Argyle Middle
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Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedWhat this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Argyle Middle
Argyle Middle is a 6-8 campus of micro-enrollment scale in Argyle, Wisconsin, operated by Argyle School District, serveing 62 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 84% leaner than the typical public school in Wisconsin, which averages around 381 students.
Argyle Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Argyle School District, a district that instructs 297 students overall.
Demographically, Argyle Middle lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Lafayette County as a whole.
On the resource side, Argyle Middle logs 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lafayette County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Argyle Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 52.6%.
In the broader community, Lafayette County reports that median household income runs about $76,462, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Argyle Middle is one of 17 public schools in Lafayette County (combined enrollment of about 2,658 students).
The closest other public school is Argyle High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Argyle Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 57.0%.
Argyle Middle operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Argyle Middle's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 62). The White share of enrollment decreased from 95% to 90% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.
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