Birchwood Middle

As an one-room-style junior high in Birchwood, Wisconsin, Birchwood Middle instructs 36 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Birchwood School District. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 91% leaner than typical.

Birchwood School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 217 students; Birchwood Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Birchwood Middle reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%).

Looking at the economic backdrop, Birchwood Middle records 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Birchwood Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Birchwood Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.0%, the actual is 55.7%, a residual of +8.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Washburn County shows the typical household earns roughly $63,441 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Birchwood Middle is one of 16 public schools in Washburn County (combined enrollment of about 2,097 students).

Birchwood High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Birchwood Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.8%.

Birchwood Middle operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Birchwood Middle has fell 49%, going from 70 students in 2018 to 36 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 90% to 100% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 6.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Birchwood Middle community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.