Enrollment
36
Middle
DISTRICT 43 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRCHWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550117003374
Birchwood Middle
300 S Wilson St, Birchwood, WI 54817 · (715) 354-3471 · Washburn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL36 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
6.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
18 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 | 9 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 42% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 33% |
Student demographics
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
Birchwood Middle→Birchwood High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Birchwood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
67.6%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 67.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 57.1% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Birchwood Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 36 | #383 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
36
-17 (-32%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 36 | 5.8 | 6.2:1 | 50% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 5.8 | 6.5:1 | 53% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 47 | 4.8 | 9.7:1 | 47% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 53 | 4 | 13.3:1 | 53% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 4.4 | 16.0:1 | 46% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 4 | 16.0:1 | 45% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 5 | 12.6:1 | 81% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Birchwood Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 49% (70 to 36); teachers up 33% (4.4 to 5.8).
About Birchwood Middle
As a small middle school, Birchwood Middle serves students in Birchwood, Wisconsin. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 36 students. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students.
Birchwood Middle is one of the 5 schools that make up Birchwood School District (217 students in total).
White students are the large majority at Birchwood Middle, with 100% of enrollment.
The ratio of students to teachers is 6.2:1, with 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Birchwood Middle is 50%. That is close to the 47% average for public schools in Washburn County.
allk12 grades Birchwood Middle a B. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Birchwood Middle scores 55.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washburn County show that median household income is about $63,441, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 16 public schools in Washburn County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,097.
The nearest public school is Birchwood Elementary, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Birchwood Middle ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Birchwood Middle went from 53 students to 36. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 6.2:1.
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Washburn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,854
Census ACS
Median income
$63,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
2,097 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Birchwood School District
- Birchwood ElementaryElementary · 86 students
- Birchwood HighHigh · 59 students
- Birchwood Public MontessoriElementary · 25 students
- Bobcat Virtual AcademyCombined · 11 students
- Birchwood Blue Hills Charter SchoolCombined
Other schools in Birchwood
- Birchwood ElementaryElementary · 86 students
- Birchwood HighHigh · 59 students
- Birchwood Public MontessoriElementary · 25 students
- Bobcat Virtual AcademyCombined · 11 students
- Birchwood Blue Hills Charter SchoolCombined
Other Birchwood Middle schools
One other US public school is named Birchwood Middle. Birchwood Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Birchwood Middle SchoolNorth Providence, RI · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Birchwood Elementary0.0 mi · 86
- Birchwood High0.0 mi · 59
- Bobcat Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 11
- Birchwood Public Montessori0.1 mi · 25
- Haugen Elementary11.5 mi · 83
- Rice Lake High14.2 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Birchwood MiddleHow many students attend Birchwood Middle?
Birchwood Middle enrolls approximately 36 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Birchwood Middle serve?
Birchwood Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Birchwood Middle?
Approximately 6.2:1 students per teacher at Birchwood Middle.
What is the student diversity at Birchwood Middle?
Student demographics at Birchwood Middle are roughly 100% White.
What district is Birchwood Middle in?
Birchwood Middle is part of Birchwood School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.