Enrollment
295
High
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLAIR-TAYLOR SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550001602378
Blair-Taylor Middle/High
N31024 Elland Rd, Blair, WI 54616 · (608) 989-2525 · Trempealeau County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
127 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 14% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Blair-Taylor School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
WI avg 53.1% . +8.4pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 48.1% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Blair-Taylor Middle/High
Blair-Taylor Middle/High's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blair-Taylor Middle/High this school | 295 | 43.1% | 39.2% |
| Wild Rose High Wild Rose | 287 | 43.2% | 52.6% |
| Oconto High Oconto | 299 | 41.5% | 41.5% |
| Iowa-Grant High Livingston | 225 | 42.2% | 57.9% |
| Neillsville High Neillsville | 246 | 44.3% | 30.4% |
| Montello Junior/Senior High Montello | 232 | 44.0% | 42.8% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Blair-Taylor Middle/High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Trempealeau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #289 of 402 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #47 of 64 ▼ 16 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #32 of 64 ▲ 13 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #258 of 532 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #8 of 325 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #216 of 325 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.1% | #131 of 418 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #38 of 128 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
295
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 295 | 26.9 | 11.0:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 44% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 28 | 11.7:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 45% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 23.7 | 11.1:1 | 32% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 42% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 45% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 33% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 19 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blair-Taylor Middle/High.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (262 to 295); teachers up 14% (23.7 to 26.9).
About Blair-Taylor Middle/High
Blair-Taylor Middle/High is a small high school based in Blair, Wisconsin. It serves 295 students in grades 6 through 12. The average among high schools in Wisconsin is roughly 475 students; this school is 38% smaller than that.
Besides Blair-Taylor Middle/High, Blair-Taylor School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 601 students.
Blair-Taylor Middle/High enrolls a student body that is 87% White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Trempealeau County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. Blair-Taylor Middle/High has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.0:1, with 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Wisconsin is 14.6:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 43% of enrollment.
Blair-Taylor Middle/High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 19% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Blair-Taylor Middle/High is 12.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 39.2%. Predicted: 51.2%.
In Trempealeau County (population about 30,839), median household income is about $76,313, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Blair-Taylor Middle/High is one of 21 public schools in Trempealeau County, which together enroll about 5,893 students.
Blair-Taylor Elementary is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Blair-Taylor Middle/High ranks 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 7%, from 275 to 295.
Community posts for Blair-Taylor Middle/High can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Trempealeau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,839
Census ACS
Median income
$76,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
5,893 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blair-Taylor School District
- Blair-Taylor ElementaryElementary · 306 students
Nearby schools
- Blair-Taylor Elementary0.0 mi · 306
- Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High7.9 mi · 321
- Whitehall Memorial Elementary7.9 mi · 439
- Ettrick Elementary9.0 mi · 124
- Independence Elementary11.8 mi · 182
- Independence High11.8 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Blair-Taylor Middle/HighWhat is the total enrollment at Blair-Taylor Middle/High?
Blair-Taylor Middle/High enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Blair-Taylor Middle/High serve?
Blair-Taylor Middle/High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Blair-Taylor Middle/High have?
Blair-Taylor Middle/High employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Blair-Taylor Middle/High?
At Blair-Taylor Middle/High, the student body is approximately 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Blair-Taylor Middle/High public or private?
Blair-Taylor Middle/High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blair-Taylor School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.