Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550252002430
Chilton Middle
421 Court St, Chilton, WI 53014 · (920) 849-9152 · Calumet County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- 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.
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
10.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
109 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 5 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Chilton Middle→Chilton High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Chilton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 63.1% |
% 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Chilton Middle
Chilton Middle's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilton Middle this school | 282 | 38.7% | 56.0% |
| Jefferson Middle Jefferson | 349 | 41.3% | 55.5% |
| Turner Middle Beloit | 381 | 38.6% | 56.9% |
| Ripon Middle Ripon | 302 | 37.7% | 62.1% |
| Brillion Middle Brillion | 211 | 33.2% | 69.1% |
| Wayne Bartels Middle Portage | 422 | 40.0% | 49.3% |
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 Chilton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Calumet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #175 of 323 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #146 of 327 ▼ 16 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #225 of 327 ▼ 26 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #215 of 389 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #15 of 265 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #132 of 265 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #146 of 323 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #42 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
282
-73 (-21%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 282 | 27.3 | 10.3:1 | 39% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 23.8 | 13.0:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 26.4 | 12.8:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 36% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 26.1 | 13.7:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 28% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 33% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 13% (51) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chilton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (357 to 282); teachers up 5% (26.1 to 27.3).
About Chilton Middle
Chilton Middle is a small middle school in Chilton, Wisconsin. It reported 282 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Wisconsin have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 26% lower.
Chilton Middle is run by Chilton School District, whose 3 schools enroll 1,037 students.
More than half of the students at Chilton Middle are White (78%). Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Calumet County overall, about 88% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 36%.
With 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.3:1. The average for middle schools in Wisconsin is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Chilton Middle, 39% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Calumet County is 30%.
Chilton Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Wisconsin public middle schools.
Schools in Wisconsin with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.9%. Chilton Middle scores 56.0%.
For the population of Calumet County, the median household earns about $88,810 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Chilton Middle shares Calumet County with 21 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Chilton Middle from the closest public school, Chilton Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Chilton Middle's average proficiency of 56.0% compares with 52.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% decline, from 355 to 282. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 10.3:1 over the same years.
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Calumet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,942
Census ACS
Median income
$88,810
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chilton School District
- Chilton HighHigh · 380 students
- Chilton ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Other schools in Chilton
- Chilton HighHigh · 380 students
- Chilton ElementaryElementary · 375 students
Nearby schools
- Chilton Elementary0.0 mi · 375
- Chilton High0.3 mi · 380
- New Holstein Elementary6.5 mi · 437
- New Holstein Middle6.5 mi · 235
- New Holstein High6.6 mi · 309
- Stockbridge High7.0 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About Chilton MiddleHow many students attend Chilton Middle?
Chilton Middle enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Chilton Middle serve?
Chilton Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chilton Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chilton Middle is approximately 10.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chilton Middle?
Student demographics at Chilton Middle are roughly 78% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chilton Middle in?
Chilton Middle is part of Chilton School District.
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