Enrollment
92
Middle
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852002866
Badger Rock Middle
509 E Badger Rd, Madison, WI 53713 · (608) 442-1335 · Dane County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- DTest 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
9.4:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
50 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 29 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 30% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.4pp 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 24 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 1 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 25.8% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Rock Middle
Badger Rock Middle's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Rock Middle this school | 92 | 54.3% | 38.5% |
| Cudahy Middle Cudahy | 247 | 62.8% | 35.3% |
| Sherman Middle Madison | 400 | 60.0% | 32.1% |
| Deer Creek Intermediate Saint Francis | 300 | 46.7% | 54.4% |
| Whitehorse Middle Madison | 415 | 59.0% | 34.6% |
| Ezekiel Gillespie Middle School Madison | 462 | 53.2% | 40.6% |
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 Rock Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #339 of 389 | #35 of 35 |
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
92
-9 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 92 | 9.8 | 9.4:1 | 54% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 9.2 | 10.8:1 | 57% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 8.4 | 10.9:1 | 67% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 64% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 10.2 | 8.6:1 | 75% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 8 | 9.1:1 | 68% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Badger Rock Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (88 to 92); teachers down 4% (10.2 to 9.8).
About Badger Rock Middle
Badger Rock Middle is a middle-grades school located in Madison, Wisconsin, in Dane County. The school enrolls 92 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average enrollment is about 381.
Within Madison Metropolitan School District, Badger Rock Middle is one of 53 schools. The district enrolls 25,155 students.
Hispanic students account for 36% of enrollment at Badger Rock Middle, more than any other group. Other groups make up 28% White, 22% Black, and 9% multiracial. County-wide, 8% of Dane County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
With 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.4:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1, 3.3 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Dane County average 32%.
Badger Rock Middle holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Badger Rock Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.5%; the prediction is 44.3%.
Census data for Dane County show median household income comes to about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 169 public schools in the county, enrolling about 78,525, Badger Rock Middle among them.
Measured in a straight line, Southside Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Badger Rock Middle. The five-mile area around Badger Rock Middle holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Badger Rock Middle ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 9 students, from 101 to 92. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.4:1.
This page is set up for the Badger Rock Middle community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Madison Metropolitan School District
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Elementary School0.0 mi · 336
- Lincoln Elementary1.1 mi · 393
- Franklin Elementary1.3 mi · 308
- James Wright Middle1.4 mi · 245
- Forest Edge Elementary School1.6 mi · 446
- One City Elementary School1.9 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Badger Rock MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Badger Rock Middle?
Badger Rock Middle enrolls approximately 92 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Badger Rock Middle serve?
Badger Rock Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Badger Rock Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Badger Rock Middle is approximately 9.4:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Badger Rock Middle?
At Badger Rock Middle, the student body is approximately 28% White, 36% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Badger Rock Middle?
Badger Rock Middle is overseen by Madison Metropolitan School District in Dane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.