Enrollment
83
Middle
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORNELL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550288002896
Cornell Middle
708 Bridge St, Cornell, WI 54732 · (715) 861-6947 · Chippewa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
53 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 34 | 41% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 19% |
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Cornell Middle→Cornell High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cornell School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
WI avg 54.8% . +6.9pp 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 50 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 7 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 43.1% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Cornell Middle
Cornell Middle's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell Middle this school | 83 | 63.9% | 44.0% |
| Flambeau Middle Tony | 115 | 65.2% | 39.3% |
| Wonewoc-Center Junior High Wonewoc | 68 | 57.4% | 49.5% |
| Ladysmith Middle Ladysmith | 144 | 67.4% | 54.0% |
| Etude Middle Sheboygan | 77 | 66.2% | 39.3% |
| Riverdale Junior High Muscoda | 88 | 53.4% | 53.9% |
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 Cornell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Chippewa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #344 of 389 | #5 of 6 |
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
83
+7 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 83 | 4.9 | 16.9:1 | 64% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 4.7 | 15.4:1 | 68% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 5 | 16.4:1 | 65% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 5 | 15.2:1 | 59% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 4.4 | 19.3:1 | 53% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | 5 | 18.2:1 | 65% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cornell Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (85 to 83); teachers up 11% (4.4 to 4.9).
About Cornell Middle
Cornell Middle serves students in Cornell, Wisconsin, as a small middle school. A total of 83 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 381-student average for middle schools in Wisconsin, enrollment here is 78% lower.
The district, Cornell School District, operates 3 schools serving 392 students.
Most students at Cornell Middle are White: 99% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Cornell Middle comes in at 2%.
Teachers at the school number 4.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.9:1. The 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Chippewa County average 38%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5% for Cornell Middle. The school posts 44.0%, 5.5 points above the prediction.
Census estimates describe Chippewa County this way: median household income is about $74,680, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 28 public schools in Chippewa County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,353.
Cornell High is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Cornell Middle ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.0% against a local average of 48.5%.
Federal data place Cornell Middle in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Cornell Middle saw enrollment rise 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 15.2:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Cornell School District
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- Cornell HighHigh · 100 students
Other schools in Cornell
- Cornell ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- Cornell HighHigh · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Cornell High0.0 mi · 100
- Cornell Elementary0.2 mi · 209
- Holcombe Elementary4.0 mi · 106
- Lake Holcombe Middle4.0 mi · 52
- Holcombe High4.0 mi · 86
- Jim Falls Elementary10.6 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Cornell MiddleHow large is Cornell Middle?
Cornell Middle enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cornell Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cornell Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Cornell Middle?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Cornell Middle.
What is the student diversity at Cornell Middle?
Student demographics at Cornell Middle are roughly 99% White, 1% Hispanic.
What district is Cornell Middle in?
Cornell Middle is part of Cornell School District.
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