Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARNEVELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550084003158
Barneveld Middle School
304 S Jones St, Barneveld, WI 53507 · (608) 924-4711 · Iowa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- CBeats 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
9.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
13 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 34 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 36% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Barneveld Middle School→Barneveld High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Barneveld School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.9%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
79.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 79.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 90.0% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Barneveld Middle School
Barneveld Middle School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barneveld Middle School this school | 96 | 13.5% | 66.0% |
| Honor Intermediate Rubicon | 128 | 17.2% | 50.5% |
| Fox West Academy Hortonville | 65 | 12.3% | 65.1% |
| Clear Lake Junior High Clear Lake | 72 | 19.4% | 63.5% |
| Rosendale-Brandon Middle Rosendale | 179 | 16.8% | 61.4% |
| Rosholt Middle Rosholt | 78 | 21.8% | 50.1% |
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 Barneveld Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #330 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 96 | 10.6 | 9.1:1 | 14% (13) |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 9 | 8.9:1 | 11% (9) |
| 2022-23 | 97 | 7.9 | 12.3:1 | 12% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barneveld Middle School.
About Barneveld Middle School
Barneveld Middle School is a small middle school found in Barneveld, Wisconsin. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 96 students. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 75% lower.
Barneveld Middle School is one school in a 3-school district, Barneveld School District, which enrolls 443 students.
The student body at Barneveld Middle School is 91% White. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Iowa County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.1:1. That is 3.7 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Barneveld Middle School reports 14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 30% average for public schools in Iowa County.
The allk12 Grade for Barneveld Middle School is B. Compared with Wisconsin public middle schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Barneveld Middle School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.0% is 3.3 points below the 69.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Iowa County (population about 23,867), the median household income is $82,182, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. There are 15 public schools in Iowa County, enrolling about 3,373 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Barneveld High, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Barneveld Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Barneveld Middle School is Rural: Distant.
Discussions about Barneveld Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Iowa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,867
Census ACS
Median income
$82,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,373 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Barneveld School District
- Barneveld ElementaryElementary · 229 students
- Barneveld HighHigh · 118 students
Other schools in Barneveld
- Barneveld ElementaryElementary · 229 students
- Barneveld HighHigh · 118 students
Nearby schools
- Barneveld High0.0 mi · 118
- Barneveld Elementary0.0 mi · 229
- Mount Horeb Primary Center8.0 mi · 269
- Mount Horeb Early Learning Center8.1 mi · 160
- Mount Horeb Area Community 4K8.1 mi · 113
- Mount Horeb High8.4 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Barneveld Middle SchoolHow many students attend Barneveld Middle School?
Barneveld Middle School enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Barneveld Middle School serve?
Barneveld Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Barneveld Middle School have?
Barneveld Middle School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Barneveld Middle School?
Student demographics at Barneveld Middle School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Barneveld Middle School?
Barneveld Middle School is overseen by Barneveld School District in Iowa County.
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