Enrollment
62
Middle
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGYLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550045003073
Argyle Middle
14665 State Road 78, Argyle, WI 53504 · (608) 543-3318 · Lafayette County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C-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
9.8:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
18 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 6 | 23 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 31% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Argyle Middle→Argyle High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Argyle School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +17.2pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +14.2pp since 2023
What 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.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.3% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 67.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 Argyle Middle
Argyle Middle's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Middle this school | 62 | 29.0% | 52.6% |
| Potosi Middle Potosi | 66 | 27.3% | 51.8% |
| Monticello Middle Monticello | 58 | 31.0% | 58.9% |
| Athens Middle Athens | 79 | 30.4% | 53.7% |
| Luck Middle Luck | 82 | 30.5% | 45.1% |
| Albany Community Middle Albany | 66 | 33.3% | 57.2% |
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 Argyle Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #362 of 389 |
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
62
-4 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 62 | 6.3 | 9.8:1 | 29% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 60 | 6.5 | 9.3:1 | 37% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 5.9 | 11.0:1 | 38% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 66 | 6 | 11.0:1 | 41% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 65 | 5.8 | 11.2:1 | 34% (22) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argyle Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (65 to 62); teachers up 9% (5.8 to 6.3).
About Argyle Middle
Argyle Middle is a middle school located in Argyle, Wisconsin, in Lafayette County. The school has 62 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll about 381 students on average.
Argyle Middle belongs to Argyle School District, a district of 3 schools and 297 students.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Lafayette County residents, the White share is about 91%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Argyle Middle totals 6.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.8:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 29% of students (18) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Lafayette County is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Argyle Middle lands at C, ahead of 27% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
The model predicts 59.8% for a school in Wisconsin with Argyle Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Argyle Middle posts 52.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lafayette County show that median household income comes to about $76,462, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lafayette County counts 17 public schools with about 2,658 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Argyle Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.0%; Argyle Middle's is 52.6%, ranking 7th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 62 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 66. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.0:1 in 2020-21, and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lafayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,942
Census ACS
Median income
$76,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
2,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Argyle School District
- Argyle ElementaryElementary · 150 students
- Argyle HighHigh · 85 students
Other schools in Argyle
- Argyle ElementaryElementary · 150 students
- Argyle HighHigh · 85 students
Other Argyle Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Argyle Middle. Argyle Middle is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Argyle Middle SchoolARGYLE, TX · 969 students
- Argyle MiddleSilver Spring, MD · 868 students
Nearby schools
- Argyle Elementary0.0 mi · 150
- Argyle High0.0 mi · 85
- Pecatonica High6.8 mi · 198
- Black Hawk Middle9.5 mi · 76
- Black Hawk High9.5 mi · 96
- Black Hawk Elementary9.5 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Argyle MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Argyle Middle?
Argyle Middle enrolls approximately 62 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Argyle Middle serve?
Argyle Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Argyle Middle?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Argyle Middle.
How diverse is Argyle Middle?
Argyle Middle reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Argyle Middle in?
Argyle Middle is part of Argyle School District.
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