Enrollment
200
Middle
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551215002844
Bluff View Middle
1901 E Wells St, Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 · (608) 326-3710 · Crawford County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
100 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Bluff View Middle→Prairie du Chien High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prairie du Chien Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -10.9pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
+36 (+22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 12.9:1
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,042
Census ACS
Median income
$64,094
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
1,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prairie du Chien Area School District
- Prairie du Chien HighHigh · 287 students
- BA Kennedy SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Bluff View ElementaryElementary · 190 students
- Mighty River Academy of Virtual EducationCombined · 23 students
Other schools in Prairie du Chien
- Prairie du Chien HighHigh · 287 students
- BA Kennedy SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Bluff View ElementaryElementary · 190 students
- Mighty River Academy of Virtual EducationCombined · 23 students
- DOC: Prairie du Chien Correctional Insti tutionHigh
Nearby schools
- Bluff View Elementary0.0 mi · 190
- Mighty River Academy of Virtual Education0.5 mi · 23
- Prairie du Chien High0.5 mi · 287
- BA Kennedy School1.0 mi · 217
- MFL MarMac Middle School3.4 mi · 168
- McGregor Intermediate School3.4 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Bluff View MiddleHow large is Bluff View Middle?
Bluff View Middle enrolls approximately 200 students in grades 06-08.
Is Bluff View Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bluff View Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bluff View Middle have?
Bluff View Middle employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bluff View Middle?
At Bluff View Middle, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Bluff View Middle in?
Bluff View Middle is part of Prairie du Chien Area School District.
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