trempealeau County overall, about 13% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Arcadia Middle comes in at 29%.
Federal data list 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Arcadia Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Trempealeau County is 47%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Arcadia Middle receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations places Arcadia Middle in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 16.8 points above it (47.6% actual, 30.8% predicted).
In the county around the school, Trempealeau County, median household income is about $76,313, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arcadia Middle is among the 21 public schools in Trempealeau County.
The nearest other public school, Arcadia High, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Arcadia Middle. Arcadia Middle places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Arcadia Middle falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (355) to 2024-25 (359).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Trempealeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arcadia School District
- Arcadia ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Arcadia HighHigh · 413 students
Other schools in Arcadia
- Arcadia ElementaryElementary · 531 students
- Arcadia HighHigh · 413 students
Other Arcadia Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Arcadia Middle. Arcadia Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOLROCHESTER, NY · 673 students
- Arcadia MiddleOak Hall, VA · 469 students
- Arcadia Middle SchoolArcadia, OH · 85 students
Nearby schools
- Arcadia High0.1 mi · 413
- Arcadia Elementary0.8 mi · 531
- Independence High9.3 mi · 142
- Independence Elementary9.3 mi · 182
- Independence Middle9.3 mi · 101
- Whitehall Memorial Elementary11.5 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Arcadia MiddleHow large is Arcadia Middle?
Arcadia Middle enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Arcadia Middle serve?
Arcadia Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arcadia Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arcadia Middle is approximately 14.3:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arcadia Middle?
At Arcadia Middle, the student body is approximately 17% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Arcadia Middle public or private?
Arcadia Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Arcadia School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.