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Chippewa Falls Middle

750 Tropicana Blvd, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 · (715) 726-2400 · Chippewa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL999 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
999
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
404 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 631031%
Grade 733534%
Grade 835435%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
87888%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
323%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
121%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
212%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
495%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
49249%
Female
50751%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Chippewa Falls Middle→Chippewa Falls High
Feeds from
Halmstad ElementaryKG–05Hillcrest ElementaryKG–05Jim Falls ElementaryKG–05Parkview ElementaryKG–05Southview ElementaryKG–05Stillson ElementaryKG–05
Based on grade levels within Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
52.2%
WI avg 53.1% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
WI avg 54.8% . +1.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2552.2%58.1%
2023-2453.4%56.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% 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 Chippewa Falls Middle

Chippewa Falls Middle's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Chippewa Falls Middle this school99940.4%56.0%
Rice Lake Middle
Rice Lake
62243.2%56.4%
Tomah Middle
Tomah
66343.7%42.9%
Medford Middle
Medford
56641.3%46.9%
Waupaca Middle
Waupaca
54643.4%56.8%
Parkview Middle
Green Bay
74737.5%55.0%
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 Chippewa Falls Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Chippewa County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#174 of 323N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.1%#168 of 327
▲ 14
N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
52.2%#197 of 327
▼ 24
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
999#8 of 389#1 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#186 of 265N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.3%#204 of 265N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.4%#136 of 323N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#120 of 176N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
999
-63 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,262
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2599971.913.9:140% (404)
2023-241,03774.513.9:139% (407)
2022-231,06469.815.2:139% (417)
2020-211,0627614.0:141% (435)
2017-181,09079.213.8:136% (392)
2015-161,0697913.5:142% (451)
2010-111,0497514.0:138% (399)
2000-019967513.3:122% (222)
1990-911,2628115.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chippewa Falls Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,090 to 999); teachers down 9% (79.2 to 71.9).

About Chippewa Falls Middle

Located in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Chippewa Falls Middle is a large middle school. There are 999 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Wisconsin enroll around 381, and this school is 162% bigger than that mark.

Chippewa Falls Middle is a school in Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District. The district has 9 schools and 4,574 students.

The share of students at Chippewa Falls Middle who are White is 88%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.

The school has 71.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Wisconsin average 12.8:1. Of all students at Chippewa Falls Middle, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Chippewa County is close, at 38%.

Chippewa Falls Middle earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 51% of Wisconsin public middle schools.

The model predicts 52.8% for a school in Wisconsin with Chippewa Falls Middle's free or reduced-price lunch share. Chippewa Falls Middle posts 56.0%.

In Chippewa County, median household income comes to about $74,680, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Chippewa County counts 28 public schools with about 8,353 students.

Chippewa Falls High sits about 0.5 miles from Chippewa Falls Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Chippewa Falls Middle is 4th on average proficiency.

Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 6%.

This page is set up for the Chippewa Falls Middle community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Chippewa County at a glance

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Population
66,799
Census ACS
Median income
$74,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,353 students

Quick facts

School name
Chippewa Falls Middle
District
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Address
750 Tropicana Blvd, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
Phone
(715) 726-2400
County
Chippewa County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
999
Teachers (FTE)
72
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
404 (40%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
550255000281
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Chippewa Falls Middle
What is the total enrollment at Chippewa Falls Middle?
Chippewa Falls Middle enrolls approximately 999 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Chippewa Falls Middle serve?
Chippewa Falls Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Chippewa Falls Middle have?
Chippewa Falls Middle employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Chippewa Falls Middle?
Chippewa Falls Middle reports a student body of 88% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Chippewa Falls Middle in?
Chippewa Falls Middle is part of Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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