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Enrollment
419
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTFORD J1 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550609000674
Central Middle
1100 Cedar St, Hartford, WI 53027 · (262) 673-8040 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
165 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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 | 125 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 35% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Based on grade levels within Hartford J1 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.4% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 51.8% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Central Middle
Central Middle's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle this school | 419 | 39.4% | 47.5% |
| Wayne Bartels Middle Portage | 422 | 40.0% | 49.3% |
| Platteville Middle Platteville | 417 | 41.2% | 68.1% |
| Turner Middle Beloit | 381 | 38.6% | 56.9% |
| Monroe Middle Monroe | 483 | 41.4% | 57.9% |
| New London Middle New London | 540 | 40.6% | 58.0% |
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 Central Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #246 of 323 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #215 of 327 ▼ 4 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #260 of 327 ▲ 7 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #149 of 389 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #120 of 265 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #130 of 265 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #142 of 323 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #24 of 176 | N/A |
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
419
-149 (-26%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 419 | 32.7 | 12.8:1 | 39% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 33.3 | 15.2:1 | 38% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 552 | 35.4 | 15.6:1 | 36% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 39% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 39.7 | 13.9:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 35% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 36% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 16% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (554 to 419); teachers down 18% (39.7 to 32.7).
About Central Middle
Central Middle is a middle school in Hartford, Wisconsin, according to federal school records. The school has 419 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Hartford J1 School District has 1,301 students in 3 schools, and Central Middle is one of those schools.
At Central Middle, 79% of students are White. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. That is lower than the 91% White share among all Washington County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
Its staff includes 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.8 students per teacher. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Roughly 39% of students at Central Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 23% average for public schools in Washington County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Central Middle is 5.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 53.5%.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $96,359, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington County's 34 public schools enroll about 17,746 students and include Central Middle.
Hartford High is the nearest public school to Central Middle, about 0.5 miles away. Central Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 65.7%, higher than Central Middle's 47.5%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
A 26% decline took enrollment from 568 in 2020-21 to 419 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.8:1.
On allk12, people connected to Central Middle can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
137,879
Census ACS
Median income
$96,359
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hartford J1 School District
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Rossman ElementaryElementary · 422 students
Other schools in Hartford
- Hartford HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Addison ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- Rossman ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Erin ElementaryElementary · 399 students
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle is the 37th largest of the 50.
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
- Central Middle SchoolWESLACO, TX · 1,060 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST MELBOURNE, FL · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Hartford High0.5 mi · 1,324
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 460
- Rossman Elementary1.8 mi · 422
- Erin Elementary3.4 mi · 399
- Honor Intermediate4.1 mi · 128
- Slinger Elementary5.3 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Central MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Central Middle?
Central Middle enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Central Middle serve?
Central Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Central Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Middle?
At Central Middle, the student body is approximately 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Central Middle public or private?
Central Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hartford J1 School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.