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What tradition at Badger Ridge Middle should never be changed?
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Enrollment
776
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551533001973
Badger Ridge Middle
300 Richard Street, Verona, WI 53593 · (608) 845-4400 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL776 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.6:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
202 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 257 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 257 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Badger Ridge Middle→Verona Area High
Based on grade levels within Verona Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
55.8%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.3% | 55.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 53.4% |
% 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Badger Ridge Middle
Badger Ridge Middle's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Ridge Middle this school | 776 | 26.0% | 56.1% |
| Oak Creek East Middle Oak Creek | 935 | 25.6% | 62.2% |
| Whitnall Middle Greenfield | 558 | 27.8% | 63.3% |
| Greendale Middle Greendale | 617 | 27.1% | 66.9% |
| Savanna Oaks Middle Fitchburg | 360 | 26.7% | 59.8% |
| Les Paul Middle Waukesha | 547 | 36.0% | 60.8% |
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 Badger Ridge Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #171 of 323 | #18 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #187 of 327 ▲ 11 | #19 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #134 of 327 ▲ 12 | #15 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 776 | #37 of 389 | #5 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #106 of 265 | #25 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #54 of 265 | #16 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #228 of 323 | #19 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.9% | #6 of 79 | #1 of 8 |
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
776
+222 (+40%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 614
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 776 | 61.4 | 12.6:1 | 26% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 57.6 | 13.1:1 | 27% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 57 | 12.9:1 | 29% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 46 | 12.0:1 | 39% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 41.5 | 12.6:1 | 34% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 509 | 38 | 13.4:1 | 31% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 28% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 13% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Badger Ridge Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (521 to 776); teachers up 48% (41.5 to 61.4).
About Badger Ridge Middle
Badger Ridge Middle is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Verona, Wisconsin, under Verona Area School District. In all, 776 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 104% bigger than the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin.
The district for Badger Ridge Middle is Verona Area School District, with 12 schools and 5,815 students.
About 60% of the student body at Badger Ridge Middle is White. The remaining students are 26% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Dane County, the White share is about 77%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Based on 61.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Badger Ridge Middle has a ratio of 12.6:1. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Income data for the school show 26% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Wisconsin public middle schools, Badger Ridge Middle outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Badger Ridge Middle would score about 61.7%. It scores 56.1%, 5.6 points below that figure.
Census data for Dane County show the median household earns about $89,975 a year, roughly 55% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Badger Ridge Middle, Dane County has 169 public schools.
The closest school to Badger Ridge Middle is Core Knowledge Charter School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Badger Ridge Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Badger Ridge Middle's average proficiency of 56.1% compares with 67.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 554 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 776 by 2024-25.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Verona Area School District
- Verona Area HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Sugar Creek ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Glacier Edge ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Core Knowledge Charter SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Stoner Prairie ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- Country View ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Other schools in Verona
- Verona Area HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Sugar Creek ElementaryElementary · 645 students
- Glacier Edge ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Olson ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Core Knowledge Charter SchoolElementary · 417 students
- Country View ElementaryElementary · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Core Knowledge Charter School0.0 mi · 417
- New Century School0.1 mi · 122
- Verona Area International School0.1 mi · 113
- Early Childhood0.2 mi · 19
- Sugar Creek Elementary0.3 mi · 645
- Country View Elementary0.7 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Badger Ridge MiddleHow large is Badger Ridge Middle?
Badger Ridge Middle enrolls approximately 776 students in grades 06-08.
Is Badger Ridge Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Badger Ridge Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Badger Ridge Middle have?
Badger Ridge Middle employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Badger Ridge Middle?
Student demographics at Badger Ridge Middle are roughly 60% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Badger Ridge Middle?
Badger Ridge Middle is overseen by Verona Area School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.