Enrollment
111
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550099000133
Belleville Middle
625 W Church St, Belleville, WI 53508 · (608) 835-6120 · Dane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL111 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
8.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
25 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 7 | 50 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 55% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Belleville Middle→Belleville High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Belleville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
84.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 71.2% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Belleville Middle
Belleville Middle's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville Middle this school | 111 | 22.5% | 69.7% |
| Gibraltar Middle Fish Creek | 92 | 22.8% | 72.7% |
| Williams Bay Middle Williams Bay | 145 | 22.8% | 52.3% |
| Deerfield Middle Deerfield | 114 | 24.6% | 61.1% |
| Ozaukee Middle Fredonia | 174 | 22.4% | 71.6% |
| Stratford Middle Stratford | 163 | 24.5% | 69.6% |
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 Belleville Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #58 of 323 | #7 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #10 of 327 ▲ 47 | #1 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #107 of 327 ▼ 31 | #12 of 33 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 111 | #322 of 389 | #33 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #250 of 323 | #21 of 33 |
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
111
-18 (-14%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 111 | 12.8 | 8.7:1 | 23% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 12.5 | 10.2:1 | 23% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 134 | 11.4 | 11.8:1 | 19% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 10 | 12.9:1 | 25% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 10.9 | 12.7:1 | 16% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 25% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 22% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 5 | 28.8:1 | 8% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 11 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belleville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (138 to 111); teachers up 18% (10.9 to 12.8).
About Belleville Middle
A small middle-grades school in Belleville, Wisconsin, Belleville Middle is part of Belleville School District. It serves 111 students in grades 7 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students.
Belleville School District has 3 schools; together they serve 936 students.
White students are the large majority at Belleville Middle, with 82% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Belleville Middle has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 8.7:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. For comparison, public schools in Dane County average 32%.
Measured against Wisconsin public middle schools, Belleville Middle receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Belleville Middle scores 69.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.8%.
Dane County has these Census figures: median household income is about $89,975, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Belleville Middle is among the 169 public schools in Dane County.
Belleville High is the public school closest to Belleville Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Belleville Middle places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Belleville Middle in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 129 to 111 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 8.7 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Belleville Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Belleville School District
- Belleville ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Belleville HighHigh · 275 students
Other schools in Belleville
- Belleville ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Belleville HighHigh · 275 students
Other Belleville Middle schools
One other US public school is named Belleville Middle. Belleville Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Belleville Middle SchoolBELLEVILLE, NJ · 685 students
Nearby schools
- Belleville High0.0 mi · 275
- Belleville Elementary0.2 mi · 550
- New Glarus Elementary5.7 mi · 419
- New Glarus Middle5.9 mi · 214
- New Glarus High6.0 mi · 320
- Monticello Elementary8.3 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Belleville MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Belleville Middle?
Belleville Middle enrolls approximately 111 students in grades 07-08.
Is Belleville Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belleville Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Belleville Middle have?
Belleville Middle employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is Belleville Middle?
Belleville Middle reports a student body of 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Belleville Middle?
Belleville Middle is overseen by Belleville School District in Dane County.
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