Enrollment
327
Middle
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLACK RIVER FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550126000174
Black River Falls Middle
112 Diploma Drive, Black River Falls, WI 54615 · (715) 284-5315 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
203 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 110 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 33% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Black River Falls Middle→Black River Falls High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Black River Falls School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
WI avg 54.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 43.6% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Black River Falls Middle
Black River Falls Middle's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black River Falls Middle this school | 327 | 62.1% | 44.4% |
| Ashland Middle Ashland | 383 | 58.7% | 38.1% |
| Adams-Friendship Middle Adams | 338 | 62.4% | 36.5% |
| Antigo Middle Antigo | 451 | 56.5% | 53.5% |
| Alexander Middle Nekoosa | 326 | 61.3% | 45.2% |
| Shawano Community Middle Shawano | 436 | 56.0% | 46.1% |
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 Black River Falls Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #265 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #277 of 327 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #267 of 327 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #194 of 389 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #116 of 265 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #85 of 265 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #32 of 323 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #124 of 176 |
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
327
-56 (-15%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 327 | 25.6 | 12.8:1 | 62% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 30.1 | 11.2:1 | 53% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 31 | 11.2:1 | 59% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 57% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 29.3 | 12.1:1 | 43% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 46% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 46% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 33% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black River Falls Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (355 to 327); teachers down 13% (29.3 to 25.6).
About Black River Falls Middle
In Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Black River Falls Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school. The student body numbers 327 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Black River Falls School District serves 1,552 students across 4 schools.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at Black River Falls Middle. Other groups make up 23% Native American, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Jackson County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school's share is lower. Black River Falls Middle has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Black River Falls Middle and a ratio of 12.8:1. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 62% of students. Public schools in Jackson County average 51%.
Black River Falls Middle is graded C by allk12, scoring above 33% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Black River Falls Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Wisconsin is predicted to score 39.6%. Black River Falls Middle scores 44.4%, 4.8 points above that line.
Jackson County has about 20,981 residents, and median household income is about $68,110, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jackson County number 10 and enroll about 2,867.
The nearest public school is Black River Falls High, at about 0.1 miles. Black River Falls Middle has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 46.4% proficiency; Black River Falls Middle posts 44.4%.
Black River Falls Middle has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 327, 15% below the 383 of 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Black River Falls Middle covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,981
Census ACS
Median income
$68,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Black River Falls School District
- Black River Falls HighHigh · 500 students
- Red Creek ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Forrest Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Black River Falls
- Black River Falls HighHigh · 500 students
- Red Creek ElementaryElementary · 436 students
- Forrest Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- DOC: Black River Correctional CtrHigh
- DOC: Jackson Correctional InstitutionHigh
Nearby schools
- Black River Falls High0.1 mi · 500
- Forrest Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 289
- Red Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 436
- Lincoln Jr/Sr High School10.2 mi · 250
- Lincoln Elementary11.0 mi · 339
- Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High17.1 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Black River Falls MiddleHow large is Black River Falls Middle?
Black River Falls Middle enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 06-08.
Is Black River Falls Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black River Falls Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Black River Falls Middle have?
Black River Falls Middle employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Black River Falls Middle?
Student demographics at Black River Falls Middle are roughly 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Black River Falls Middle?
Black River Falls Middle is overseen by Black River Falls School District in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.