Enrollment
96
Middle
DISTRICT 104 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550090000082
Bayfield Middle
300 N 4th St, Bayfield, WI 54814 · (715) 779-3201 · Bayfield County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL96 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
56 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 37 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 32% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Bayfield Middle→Bayfield High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Bayfield School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
WI avg 53.1% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 22.5% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Where Bayfield Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 96 | #331 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
96
+13 (+16%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 96 | 8.7 | 11.0:1 | 58% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 11 | 8.5:1 | 78% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 11 | 8.4:1 | 68% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | 10 | 8.3:1 | 72% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 9.9 | 7.6:1 | 53% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 61% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 83 | 8 | 10.4:1 | 78% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 127 | 4 | 31.8:1 | 62% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayfield Middle.
About Bayfield Middle
Bayfield Middle is a small middle-grades school in Bayfield, Wisconsin. The school's 96 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students each.
Bayfield Middle is one of the 4 schools that make up Bayfield School District (415 students in total).
Native American students are the majority at Bayfield Middle, with 71% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 46%, meaning two students picked at random have a 46% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 11.0:1 comes from the school's 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The lunch program counts 58% of students at Bayfield Middle as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 45% for public schools in Bayfield County.
A school with Bayfield Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 41.9%. Bayfield Middle scores 32.9%, 8.9 points below that line.
Within Bayfield County, the median household income is $71,151, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Bayfield County has 12 public schools and roughly 1,540 students.
Bayfield Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Bayfield Middle. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.9% is below the 43.7% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Bayfield Middle grew 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 83 to 96 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 8.3:1 to 11.0:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bayfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,151
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bayfield School District
- Bayfield ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Bayfield HighHigh · 119 students
- La Pointe ElementaryElementary · 11 students
Other schools in Bayfield
- Bayfield ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Bayfield HighHigh · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Bayfield Elementary0.0 mi · 189
- Bayfield High0.0 mi · 119
- La Pointe Elementary2.8 mi · 11
- Washburn Elementary10.2 mi · 285
- Washburn Middle10.4 mi · 80
- Washburn High10.4 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About Bayfield MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Bayfield Middle?
Bayfield Middle enrolls approximately 96 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Bayfield Middle serve?
Bayfield Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Bayfield Middle?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Bayfield Middle.
What is the student diversity at Bayfield Middle?
Student demographics at Bayfield Middle are roughly 19% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bayfield Middle in?
Bayfield Middle is part of Bayfield School District.
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