Enrollment
128
Middle
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEQUAMEGON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550005802766
Chequamegon Middle
64 S Grant St, Glidden, WI 54527 · (715) 264-2141 · Ashland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
75 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 44 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 30% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chequamegon School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
WI avg 53.1% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
50.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 50.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.2% | 55.8% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Chequamegon Middle
Chequamegon Middle's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chequamegon Middle this school | 128 | 58.6% | 48.4% |
| Gillett Middle Gillett | 120 | 59.2% | 53.9% |
| Webster Middle Webster | 184 | 53.3% | 49.6% |
| Owen-Withee Junior High Owen | 112 | 58.9% | 39.5% |
| Olson Middle Mauston | 240 | 55.4% | 45.2% |
| Etude Middle Sheboygan | 77 | 66.2% | 39.3% |
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 Chequamegon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #240 of 323 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #224 of 327 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #289 of 327 ▼ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #307 of 389 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #47 of 323 |
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
128
-35 (-21%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 128 | 10.9 | 11.8:1 | 59% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 11.4 | 10.9:1 | 57% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 10.1 | 12.8:1 | 50% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | 65% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 12.5 | 14.0:1 | 46% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 50% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 12 | 13.5:1 | 44% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chequamegon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (175 to 128); teachers down 13% (12.5 to 10.9).
About Chequamegon Middle
Glidden, Wisconsin, is home to Chequamegon Middle, a small middle school. The school serves 128 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Wisconsin average about 381 students.
Chequamegon School District oversees Chequamegon Middle and 3 other schools, with 639 students in total.
White students are the majority at Chequamegon Middle, with 72% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 15% Pacific Islander, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Ashland County, the White share is about 83%. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.8 students per teacher and 10.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 59%.
Chequamegon Middle is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of Wisconsin public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Chequamegon Middle would be expected to post about 41.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.4%.
Federal survey data for Ashland County show that the median household income is $62,462, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 11 public schools in Ashland County, enrolling about 2,352 students in all.
Nearby, Glidden Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Nearby schools average 56.5% on proficiency, and Chequamegon Middle is below that at 48.4%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 21% from its 2020-21 level of 163.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Chequamegon Middle, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ashland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,080
Census ACS
Median income
$62,462
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chequamegon School District
- Park Falls ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- Chequamegon HighHigh · 196 students
- Glidden ElementaryElementary · 25 students
- Class ACT CharterHigh
Nearby schools
- Glidden Elementary0.0 mi · 25
- Butternut Elementary9.0 mi · 84
- Butternut High9.0 mi · 92
- Promethean Charter School9.0 mi · 1
- Mellen Public School13.7 mi · 252
- Park Falls Elementary14.2 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Chequamegon MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Chequamegon Middle?
Chequamegon Middle enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chequamegon Middle serve?
Chequamegon Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Chequamegon Middle?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Chequamegon Middle.
How diverse is Chequamegon Middle?
Chequamegon Middle reports a student body of 72% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Chequamegon Middle?
Chequamegon Middle is overseen by Chequamegon School District in Ashland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.