Enrollment
158
Middle
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSCOBEL AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550150000194
Boscobel Junior High
300 Brindley St, Boscobel, WI 53805 · (608) 375-4161 · Grant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL158 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
80 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 59 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 35% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Boscobel Junior High→Boscobel High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boscobel Area School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.7%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 54 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 up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.7% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 53.6% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Boscobel Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #220 of 323 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #180 of 327 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #179 of 327 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 158 | #285 of 389 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #70 of 323 | #1 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
158
+54 (+52%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 158 | 13.8 | 11.5:1 | 51% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 13.5 | 10.9:1 | 54% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 152 | 14.5 | 10.5:1 | 55% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | 9 | 11.6:1 | 64% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 10 | 11.1:1 | 60% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 110 | 10 | 11.0:1 | 57% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | 55% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 10 | 15.5:1 | 37% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 162 | 4 | 40.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boscobel Junior High.
About Boscobel Junior High
Boscobel Junior High is a small middle school in Boscobel, Wisconsin, administered by Boscobel Area School District. It had 158 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 59% lower.
Boscobel Junior High falls under Boscobel Area School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 651 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Boscobel Junior High. Next come 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Grant County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Its staff includes 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.5 students per teacher. Across middle schools in Wisconsin, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Boscobel Junior High has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 51%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Grant County, the school's rate is higher.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Boscobel Junior High is 46.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.9%.
Looking at the county, Grant County, the median household earns about $66,858 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Grant County has 32 public schools with about 6,838 students, including Boscobel Junior High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Boscobel High, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Boscobel Junior High is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 104 to 158. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
This page is set up for the Boscobel Junior High community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,770
Census ACS
Median income
$66,858
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,838 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boscobel Area School District
- Boscobel ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Boscobel HighHigh · 182 students
Other schools in Boscobel
- Boscobel ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Boscobel HighHigh · 182 students
- DOC: Wisconsin Secure Program FacilityHigh · 2 students
Nearby schools
- Boscobel High0.0 mi · 182
- Boscobel Elementary0.2 mi · 311
- DOC: Wisconsin Secure Program Facility1.3 mi · 2
- Wauzeka High9.6 mi · 83
- Wauzeka Elementary9.6 mi · 112
- Wauzeka Middle9.6 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Boscobel Junior HighWhat is the total enrollment at Boscobel Junior High?
Boscobel Junior High enrolls approximately 158 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Boscobel Junior High serve?
Boscobel Junior High serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Boscobel Junior High?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Boscobel Junior High.
How diverse is Boscobel Junior High?
Boscobel Junior High reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Boscobel Junior High public or private?
Boscobel Junior High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boscobel Area School District.
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