Augusta Middle

Augusta Middle is a very small middle-grades school in Augusta, Wisconsin, run under Augusta School District. The school enrolls 109 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Wisconsin's public schools average about 381 students each, so Augusta Middle sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

Augusta School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 540 students. Augusta Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Augusta Middle logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. The remainder comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% Native American. Compared to Eau Claire County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Augusta Middle shows 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Augusta Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Eau Claire County's rate of about 37%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Augusta Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.6%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of -6.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Eau Claire County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,546, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Eau Claire County's 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,002 students), Augusta Middle is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Augusta 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), Augusta Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 133 students in 2018 compared to 109 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.