Enrollment
352
High
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550078000101
Bangor Middle/High
700 10th Ave S, Bangor, WI 54614 · (608) 486-2331 · La Crosse County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Wisconsin public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
111 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 62 | 18% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bangor School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 53.8% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Bangor Middle/High
Bangor Middle/High's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Middle/High this school | 352 | 31.5% | 50.7% |
| Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High Melrose | 327 | 32.7% | 49.8% |
| Dodgeville High Dodgeville | 367 | 29.2% | 53.7% |
| River Valley High Spring Green | 364 | 30.8% | 60.5% |
| Spencer Junior High/High Spencer | 329 | 33.4% | 54.6% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 325 | 32.0% | 46.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Bangor Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In La Crosse County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #160 of 402 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #22 of 64 ▼ 3 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #28 of 64 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #224 of 532 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #48 of 325 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #253 of 325 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #241 of 418 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #26 of 128 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
352
+12 (+4%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 352 | 28.3 | 12.4:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 29.2 | 11.9:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 28.8 | 12.0:1 | 26% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 30 | 11.3:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 27.4 | 11.0:1 | 27% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 32% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 24% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 34% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 21 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bangor Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (301 to 352); teachers up 4% (27.4 to 28.3).
About Bangor Middle/High
Bangor Middle/High is the name of a small high school in Bangor, Wisconsin. Federal data show 352 students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students, which makes this school 26% below average.
Bangor Middle/High falls under Bangor School District, which has 2 schools enrolling 665 students.
White students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among La Crosse County residents, the White share is about 88%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Bangor Middle/High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The school has 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 14.6:1. Federal data show 32% of students (111) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 35% average for public schools in La Crosse County.
Bangor Middle/High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Wisconsin public high schools.
Bangor Middle/High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.7%) and its predicted rate (58.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
The county, La Crosse County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $73,013, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 38, with about 14,903 students.
Bangor Middle/High's nearest public school is Bangor Elementary (about 0.1 miles). In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Bangor Middle/High. By average proficiency, Bangor Middle/High is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Under the NCES locale system, Bangor Middle/High is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 12 students, from 340 to 352. Students per teacher increased from 11.3 in 2020-21 to 12.4 in 2024-25.
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La Crosse County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
120,488
Census ACS
Median income
$73,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
14,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bangor Elementary0.1 mi · 313
- West Salem Elementary4.6 mi · 677
- West Salem Middle4.7 mi · 534
- West Salem High4.8 mi · 603
- Sparta High9.0 mi · 871
- Sparta Montessori School9.1 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Bangor Middle/HighHow large is Bangor Middle/High?
Bangor Middle/High enrolls approximately 352 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Bangor Middle/High serve?
Bangor Middle/High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Bangor Middle/High have?
Bangor Middle/High employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bangor Middle/High?
At Bangor Middle/High, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bangor Middle/High in?
Bangor Middle/High is part of Bangor School District.
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