Enrollment
32
Middle
DISTRICT 179 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEKOOSA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551038002957
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy
540 Birch St, Nekoosa, WI 54457 · (715) 886-8040 · Wood County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL32 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
20 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 11 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 16% |
Student demographics
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
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Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.5%
WI avg 53.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.5% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.1% | 42.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 19 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 →
Where Central Wisconsin STEM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 32 | #385 of 389 |
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
32
+8 (+33%) vs 2020
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 | 32 | 1.3 | 24.6:1 | 63% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 32 | 1.3 | 24.6:1 | 56% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 1.3 | 16.9:1 | 32% (7) |
| 2020-21 | 24 | N/A | N/A | 46% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 30 | 1.5 | 20.7:1 | 30% (9) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 3 | 22.0:1 | 44% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Wisconsin STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (30 to 32); teachers down 10% (1.5 to 1.3).
About Central Wisconsin STEM Academy
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy is a very small middle school in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, (ZIP code 54457). The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 32 students. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 92% lower.
The district, Nekoosa School District, operates 6 schools serving 1,197 students.
Of every 100 students at Central Wisconsin STEM Academy, about 94 are White. It is also 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Wood County at about 91% White, close to the school's figure.
The school's 1.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.6:1. Middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1, 11.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 63% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Wood County report 43%.
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 19.2 points (58.5% versus 39.3%), a top-10% result in Wisconsin on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Wood County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $67,989, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 32 public schools and about 10,849 students.
WISE Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Central Wisconsin STEM Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Central Wisconsin STEM Academy ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant). Central Wisconsin STEM Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The school's student count increased 33% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know Central Wisconsin STEM Academy can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nekoosa School District
- Alexander MiddleMiddle · 326 students
- Humke ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Nekoosa HighHigh · 285 students
- WISE AcademyCombined · 218 students
- Nekoosa AcademyHigh · 23 students
Other schools in Nekoosa
- Alexander MiddleMiddle · 326 students
- Humke ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Nekoosa HighHigh · 285 students
- WISE AcademyCombined · 218 students
- Nekoosa AcademyHigh · 23 students
Nearby schools
- WISE Academy0.0 mi · 218
- Alexander Middle0.0 mi · 326
- Nekoosa Academy0.4 mi · 23
- Nekoosa High0.4 mi · 285
- Humke Elementary0.6 mi · 313
- Port Edwards Ed Heuer Elementary School3.8 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Central Wisconsin STEM AcademyHow large is Central Wisconsin STEM Academy?
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy enrolls approximately 32 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Central Wisconsin STEM Academy serve?
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Central Wisconsin STEM Academy?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Central Wisconsin STEM Academy.
How diverse is Central Wisconsin STEM Academy?
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy reports a student body of 94% White, 6% Hispanic.
Who oversees Central Wisconsin STEM Academy?
Central Wisconsin STEM Academy is overseen by Nekoosa School District in Wood County.
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