Bayside Middle

Set in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bayside Middle is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, part of Fox Point J2 School District. It instructs 340 students across grades 5 through 8.

Bayside Middle is one of 2 schools operated by Fox Point J2 School District, a district that hosts 813 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bayside Middle logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian. By comparison, Milwaukee County as a whole is about 51% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bayside Middle has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 9% of students at Bayside Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Milwaukee County's rate of about 64%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bayside Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.2%; this one delivers 84.5%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Milwaukee County) records that median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Milwaukee County's 284 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students), Bayside Middle is one campus in the mix.

Maple Dale School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bayside Middle at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 71.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 361 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.