Bluff View Middle

Set in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Bluff View Middle is a cozy 6-8 campus, overseen by Prairie du Chien Area School District. It serves 200 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 48% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Within Prairie du Chien Area School District, which oversees 5 schools and 917 students, Bluff View Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Bluff View Middle shows that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest comes out to 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Crawford County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Bluff View Middle records 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bluff View Middle sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.0%; actual is 62.1%, +15.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Crawford County) records that median household earnings sit near $64,094, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Crawford County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,827 students), Bluff View Middle is one campus in the mix.

Bluff View Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Bluff View Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bluff View Middle at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bluff View Middle has increased 22%, going from 164 students in 2018 to 200 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Bluff View Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.